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Without community support we cannot fulfil our mandate to protect and assist the animals in our community,\u201d said Deirdre Swift, chairperson of the Uitenhage SPCA management board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFunds raised made more money available to fight cruelty, improved life for our shelter animals and also enabled us to assist pet owners across all sectors to sterilize their pets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SPCA has a few new tricks in the bag to raise money for this year\u2019s Tekkie Tax campaign. To have more fun there will be t-shirts, hickies (replacing shoelaces), tattoos, stickers and buttons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year the Uitenhage SPCA once again is the only animal welfare organisation in the region which participates in the Tekkie Tax campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLast year, thanks to the support we received, the Uitenhage SPCA was placed 2nd in the Eastern Cape. 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