Waikato Animal Outreach Trust

10/09/2024

Please come back and pay for you stolen item , your face will stay on our shop lifter wall until it’s is .
Zero tolerance for thieves.

01/09/2024

The Waikato Outreach has had a Give a little for a while but didn't promote or make searchable until now- because now we need to!

The Outreach has had a string of unfortunately incidents this year causing costly damage to the shop we lease (which we have had to pay for putting us under financial strain and not able to help many animals in need).
Whilst the Police follow up on the 2nd incident where we have identified the offender - we will need to fix this window ourselves before too long.
We also have vet bills and another animal in our care requiring multiple vet visits.

If you cannot afford to financially help us - there are other ways - donate to our shop, purchase from our shop, donate pet food, litter (always need cat food as 27 cats in care) donate unused flea and worm treatments, cat cages, collars, leads etc.

We have kept our Op shop prices reasonable even though we pay market rent (increased this year) so the community can afford necessities so please help us out if you can.

Many Thanks

The Waikato Animal Outreach Trust is a Charitable Trust set up to help animals at risk and pet owners de-sex their pets in the community.

02/08/2024

Half price adult coat/jacket sale finishes tomorrow Saturday the 2nd of August at 1pm.
Last chance for cheap winter warmth!

May be some swim gear going out next week , hoping this may encourage summer to hurry up !!

07/07/2024

The Waikato Animal Outreach op shop sale is still on !
Stock going out daily !

HALF PRICE on all clothes (excludes shoes)

Mon 10am - 4pm
Tues 11am - 4pm
Wed 10am - 4pm
Thur 11am - 4pm
Fri 10am - 4pm
Sat 10am - 1pm

30/06/2024

HALF PRICE clothing sale starts Monday 1st of July at the Outreach Op shop .

Jackets/jerseys/skirts/tops………….
One week only

Find us at the Dinsdale shopping Centre (next Winz)
Monday 10am-4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am- 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 10am- 4pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

02/06/2024

The Hive is an amazing site that allows charities like Waikato Animal Outreach Trust a free mini website. The Sprout Design toys listed for sale on there goes straight to the trust. Without the help of The Hive and the promotions they do for us and other businesses we would not be able to do as much as we do as costs would be beyond us and we are very grateful for their support.

Please check The Hive NZ - Shop Small, all are Kiwi businesses.
Give them your support like they have done for us

The Outreach Op shop will be closed Monday the 3rd of June.

15/05/2024

Baby clothing sale now on at the Waikato Animal Outreach Trust Op Shop
50% off all baby clothes newborn to child size 6.
Does not include shoes , bibs , accessories etc.

28/04/2024

Thanks to the community we have now got this individuals name ‘Aron Ratu’

We would like some help identifying this individual who decided to try and break through our shop window (Dinsdale shopping centre next to WINZ) leaving it cracked and then coming back 2 nights later to try his luck breaking through it again.
Monday the 22nd of April after 8pm he was seen pacing up and down in front of our shop and peering in the windows looking at/for something, pick up a rock and throw it at our window cracking the pane then trying to push in the window .
Wednesday the 24th he was back to try his luck again , threw more rocks and pushed at the window .

Someone will know this person, he was seen getting into a dark coloured SUV on Wednesday night so the driver will be aware what he was up to.
We would like to discuss the payment for a replacement window or we will proceed with the police report and will press charges , just waiting now on the car rego which is on a local businesses camera footage .

We cannot afford to replace windows, before anyone says 'insurance' we can't insure a building we do not own ( we have asked insurance brokers as we wanted glass cover ) and our landlord refuses to cover with their insurance even though we are paying their premiums with the lease.
Dinsdale body corp who technically look after shop frontages have their excess so high they never have to pay on a claim conveniently.

In January of this year we had to replace a window at a cost to us of $932 which was broken by some ass hat that broke into the V**e shop next door - as a result we are behind with bills and can longer help anyone in the community with animals/food bank/vet treatments /desexing until these bills are caught up with , the 2 families we are helping will get the help they need but for now the Spca is the organisation to call.

We don't make thousands of dollars a day, nowhere remotely near it , we spend hundreds a week feeding cats and kittens in our care + all their vet treatments etc and then help others so having to spend money on stupid things like this hurts others too as we cannot help them now.

