Canterbury Tails Animal Rescue

31/08/2024

Come down to the Vegan Night Mākete. Enjoy some yummy kai. Come and say hi👋

23/06/2024

Animals in Aotearoa need a commissioner to prioritize their welfare and legal rights.
Please sign the petition calling for a Commissioner for Animals
https://commissionerforanimals.nz/

16/06/2024

‼️Please help‼️
Financial help needed urgently.
Its been 2 weeks since Paul had his big trip to the vet. Thankyou so much for all of your kind words.
Paul handled the trip really well. He wasn’t stressed, and upon arrival, he received heaps of pats. 🙂 Unfortunately the X-rays revealed changes in his foot and arthritis. Paul is now on daily meds for pain and inflammation. Our goal is to get him settled onto a joint supplement.
We need financial help with his vet bill. The vet bill for this visit alone cost $1,457.99. We have already received donations and that has been so amazing. In total we still have $2,200 owing on vet bills. Please help us if you can. We appreciate all of our donors.
Thankyou

https://givealittle.co.nz/org/canterbury-tails-animal-rescue

16/06/2024

‼️We need your help‼️
Financial help needed urgently.
Its been 2 weeks since Paul had his big trip to the vet. Thankyou so much for all of your kind words.
Paul handled the trip really well. He wasn’t stressed, and upon arrival, he received heaps of pats. 🙂 Unfortunately the X-rays revealed changes in his foot and arthritis. Paul is now on daily meds for pain and inflammation. Our goal is to get him settled onto a joint supplement.
We need financial help with his vet bill. The vet bill for this visit alone cost $1,457.99. We have already received donations and that has been so amazing. In total we still have $2,200 owing on vet bills. Please help us if you can. We appreciate all of our donors.
Thankyou

https://givealittle.co.nz/org/canterbury-tails-animal-rescue

12/06/2024

29/05/2024

A huge thankyou to Ōtautahi Preloved Clothing Markets and Lorraine's Cookies for their support during their event during the weekend. Not only was the day a huge success they also raised $305.80 for us! Amazing!!
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This helps us with the mounting vet bills and Paul's surgery that is happening tomorrow. You can help by donating either direct to the charity account or via our Give a little page.
Canterbury Tails Charitable Trust Account: 03-0830-0091474-000
https://givealittle.co.nz/org/canterbury-tails-animal-rescue
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Ōtautahi Preloved Clothing Markets next event is Sunday the 23rd June 10AM-2PM at the Christchurch Multicultural Centre. Head over to Lorraine's Cookies and check out her stunning 🍪100%vegan cookies!

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Be Kind.
Be Courageous.

13/05/2024

Urgent Vet Care Needed

Our beloved Paul needs your help. He’s facing a health challenge with his foot that requires investigative treatment, and our vet bills are mounting. Our vet believes there is an infection in his joint that needs an xray and flushing.
Paul is being referred on for this further treatment and we need to raise funds.

Every dollar you donate goes directly to providing medical care for Paul and to pay the existing vet bill. Paul depend on us, and we depend on your kindness and generosity.

Please donate.
Either direct to the charity account or via our Give a little page.
Canterbury Tails Charitable Trust Account: 03-0830-0091474-000
https://givealittle.co.nz/org/canterbury-tails-animal-rescue

14/04/2024

We will pick up Nellie from the Ashburton area on Saturday and she still needs a home. We can deliver her to her wonderful new home thoughout Otago and Canterbury. Please contact me asap by email [email protected] or 0274055507.

02/04/2024

📣📣Join Our Foster and Adoption Database!📣📣
Are you passionate about helping animals find loving homes?
We invite you to be part of our Foster and Adoption database at Canterbury Tails!
https://www.canterburytails.co.nz/foster

By joining, you’ll play a crucial role in saving animals.
If you’re interested in fostering or adopting an animal, you can join our database. I'll email /call you when an animal in your area needs a home to see if its a fit.

🐷🐔🐑Your involvement directly impacts the lives of animals in need.🦆🐔🐴

Spread the Word: Share our cause with friends and family to expand our network.

