SPCA Manawatū

24/02/2025

Good Morning Palmy!
The Palmerston North Centre will be closing at 1pm today, for staff training purposes :)

23/02/2025

⭐ Volunteer Area Coordinators needed for three-day fundraising event! ⭐

Are you passionate about animals? Do you have excellent organisational skills and people skills? We want to hear from you! 🐶🐱

We are currently looking for volunteers to help us with an SPCA fundraising event in May. The fundraiser will take place across Friday 30 May, Saturday 31 May, and Sunday 1 June. As a volunteer Area Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in coordinating teams, managing logistics, and ensuring that everything runs smoothly in your location.

This is a great opportunity to make a real impact and support a cause you care about. Ready to help? Get in touch with us to today by emailing your name and location to [email protected] ❤️ We can’t wait to hear from you!

20/02/2025

This Friday meet our double trouble twins Puma and Panther!! Inseparable and inquisitive, this brother sister duo would be the perfect addition to any family!! They would love to live the indoor lifestyle and be pampered forever more!! 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛💙

https://www.spca.nz/adopt/animal/631758/cat-panther-palmerston-north

13/02/2025

♥️Love is a four-legged word!🐾

This Valentine’s Day, skip the flowers and chocolates — give the gift of forever love instead!

Our beautiful animals are ready to be your paw-fect Valentine🐶🐱🐹

Unconditional love, best snuggles, wet nose boops, happy tail wags and more!!

So with tempting puppy eyes, cat purrs and guinea pig cutness, they ask you, “Will you be my forever valentine?🥰🥹”

Adoption links attached below, apply soon!!

https://www.spca.nz/adopt?centres=palmerston-north-centre&species=all

09/02/2025

Chestnut and siblings are looking for their forever homes! Chestnut (aka "little buddy") is spending time in his foster home. He is loving dog parks, long walks, and has adapted to everything so quickly, including crate and house training. He is a fast learner and is very motivated.

He is learning to swim in the river and is meeting lots of other dogs (he loves having a brother or sister, so if you already have a dog that would benefit from having a play buddy, Chestnut is your guy!). Chestnut or one of his siblings will make the PERFECT addition to your family!

If you are interested in applying for one of our beautiful dogs, please apply via the link below

https://www.spca.nz/adopt?centres=palmerston-north-centre&species=dogs

30/01/2025

⚡ Flash is searching for his forever herd ⚡

Handsome Flash is a super sweet man with a lot of potential. He would make a beautiful hack for the right person who is willing to give him training and guidance to bring out the best in him.

Flash has been waiting for a very long time and just wants to find his family. Horses are a herd species, so it is important that Flash has equine friends to share his life with when he isn't out adventuring with you of course!

He is a big, well-built boy, and will honestly be your best friend. His foster family has done a lot of work to earn his trust back and he is becoming the coolest dude!

We helped Halo's dreams come true 🏡 🐎 Can we do the same for Flash?

Please share this post so that we can find his people, or apply for Flash via the link below:

https://www.spca.nz/adopt/animal/612381/horse-flash-palmerston-north?centres=palmerston-north-centre&species=all

29/01/2025

🐾 We're in Need of Bowls for Our Furry Friends! 🐾

What we need:

Plastic Double Bowls for our feline friends – perfect for food and water.

Deep Ceramic Bowls for water – to ensure our feline companions have enough hydration.

Larger Porcelain Bowls for our bunnies – we need bowls that are sturdy and can’t be tossed around while they enjoy their pellets, veggies, and water.

These bowls are essential for keeping our furry friends fed and hydrated in a safe, stress-free environment.

If you have any spare bowls or would like to donate, we would greatly appreciate your support. Every little bit helps! 🙏

Thank you for helping us care for those in need. 🐱🐰💕

25/01/2025

Kia ora Palmerston North community, the SPCA Centre closed today due to staff illness, we will reopen on Tuesday 😊

24/01/2025

Tomorrow, our SPCA Centres around New Zealand are hosting their first walk-in Caturday! 🐈

For the next eight weeks on Saturdays, you can walk-in to your local SPCA Centre to meet the cats and kittens who are waiting to be adopted – no appointments necessary ❤️

We hope to see you this Saturday!

19/01/2025

Want to come and meet all of the cute cats at SPCA? Come along to one of our walk-in Caturdays! 🐱🙌

While adopters usually require appointments to meet the animals, for the next eight weeks you can simply drop into our Centres on Saturdays to meet the cats and kittens in our care.

Kitten season is in full swing, with over 1,400 felines needing to find homes over the next eight weeks ❤️ When you choose to adopt from SPCA, you can rest assured knowing they've been desexed, microchipped, vaccinated, and health-checked, to ensure they have the best start to their new lives.