We have a Give a little to help with animal operation costs (Arlo's leg amputation surgery) but we may now have to extend that to help cover the money we lost on the 1st window.
A big Thanks to the anonymous person who donated via the give a little as it paid for Arlo desexing and helped toward his amputation surgery 💜 🐕

All pm considered confidential.

15/03/2024

📢 Calling all Otorohanga/Te Kuiti residents! 📢

Our Otorohanga clinic is having a desexing day for cats for the next two Tuesdays (19th and 26th of March). Cat spays are available for $70 and castrations for $50.

Please note this is limited to Otorohanga and Te Kuiti residents and you will need to provide proof and a community services card. Numbers are limited. 🐈‍⬛🐈

Contact the clinic on 07 873 7089 to secure your spot!

11/02/2024

The Outreach Op shop cannot take anymore clothing donations until the 1st of March .
We have been inundated daily with donations which is very generous - however we have reached our limits now with storage and sorting space.
If you have clothing to donate you can hang onto it until March or donate to another op
Shop if you wish .
Please do not be offended if we have to turn people’s clothing donations away , health and safety of our staff is important and we need this time to sort out the backlog of items we currently have at the shop and offsite.

26/01/2024

The Outreach Op shop is closed for the long weekend - back open Tuesday the 30th of January at 11am,

Have a safe and happy weekend 🐈

07/01/2024

Kicking the year off with a book sale !!
5 books for a $1
($1, 50c and 20c books only)

Open
Mon 10-4
Tues 11-4
Wed 10-4
Thur 11-4
Fri 10-4
Sat 10-1
Dinsdale shopping centre

24/12/2023

The Outreach Op Shop is closed until Monday 8th of January
Thank you all for your support this year,.
Have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year's !!

14/12/2023

It's not far away now - almost on the home stretch !!!
Don't break your budget this year and save money when you op shop , secret Santa ideas no one else will have ! 🎅
Stock going out daily !!
Get some new to you gears whilst you are doing Xmas shopping too

Jeans - always $2 pair
Babies to size 6 still all half price
Books buy 1 get 1 free

Still accepting donations right up until Saturday 23rd December ( then closed for Christmas break )

20/10/2023

The Outreach op shop will be closed for all of Labour weekend - back open 11 am Tuesday 24th.
Have a safe and restful weekend

16/10/2023

Those needing help with dog desexing, very good offer so if you are genuinely in need please keep reading and hit the link .

25/09/2023

School holiday baby and kids sale now on at the Outreach Op shop

Half price on all baby and kids clothing (excludes shoes)
From 20c

Find us at the Dinsdale Shopping Centre
Open Mon,Wed,Fri 10am - 4pm Tue,Wed 11am - 4pm
Sat 10am- 1pm

28/08/2023

Can you help us ??
The Outreach Op shop is running out of coat hangers - we need plain black hangers - if you have an excess at home we would love some 🐈‍⬛

Do you have some free time up your sleeve ? like being in a retail /customer setting with great staff and great staff perks ? need some work experience for your CV ? (Many of our former volunteers go into paid positions) like op shops and chatting with people ?
The Outeach is looking for one or two more people (volunteer work - not a paid position) to help behind the counter Monday and Wednesday afternoons from
1pm to 4pm with another staff member .
No experience is necessary just a positive disposition and a sense of humour 🐈
If this sounds like you pop in and see us at the shop (Dinsdale Shopping centre) and we can have a chat.
Open Mon ,Wed,Thur 10am- 4pm and Tues and Thurs 11am - 4pm
Sat 10am - 1pm

Thank you to everyone who has been donating and keeping our shop filled with lots of goodies 🐈

04/07/2023

Snip and chip !!
Get your vouchers now, be responsible , improve your cats life and get them desexed.

NEW SNIP ‘N’ CHIP CAMPAIGN! 🙌

We are excited to be launching a new Snip ‘n’ Chip campaign for cat owners in Hamilton, Morrinsville, Te Awamutu, Te Kuiti, Tokoroa, and other surrounding areas!

From 5 July 2023, we are working with local participating vet clinics to offer this service to cat owners who are struggling with the cost of desexing and microchipping. Vouchers help those in need get their cat desexed and microchipped for $30.