Be Kind.🌸 Be courageous.
Sharlene xx

24/03/2024

🐑🌿 Looking for a loving home for two adorable sheep buddies!
Meet Charlie (Left) and Pebbles, the dynamic duo who are looking for a forever home together. Charlie, a friendly 2-year-old wether, and Pebbles, a sweet 16-month-old companion, are inseparable and would love to join a caring family.

We believe in rehoming these lovely creatures to non-breeding homes where they can be cherished as pets, not for consumption. They're full of personality and will bring you joy with their playful antics and gentle nature.

Contact us if you're interested in adopting this adorable duo or know someone who might be! Let's find them their forever flock. 🐑💕
Please email me at - [email protected] or txt me - at 0274055507.

27/02/2024

A huge shoutout to Laura and her team at Plant Basics!
Laura, your kindness and commitment to our cause have made a significant impact on Canterbury Tails. Your support enables us to provide love, care, and second chances to animals in need. 💚
From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU.
Head over to Plant Basics and check out the yummy vegan pantry staples they have and send them some love!

25/02/2024

Say hello to beautiful Nellie 🌸
Nellie is currently in an emergency foster home in the Ashburton area.

She will undergo a pre-adoption vet check before going to her new home.

Ideally, she'd go to a home with other pigs so she would have a pig family.
💚We only adopt to non-breeding and non-eating homes💚
Please email me at [email protected] or txt me - at 0274055507
if you can adopt.
Please share far and wide so we can get this girl her new home.
Sharlene 🌸🌱💚

16/01/2024

We are thrilled to share that we have been selected as one of the North Canterbury Charities supported by the next later this month. The event, which runs four times a year at the Rangiora Racecourse, promises a delightful array of vintage treasures, retro finds, revamped items, and a stunning collection of antiques and collectables. A real treasure trove of goodies! It is free entry! Take cash for the treasures you find and the yummy food and coffee :)
A huge thankyou to The Vintage Fair North Canterbury team for thinking of us. 🐑🐔🐷
Mark your calendars for Sunday, January 28, 2024, from 11 AM to 3 PM.
The Vintage Fair North Canterbury

03/12/2023

We lost our sweet Trixie yesterday. She died suddenly yesterday morning. Trixie was a 15yrs old alpaca and mum of Whittaker and Nina. She has been with us 8 yrs. They were our first animals we had on our property before we started Canterbury Tails. Trixie had a wonderful life with her family. Plenty of space and a flock of sheep to watch over. She enjoyed running through the sprinklers on the hot days and rolling in dirt! Trixie was laid to rest under the trees, forever resting in the shade, beside beautiful Trudy, Agnus, Curly, Colin, Michael,Chia, Midgey, Dave and Rupert. 🌸 You are missed🌸

Photo 1 , The flowers I pick for her.
Photo 2, Trixie becomes a mum for the second time , with her baby Nina, as Whittaker(her son), Humphrey and Alice look on.
Photo 3, Quinoa looks out at the alpaca family ( Trixie is second from the right) as they watch over the sheep.
Photo 4, Alpaca in the garden(Trixie far left). Photo 5 The alpaca share a meal with Rupert.

10/10/2023

Dear Kettle Korn Christchurch
Thankyou for our popcorn party in the weekend! It was so much fun! Frankie and Kevin always try and get as much in their mouth as they can before the rest of us can get to it.
Piggins and I are the biggest pigs but we still can’t fit in as much as they do!
Paul can definitely get a lot too and we let him have it. I don’t want to get too close to those tusks of his.
Anyway it brightened up a rainy day. Thankyou so much for giving us your yummy popcorn!!!

Lots of love
Marshmallow, 🐖
(And Piggins, Paul, Kevin and Frankie)🐷🐽🐖🐽🐷🐽
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06/08/2023

Our Frankie is one happy girl. Lots of happy grunts. She’ll scratch against anything she can that is not moving…today that was me. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰🥰

19/07/2023

Look at this gorgeous boy!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Piggles is a handsome polka- dot boy who lived at a wedding venue and loved interacting with the happy couples! He's such a social piggy enjoying lots of pats and lots of yummy wedding leftovers!
Piggles is two years old and has been castrated.

