SPCA Auckland Centres

08/12/2024

⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️ It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.

Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.

Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.

SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz/dogsdieinhotcars

We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.

This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.

On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️

06/12/2024

Pixie’s enjoying her weekend with her silly, goofy personality on full display 🥰🤪

Looking to add to your whānau? Check out her adoption profile today! https://www.spca.nz/adopt/animal/622483/dog-pixie-auckland

03/12/2024

This Sunday, 8 December is the last day to have your say on Auckland Council’s Let’s Protect Our Environment consultation. Let Auckland Council know that you support requirements for cats to be desexed and microchipped with a microchip registered on the New Zealand Companion Animal Register: https://akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/protect-our-environment

Desexing and microchipping helps protect your cat's welfare, and address the problems of too many unplanned litters of kittens needing help each year or ending up as strays.

Need help with what to say in your submission? Visit our website to learn more about advocating for more responsible cat ownership: https://www.spca.nz/advice-and-welfare/article/speak-up-for-responsible-companion-cat-ownership

03/12/2024

Come join Akarana Eatery on 15th December Sunday for SANTA PAWS🎅🐾🐕
More information on their event can be found on their post below 👇🥰

🎅🐾 SANTA PAWS is coming to town!

Join us for a festive fundraiser supporting SPCA! 🌟 Bring your furry friends to meet Santa and help us make a difference with a small donation.

Sunday 15 December, 10am - 2pm

We will have spot prizes, photos with Santa, treats, pupccinos, live DJ and pet networking! While you're here, why not enjoy coffee, brunch, lunch or drinks in the sunshine?

Let’s make this a paw-sitively amazing day! 🐕💕🦴 🐾🎅

30/11/2024

Wherever you are, we hope you’re enjoying your weekend as much as Billy is enjoying his 🥰

Looking to add heaps of playtime, frolicking through the park, snuggles, and sunbathing to your life? Billy might be the one for you! This sweet boy has been with us since June, and we just aren't sure why he hasn't found his forever home yet 🥺

If you think Billy could be the newest member of your whānau, apply to bring him home today: https://www.spca.nz/adopt/animal/613047/dog-billy-auckland

26/11/2024

We’re aware of fraudulent phone calls being made around New Zealand, from one or multiple people pretending to be SPCA staff and/or veterinarians. The caller appears to be targeting pet owners who have lost their animals, stating that the animals are being held by them, and that payment in the hundreds of dollars (to be paid over the phone) is required to retrieve them.

These callers are not affiliated with SPCA. If your animal is found by SPCA, we will never request payment in this way. If you receive a call like this, we urge you not to provide any payment over the phone and report the call to Netsafe. You can find information about how to do so here: https://netsafe.org.nz/our-work/helpline-services/scams-helpline

Please be sure to share this message with your friends and whānau that have pets.

08/11/2024

Join Dame Denise of World: Factory of Ideas and Experiments in meeting Cappuccino, one of the bunnies available to adopt at the SPCA Mangere centre! 🐰🤎
Cappuccino is a friendly gentleman who is very well loved amongst our staff and volunteers 🤎 He is a curious and confident bunny who loves his food but loves to socialise more! 🥹
Cappuccino is looking for a female bunny friend to shower his love on 🥰🐾 If Cappuccino sounds like the perfect addition to your family, please don’t hesitate to put an application through the website linked below!
https://www.spca.nz/adopt/animal/617091/rabbit-cappuccino-auckland?breed=all¢res=auckland-centre&pageNum=1&size=all&species=small-animals

08/11/2024

Christmas came early thanks to Petdirect who dropped off a ton of goodies at the SPCA Mangere Centre just in time for kitten season. Here is Jamie Kit enjoying some of the treats while he is recovering from the removal of his damaged eye. Later he very much enjoyed the box for anyone wondering. Thanks PetDirect! 🥰

07/11/2024

Cat owners - get your cat desexed and microchipped for a fraction of the normal cost with our Snip 'n' Chip vouchers ❤️ There are limited vouchers still available in targeted postcodes in Maungakiekie-Tāmaki, Ōrākei and Puketāpapa Local Board areas.