PLEASE REMEMBER – a limited number of vouchers are available to help those who require financial assistance. Please, only get a voucher if you need one and intend to use it. In the past, we have noticed some vouchers were never used, or bookings were made with vet clinics and never attended 💔 When this happens, it prevents someone else from using the voucher who might really need it.

Bookings are now open, so head over to https://book.spcadesexing.nz/ to check if you are eligible, and to register for your Snip ‘n’ Chip voucher. If you know someone who needs help with the online system, you can register on their behalf. Thank you so much to our participating vet clinics for helping us to make this important campaign possible.
For more information, check out our new dedicated desexing website www.spcadesexing.nz

02/07/2023

Final week for the sale !!
Ends Saturday 22nd July at 1pm

School holidays are upon us again - time for a kids half price sale !!
All baby and kids clothes ( does not include shoes /socks/accessories etc) are half price for 2 weeks .

Find us at the Dinsdale shopping centre (next to Winz)

Mon 10am - 4pm
Tues 11am - 4pm
Wed 10am - 4pm
Thur 11am - 4pm
Fri 10 am - 4pm
Sat 10am - 1pm

11/06/2023

The Outreach Op shop has gone through bags like crazy in the last couple of weeks - so please if you have any surplus at home we would love to put them to good use !

We are also having a half price skirt sale !!! We have so many skirts !
Sale starts Monday 12th June

07/06/2023

Ngeru has gone missing from his mums house in Barthomelow Place , he may have gone on a wander /followed someone/found a girlfriend/got lost
If he is hanging out with you or you know where he may be plz pm the page .
He is quite social and friendly.
His last travels ended up with him in Dinsdale Road so he may have gone quite far .
He is not chipped or desexed yet as his owner had not got round to it - but he will be as soon as he’s located.

04/06/2023

The Outreach Op shop is closed Monday for the long weekend.

Open again Tuesday 11am.

26/05/2023

*** edit We had someone go back through lost and found pages for listings that may be this cat when we took him into care and found nothing that matches him, he does not have dark points like a lot of the missing Ragdolls have.

Found cat
Young adult male , blue eyed ,Rukuhia area, no chip
Mixed breed ? Rag doll mix maybe
Stray for 2 months, bit underweight
Friendly
If you think this may be your cat or someone’s you know plz pm the Waikato Animal Outreach Trust page, proof will be required of ownership

26/05/2023

Struggling at the moment to feed your four legged pets ?
The Outreach currently has dog food in our food bank available for dog owners in the Waikato from next week - you just need to be genuinely in need and able to pick up from Dinsdale .
This offer is not open to those whinging about ‘Steph’ on another page , those moaning please do not ever have the cheek to ask for any help to offload kittens / free desexing / pay for vet care as you have clearly looked that gift horse in the mouth.
Please pm the page if you require food with info about your dog(s) ages /breed etc so we can sort the right food for you.

25/04/2023

The Waikato Outreach op shop will be closed today.

23/02/2023

Baby clothing sale on now at Waikato Outreach Op shop !!
All baby clothes up to size 6 children now half price !!
Prices start at 20c

We are open ;
Mon 10am- 4pm
Turs 11am- 4pm
Wed 10am - 4pm
Thur 11am- 4pm
Sat 10am - 1pm

Dinsdale Shopping Centre (next to Winz)

05/02/2023

The OutreachOp shop is closed Monday (tomorrow) for Waitangi weekend .

Back open Tuesday at 11am

29/01/2023

The Waikato Animal Outreach op shop will be closed Monday (tomorrow) for the long weekend.
Please be careful in the wet weather and look out for one another and your furry family members

25/01/2023

Our Op shop is looking for some more volunteers to help with a range of duties , customer service, sorting , light cleaning etc.
If you have a sense of humour ,work well with others pop into the shop and grab a volunteer form .
Previous experience in retail helpful but not a must , volunteers must pass police check.
We specifically need help on Monday mornings, Friday mornings and Friday afternoons.
Shifts are usually 10/11-4 or 1-4
Great staff perks and the occasional kitten to cuddle too ! all our funds go back into the community helping animals in need, food bank and animals in our care.

Find us at the Dinsdale shopping Centre
We are open ;
Mon 10-4
Tues 11-4
Wed 10-4
Thur 11-4
Fri 10-4
Sat 10-1