Animal Anti Cruelty League Hammarsdale

In 1959, Joyce Northend founded AACL Durban in Durban North with a modest sum of 8 shillings and sixpence. Supported by a dedicated group of volunteers, her main focus was on sterilizing domestic animals. Through her unwavering commitment, the organization has been providing care and protection to animals in the Greater Durban Area ever since, particularly in informal settlements and underprivileged areas. In 2012, the League’s properties in residential Durban North were sold, and the branch relocated to the picturesque Artesia Farm in Leckhampton Valley, just 15 minutes outside Hillcrest. In 2014, AACL’s Pietermaritzburg Branch was closed and merged with the Durban Branch, strategically positioned between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

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