Professional Update
A
monthly newsletter for KZN Attorneys from the Kwazulu-Natal Law Society

24 July 2009

This professional service draws attention to current and important items of news
 and members are directed to the hosts' websites

InfoUpdate 16 of 2009
Recent Judgments

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KwaZulu-Natal High Court : Pietermaritzburg (previously Natal Provincial Division) http://www.saflii.org.za/za/cases/ZAKZPHC/ ; Court rolls via http://www.lawlibrary.co.za/notice/highcourts/index.htm and http://www.saflii.org/blog/?page_id=190

Lions turn outing into nightmare - 22 July
Boswell is facing more trouble after the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday heard of the "intolerable" conditions of animals at the park. In papers before the court, the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife detailed how a chimpanzee was found "emaciated", had no access to water while another chimp - who features in television advertisements - was kept in total isolation in a cage. The organisation also found 67 lions that were kept in "ad hoc" and damp enclosures designed from disused shipping containers. They also found four Asian elephants chained for 16 hours without access to water and only a bale of hay to eat. The findings were made during an inspection at the park in November 2008. EKZNW executive director : biodiversity conservation, Bhekisisa Khoza, said in fairness to Boswell the condition of some of these animals had improved slightly when another inspection was held last month (June), but was still far from being acceptable. - News24 website

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