To speed up the adoption process for you on the walk-in Caturdays, we recommend registering your interest at www.spca.nz/caturday-adoptions - click the 'register to adopt' button on one of their profiles! (Please note appointments are still required for other animal adoptions).

We hope to see you on one of our walk-in Caturdays at your nearest SPCA Centre - every Saturday from 25 January to 15 March! 🙏

17/01/2025

16/01/2025

🌟 Calling All Animal Lovers! 🌟

Are you ready to make a difference for animals in need? 🐾 Whether you’re a cat whisperer, dog enthusiast, admin expert, or maintenance pro, we need YOU! 💙

Here’s how you can help:
🐶 Dog People: Clean kennels, walk our pups, and give them the care and attention they deserve.
🐱 Cat People: Clean rooms and cubbies, cuddle our kitties, and brighten their day with love and playtime.
📋 Admin Wizards: Help behind the scenes with organizational tasks and keep everything running smoothly.
🛠 Handy Heroes: Assist with maintenance and keep our facilities in top shape for our furry friends.

Volunteering with us is hands-on, heartwarming, and an incredible way to make a difference. Ready to lend a paw? 🐾

👉 Learn more and apply here: [Insert Link]

Tag a friend who’d love this or share to help us spread the word. Together, we can give every animal the care and love they deserve! 💖

We‘re excited to start sharing our inspirational stories with you, keep you up to date with how we’re helping New Zealand's animals, and let you know when there are opportunities to give your support.

12/01/2025

Hey everyone!!
Meet our wonderful boy Boots! Or as we all love and know him by " BOOTSIE BOY ".
Boots is up for adoption and is still looking for his forever home. One of our gorgeous volunteers took our Bootsie Boy for a walk today, and here is what they had to say about him:

"Boots can now almost sit on command! He is learning to sit with treats held above head and a hand placed on the bottom. Boots was an absolute pleasure to walk. He walks ahead because he is so big but doesn't pull at all and always checks back to see if we are okay 💜. He LOVES to run and gets all excited at runners going by but otherwise he was excellent around the kids and their bikes and very well behaved with other dogs and pedestrians. We took him to a cafe in Hokowhitu which is a busy area and he was very good on his leash just sniffing and standing with my husband. He loved his warm milk!! Boots is a very good dog to walk and is a very gentle natured dog. He is just a huge goofball ready for life and a loving family 💜"

It can't get much better than this! Follow the link below and adopt Boots today.

https://www.spca.nz/adopt/animal/623188/dog-boots-palmerston-north?breed=all¢res=palmerston-north-centre&pageNum=1&size=all&species=all

06/01/2025

Looking for a fun activity for the school holidays? Design a bandana, and win a dog soft toy! 🐶 🙌

Get your kids to unleash their creativity and design a fun dog bandana. It's good to remind them that while dressing up animals can look cute, it's important to consider their comfort and think about why they may not enjoy it - and bandanas can be a good alternative to funny outfits!

How to enter:
1. Head to the latest issue of Kind Matters, and create a unique bandana design using the template.
2. Take a photo or scan of your finished design, and upload it online along with your details.

The template and entry portal can both be found here: https://kids.spcaeducation.org.nz/newsletter/

04/01/2025

Kia ora lovely community, due to staff illness, we will be closing early today. We will be open to the public again on Tuesday. Happy new year from the Palmerston North SPCA team 😊

31/12/2024

Ngā mihi o te tau hou!
We are closed for January 1st & 2nd. Reopening on January 3rd at 10am.

30/12/2024

Kia ora koutou. If you have been holding onto your old, clean towels for us we would love you to bring them on down to the centre. We are running low. We reopen on Friday Jan 3rd at 10am.

29/12/2024

All Panda wanted for Christmas was a home of his own 🥹 🐼

You may recognize Panda as the star of the Feilding Santa parade, or as SPCA'S top office dog, or out on adventures with our amazing dog-walking volunteers!

Panda is a firm favourite with staff and volunteers alike, and he keeps us company in the office during the day.

Panda didn't get adopted for Christmas 🥹 But what we want more than anything is for Panda to go into 2025 with a New Year, New Me, New Family vibe 🖤

Could you be Panda's best bud forever?

Maybe you work from home and need an office buddy? Or you go to work and want someone to come home to and give you unconditional love? Maybe you like to run, but then like to cuddle on a couch or a bed? Panda is your guy! All of the above!

Please please help us make Panda's dreams come true. He has been waiting for far too long.

Apply for Panda via our website: https://www.spca.nz/centre/palmerston-north-centre