SPCA East London is undergoing a shake-up after the NSPCA took over the running of the local animal welfare organisation following a row about fund allocation.
Adding to the upheaval was the heated resignation of its manager Sandy Taylor who has lambasted the national body, labelling it a draconian, archaic organisation.
“My integrity won’t allow me to stay because the NSPCA has lost sight of what animal welfare is all about,” fumed Taylor, who has moved out of the on-site house she lived in with her husband, Lionel Taylor, and was unpacking at her Berea home yesterday.
Lionel is staying on as the operations manager at the SPCA in Amalinda and declined to comment about the matter, which has seen the management committee being replaced by a new, NSPCA-appointed committee.
At the centre of the wrangle is Taylor’s alleged refusal to hand over to the NSPSA 40% raised by “out of the area” fund-raising for the Buckaroo Campaign, a successful initiative run by East London fine-arts photographer Marlene Neumann to revamp the kennels and grounds of the SPCA.
According to NSPCA chairwoman Annette Rademeyer, who is on the new management committee, only money raised via the internet is subjected to the 40/60 split, in which, in accordance with NSPCA policy, 40% of these funds must be handed to the national body.
Rademeyer explained these “out of area” funds are then split between SPCA branches situated in poorer areas of the country. She said in the case of the Buckaroo Campaign, R6000 was raised “away” from East London.
Rademeyer said Taylor did not inform Neumann of this policy, an allegation Taylor has disputed.
Neumann, meanwhile, has assured East London animal lovers the R450000 raised by local communities would in no way be affected by the policy.
“This money is all in a separate fund and only I have authority over it and will decide how it is spent. The money is safe.”
Taylor, however, insisted the national body wanted a cut of the money raised locally and also demanded 100% of the cash raised “out of area”.
“The problem is the people who donated this money don’t know about this and have no choice .”
Rademeyer rubbished this allegation, insisting only 40% of the R6000 raised for Buckaroo via the internet was subject to the NSPCA claim.
Taylor said she wanted to “prepare a dossier” which she would submit to the public protector. — barbarah@dispatch.co.za
NSPCA claims ‘out of area’ donations
Adding to the upheaval was the heated resignation of its manager Sandy Taylor who has lambasted the national body, labelling it a draconian, archaic organisation.
“My integrity won’t allow me to stay because the NSPCA has lost sight of what animal welfare is all about,” fumed Taylor, who has moved out of the on-site house she lived in with her husband, Lionel Taylor, and was unpacking at her Berea home yesterday.
Lionel is staying on as the operations manager at the SPCA in Amalinda and declined to comment about the matter, which has seen the management committee being replaced by a new, NSPCA-appointed committee.
At the centre of the wrangle is Taylor’s alleged refusal to hand over to the NSPSA 40% raised by “out of the area” fund-raising for the Buckaroo Campaign, a successful initiative run by East London fine-arts photographer Marlene Neumann to revamp the kennels and grounds of the SPCA.
According to NSPCA chairwoman Annette Rademeyer, who is on the new management committee, only money raised via the internet is subjected to the 40/60 split, in which, in accordance with NSPCA policy, 40% of these funds must be handed to the national body.
Rademeyer explained these “out of area” funds are then split between SPCA branches situated in poorer areas of the country. She said in the case of the Buckaroo Campaign, R6000 was raised “away” from East London.
Rademeyer said Taylor did not inform Neumann of this policy, an allegation Taylor has disputed.
Neumann, meanwhile, has assured East London animal lovers the R450000 raised by local communities would in no way be affected by the policy.
“This money is all in a separate fund and only I have authority over it and will decide how it is spent. The money is safe.”
Taylor, however, insisted the national body wanted a cut of the money raised locally and also demanded 100% of the cash raised “out of area”.
“The problem is the people who donated this money don’t know about this and have no choice .”
Rademeyer rubbished this allegation, insisting only 40% of the R6000 raised for Buckaroo via the internet was subject to the NSPCA claim.
Taylor said she wanted to “prepare a dossier” which she would submit to the public protector. — barbarah@dispatch.co.za
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