Zia remains under close supervision at the SPCA Animal Hospital after surviving a near-fatal stabbing in Kirstenhof. A Kirstenhof family is reeling after their dog survived a knife attack so violent that the blade was driven to its hilt, missing her brain by millimetres. The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has opened an investigation into cruelty charges under the Animals Protection Act and CCTV evidence, tying three local teens to the stabbing.
Zia, a four-year-old female brindle cross, was attacked at 3:08pm on December 8. Her owner, Jonathan Nel, arrived home shortly before 4pm to find her with “a large knife protruding from her nose”. He rushed her to the SPCA in Grassy Park, where emergency x-rays revealed the blade was lodged deep in her right nasal cavity.
According to the SPCA, this evidence-gathering prompted the perpetrators “to admit their actions to their parents, who took them to apologise to Zia’s owner”. Following discussions with the SPCA, the parents brought their children to SAPS Kirstenhof. The SPCA said initial claims that the stabbing was an act of self-defence are considered baseless due to the evidence they obtained. The organisation commended the parents for their responsible actions.
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