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<\/a>She immediately contacted the CPF and Pine Pienaar, vice-chairman of the LKCPF, put out a call on the radio and the patrollers\u2019 WhatsApp group for people to respond.<\/p>\n
LKCPF patrollers were first on scene, followed by EMPD officers and then the Germiston SPCA.<\/p>
<\/a>Cathy Valente and Johannes Rabalao from the Germiston SPCA responded.<\/p>\n
Valente said they called the NSPCA, as well as the Edenvale SPCA, for help.<\/p>\n
Arno de Klerk, an inspector from the NSPCA\u2019s Wildlife Protection Unit quickly came out to the scene – and with the help of CPF patrollers and SPCA staff, the zebra was caught.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was then darted by a wildlife vet, Dr Robert Campbell, before being loaded into a transport box,\u201d de Klerk said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe transported her to a boma, where she’ll stay under veterinary observation until she’s recovered.\u201d<\/p>\n De Klerk told the GCN that the mare had a few scrapes and abrasions on her chest and legs, but no major injuries.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen she arrived at the boma, she appeared calm and by Tuesday she’d drunk some water and was doing well.<\/p>\n \u201cShe appears to be a good candidate for rehabilitation and when she\u2019s recovered, she\u2019ll be released at a nature reserve,\u201d de Klerk said.<\/p>\n He added that the owner of the animal is welcome to contact the NSPCA, as it’s unknown where the zebra came from at this stage.<\/p>\n De Klerk told the GCN that the unit received cases of this nature quite often.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople must remember that they need permits to keep and transport all indigenous animals,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n Local restaurant to hold special fund-raiser for animals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>