{"id":42315,"date":"2025-01-16T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/dog-burned-alive-man-arrested-20250114\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T05:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:37:35","slug":"dog-burned-alive-man-arrested-20250114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/dog-burned-alive-man-arrested-20250114\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog burned alive, man arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a shocking case of animal cruelty, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA opened a case against a Pelican Park man for allegedly setting his dog alight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Cape of Good Hope SPCA Chief Inspector Jaco Pieterse and Inspector Jeffrey Mfini executed a warrant of arrest at a property in Pelican Park to remove sheep, ducks and chickens from inhumane conditions when they made the grisly discovery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement explaining how they discovered the dog\u2019s remains, the Cape of Good SPCA said the dog had previously been seen chained on the property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, on Thursday 19 December 2024 when SPCA inspectors and law enforcement officers entered the property the dog was nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_43fc50d4\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12590\/01ab6e4cc940458bbdf9ebf3a7c2ec35.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a9a8969367724c65b6744d45247fd50e.jpg\" title=\"The dog that was tragically burned alive.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The dog that was tragically burned alive.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe owner alleged that the dog had been moved, but evidence of a recent fire in the area where the dog had been kept led the team to dig deeper,\u201d the statement read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFinally and heartbreakingly the dog\u2019s charred remains were located, still shackled, wrapped in a blanket and discarded in an open field like trash.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The property owner was immediately arrested at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pain-and-suffering\">Pain and suffering <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Pieterse recounted the horror and sadness they felt when discovering the charred remains. \u201cMy heart shattered into a million pieces. 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