The Charges laid against Thandi Modise by the SPCA relate to:

1. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of Section 2 (1) (a) of the Animals Protection
Act 71 of 1962. In that Accused, in the district of Potchefstroom the accused unlawfully and intentionally
or negligently: ill-treated and neglected animals, being sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and geese, at the
Modderfontein Farm, known as DANMEL.
2. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of Section 2 (1) (b) of the Animals Protection
Act 71 of 1962. In that the accused in the district of Potchefstroom the accused unlawfully and
intentionally or negligently: confined or secured animals, being sheep, goats pigs, chickens and geese
under such conditions and in such a manner that caused unnecessary suffering or in a place which
afforded inadequate protection or shelter from heat, cold or weather at the Modderfontein Farm, known
as DANMEL.
3. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of Section 2 (1) (c) of the Animals Protection
Act 71 of 1962. In that the accused in the district of Potchefstroom the accused unlawfully and
intentionally or negligently: unnecessarily starved or under fed and denied food and water to animals,
being sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and geese at the Modderfontein Farm, known as DANMEL.
4. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of section 2 (1) (e) of the Animals Protection
Act 71 of 1962. In that accused in the district of Potchefstroom the accused unlawfully and intentionally
or negligently: being the owner of the animals failed to render or procure veterinary or other medical
treatment or attention, which she is able to render or procure for any such animals in need of such
treatment, or attention and failed to cause the animals, being sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and geese to
be destroy or to destroy the injured or diseased animals and therefore caused the animals unnecessary
suffering.
5. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of Section 2 (1) (p) of the Animals Protection
Act 71 of 1962. In the district of Potchefstroom the accused, unlawfully and intentionally or negligently:
being the owner of the animals, deliberately or without reasonable cause or excuse abandoned the
animals, being sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and geese in circumstances which caused them unnecessary
suffering at the Modderfontein Farm, known as DANMEL.
6. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of section 2 (1) (q) of the Animals Protection
Act 71 of 1962. In the district of Potchefstroom the accused, unlawfully and intentionally or negligently:
caused, procured, or assisted in the commission or omission of any of the aforesaid acts at the
Modderfontein Farm, known as DANMEL.
7. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of section 2 (1) (r) of the Animals Protection
Act 71 of 1962. In the district of Potchefstroom the accused, unlawfully and intentionally or negligently:
By wantonly or unreasonably or negligently doing or omitting to do any act or causing or procuring the
commission or omission of any act, that causes unnecessary suffering to any animal, being sheep, goats,
pigs, chickens and geese at the Modderfontein Farm, known as DANMEL.
8. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of section 2 (2) of the Animals Protection Act
71 of 1962. In the district of Potchefstroom the accused, unlawfully and intentionally or negligently: (2)
For the purposes of subsection (1) the owner of any animal shall be deemed to have permitted or
procured the commission or omission of any act in relation to that animal, being sheep, goats, pigs,
chickens and geese if by exercise of reasonable care and supervision in respect of the animals he could
have prevented the commission or omission of such act at Modderfontein Farm.