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It starts with us, even if it is just

one plastic straw at a time. Instead

of drinking coffee from a take-away

cup, or eating take-away food served

or wrapped in plastic, use reusable

containers. We should open our eyes

and ears and realise what we are doing

to Mother Earth.

Luckily, there are more and more

restaurants that supply paper straws

instead of plastic and who use paper

take-away containers. But, what are

you doing about the situation? Read

more about the effects of plastic

pollution on our marine life on

page 6. It is time to say no to plastic,

for the sake of our oceans!

Save our planet and animals

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APRIL 2019 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 04

PUBLISHER Urs Honegger

MANAGING EDITOR Deanne Dudley

EDITOR Mientjie Kleinhans | [email protected]

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We can no longer turn a blind eye.

We are destroying the planet and its

animals bit by bit with our selfish ways.

It is us, humans, who knowingly and

unknowingly cause marine animals to

die due to our pollution. Plastic particles

end up in their intestines, garbage

suffocates them or cause their starvation

directly or indirectly.

No, we don’t personally go and

throw our rubbish in the ocean, but we

shouldn’t fool ourselves – this is where

it ends up. And who suffers at the

end of the day? Not humans, but the

creatures in the sea.

Plastic items seem to be the biggest

problem. And come to think of it, plastic

made a big appearance in the 1960s and

‘70s, and it takes plastic 450 to 1,

years to decompose.

With such devastating results after just

five decades of plastic pollution, where

will it end if we don’t stop using plastic

items now?

Mientjie Kleinhans | Editor

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OUR EXPERTS

KATHERINE BROWN

I am a dog and cat behaviour consultant, with

an honours degree in psychology (UJ, 2008)

and five qualifications from Ethology Academy

(2009). I am pursuing an ADip in Canine

Behaviour Management (PetSense College).

I am a member of the ABC of SA.

SAMANTHA WALPOLE

I am an accredited behaviourist, Vice Chair of the

Animal Behaviour Consultants of South Africa

and practising member of SABCAP and the Pet

Professional Guild. I own my own behaviour

business, Be The Dog.

DR DORIANNE ELLIOTT

I qualified as a veterinarian from the Onderstepoort

Faculty of Veterinary Science in 2002. I began

working in the Bird and Exotic Animal Hospital

directly after qualifying and am now

the head veterinarian.

VANESSA MCCLURE

I am a senior lecturer and internal medicine

clinician in the Companion Animal Clinical

Studies Department, Faculty of Veterinary

Science, Onderstepoort.

NOLEEN FOURIE

After a 13-year journalism career, which included

being the editor of Animaltalk, I decided to become

more hands-on with animals and recently qualified

as a canine behaviourist. I share my home with

my Chihuahua Benji, Chinese Crested Jessie

and kitty Joey.

your guide to responsible pet ownership

ED’SNOTE

ON THE COVER
Happy and ready for action
(photo: dogboxstudio)

WENDY WILSON

I qualified as a Ttouch practitioner in 2009, but

decided there was so much more to learn and went

on to complete my COAPE Diploma in Companion

Animal Behaviour and Training. I am one of the

founding members of COAPE SA.