Constitutional Court Upholds Animal Well-Being in South Africa
Cape Town, 09 October 2026 - FOUR PAWS welcomes the Constitutional Court's judgement to dismiss the South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association’s application to have the animal well-being provisions in the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) declared unconstitutional and invalid. This outcome highlights the significance of advancing animal well-being within South Africa's biodiversity legislative framework and reflects years of extensive public participation, stakeholder engagement and scientific input that have shaped the inclusion of animal well-being provisions in NEMBA and related regulations.Animal well-being and its definition are grounded in science, established international practice and existing legal principles. Importantly, this…
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