If you already have your Snip 'n' Chip voucher, please remember to book an appointment with the vet clinic before the campaign finishes at the end of month.

For more information about the campaign or general desexing advice, check out our website.

Click the link in the comments below to see if there are vouchers still available in your location and to secure yours now 👇

06/11/2024

Frog and Olive are two pygmy goats who became the best of friends at our Māngere Centre – but their journeys to their fateful meeting weren’t easy 💙

Read all about their stories, and how their friendship blossomed into a comforting, healing experience for both of them, on our site: https://www.spca.nz/news-and-events/news-article/frog-and-olive

03/11/2024

It’s kitten season, and we need your help!

If you want to help vulnerable animals, but aren’t ready for the long-term commitment of adoption, then fostering could be for you ❤️

Over the next few months, we’re expecting thousands of cats and kittens to come into our care. Many will need time to grow, recover, and heal before they’re ready for adoption – this is where you can come in!

SPCA provides everything you need to foster, including food, bedding, toys, and medication if required. It’s not just cats and kittens that need short-term foster care, but animals like puppies and dogs, rabbits, and farm animals too.

Sign up to foster over on our website today: https://www.spca.nz/foster24

30/10/2024

For us humans, Halloween lollies and chocolate are fun seasonal treats – but it's important to remember that the same can’t be said for our animal friends 🍬🚫

Sugar-free lollies and chocolate of all kinds present a big danger to pets, as their bodies can't digest them like ours can. Eating them can lead to severe illness and even death. This Halloween, please be sure to stay vigilant around your pets, and make sure the only treats they consume are ones made for them!

28/10/2024

Guy Fawkes Day is a stressful time for many companion animals, with fireworks causing high levels of anxiety and discomfort around the country. That's why we've teamed up with RNZ to curate a night of relaxing, pet-friendly tunes, specifically chosen to ease the burden on your furry friends' ears 💙

This Tuesday 5 November, don't miss RNZ’s Concert for Animals! Join us in making sure the evening is full of Bach, not barks 🐶🎶

Tune into RNZ Concert from 6PM to midnight to listen! Read more on our site: https://www.spca.nz/news-and-events/news-article/spca-concert-radio-guy-fawkes

23/10/2024

Exciting news - for the first time, SPCA will be taking part in Giving Tuesday on 3 December! 🙌 Giving Tuesday has been making waves overseas, and now we're bringing the power of generosity and community action to New Zealand’s vulnerable animals 💙

You can take part by creating a fundraiser of your choice, and fundraising all the way up until and including Giving Tuesday. Whether you want to host a bake sale, sell handmade crafts, run a marathon, or have a garage sale, every dollar raised will go towards helping the animals in the care of SPCA 🐱🐶

Sign up to take part in Giving Tuesday on our Fundraising Hub! https://fundraise.spca.nz/

15/10/2024

Shout out to Petdirect for the incredible donation to our Mangere Centre and our Community Support Programme! This couldn’t have come at a better time as we prepare for the busy summer period. Thanks Pet Direct warehouse team for the convenient labels. Zoe the pup is checking out the goodies and is thoroughly confused while in typical cat fashion James only wants to play in the box.

15/10/2024

Today we'd like to give a special shoutout to Matilda and her friends, who have proven that you're never too young to make a difference for the animals! ❤️

Matilda is only 10 years old, and has created a Girl Scouts group at her school with the primary goal of fundraising for SPCA 🥰 They kicked off their efforts by selling cookies at the beach, and their passion led them to organise a cookie sale at school, raising nearly $300.

Pictured here, Riley, Matilda, and Lorenzo came to our Māngere Centre to meet the puppies and see how their donations will be put to work. Our team member Caitlin introduced them to little Lisa (who is indeed available for adoption!), who was thrilled to meet them.

A big thank you to Matilda and her friends, on behalf of the animals! 🐶😸