‘An animal hero has fallen’: Condolences pour in after fatal stabbing of vet in Cape Town: “An animal hero has fallen and we are all heartbroken.”
These were the words of condolence shared by colleagues after the fatal stabbing of veterinarian Dr Natheem Jacobs by an alleged thief in the early hours on Thursday outside his home in Athlone, Cape Town.Cape of Good Hope SPCA CEO Moyo Ndukwana said: “He was a shining example of what it means to truly care for animals and his loss is not only ours, it is a loss for animal welfare at large.
He will be deeply and sorely missed by all of us.”Jacobs had been working under the supervision of SPCA board member Dr Ayoub Banderker under the compulsory community service programme. He completed his community service between the Wingfield Animal Health Centre and the Cape of Good Hope SPCA and signed a contract for permanent employment with the SPCA a day before he was killed.He was stabbed after confronting a person allegedly trying to steal the wheels on his wife’s vehicle.
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