Based in Canterbury , Ideally he'd go to a home with other pigs so he will have a pig family.
💚We only adopt to non breeding and non eating homes💚

Please
email me [email protected] or txt me - 027 4055507
if you are able to adopt ( or short term foster )
Sharlene 🌸🌱💚

18/07/2023

🐑🐑Dorper sheep looking for their new family urgently.🐑🐑

Crispy, Bindi, Fidget (ewes) and Twitch (wether) are looking for a new home together.

Currently they are in the Tasman district at the top of the South Island but can be transported to Canterbury or further for the right home.

💚We only adopt to non breeding and non eating homes💚

Please email me ASAP on [email protected] or txt me 027 4055507 if you are able to adopt ( or short term foster )
Sharlene 🌸🌱💚

13/07/2023

Happy Matariki!!
Sending aroha from all of us to all of you😘🌌🎉

29/04/2023

Huge thankyou to Maria TARA AROHA Sanctuary for the wonderful donations of fresh food. ❤️

27/04/2023

Meet Isabella. She is one of 13 sheep here at Canterbury Tails. Each one with a different personality and preferences🌸
Isabella is so sweet and gentle. She loves her ears rubbed and being with her BFFs Sammy and Quinoa.
She doesn't love getting her hooves trimmed .
Your donation goes to supporting Isabella and all her friends.

Thank-you 🐑🐏🐑

03-0830-0091474-000 Please reference $5FRIDAY in description 💕💚🌸🌱

26/04/2023

We need homes all over NZ!
Join our database if you're able to be an emergency foster home or looking to give an animal a permanent place in your family.
We will contact you when an animal in your area needs a home.

https://www.canterburytails.co.nz/foster

25/04/2023

Gorgeous little Jackson is looking for a new home. Born on the 8th January, he's weened and ready for a new family. Would be a great little paddick mate to a lonely sheep Based in North Canterbury, he's been crutched and drenched in April. Castrated.
Pet only. Please contact Chloe direct 022 091 1088.

02/04/2023

Its that time of the year again! We are a registered charity so if you've made a donation to us in the year ending 31st March 2023 please email me [email protected] and I'll send you a receipt to get your 33% reimbursed from IRD🐾🌱 Thankyou for supporting us. Your donation makes a HUGE difference.
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30/03/2023

Meet Bossy-sis and Spot. They turn 10 later this year!
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We are raising money for their winter food.
They are 2 of a herd of 9 girls we've been helping for the last 3years. In the last 3 years one girl had terminal cancer and 3 other girls have had eye operations or removals. Their white faces make them susceptible to eye cancers.
Your $5 donation will go directly to their winter food.
Thankyou!

03-0830-0091474-000 Please reference Cows in description 💕💚🌸🌱

29/03/2023

Grace - A story by Danette. Feb 2023

https://www.canterburytails.co.nz/post/grace-a-story-by-danette-feb-2023

Walking our dogs along Lake Terrace Road in Burwood, I felt compelled to keep walking further up; It was like we were being pushed along, and we soon discovered why. I spotted a Canadian goose sitting funny. It soon became apparent that its wing wasn't right, and I knew we needed to do something. I took my dogs home and came straight back to assess the situation.
It turned out to be a juvenile goose with very loving and protective parents.

Its wing was broken. Luckily, the SPCA ambulance was parked up, releasing a duck back to the wild, so they kindly joined in, but the family was quick, and the rescue seemed impossible!

After a bit of research, we learned how intelligent these beautiful animals are, and this was demonstrated as each time we went down, they recognised us and outsmarted us. The dad goose was always watching and would quickly shepherd the family away.

Each morning and evening, I headed down, armed with food, and looked for an opportunity to catch it. I was also contacting people, doing research, and trying to put together a plan.
The HUHA wildlife vet in Wellington was incredibly kind and helpful. Offering advice and trying to connect us with people in Canterbury.
Canterbury Tails jumped at joining the rescue team and got a post out to call on people who could help - the call to action was heard. Annabelle saw the post, and her father, David, texted me. We met up that evening and I know now why people use the saying "a wild goose chase"... these beauties are quick and so intelligent (even injured).
Luckily, David and Annabelle were also unwilling to give up and came back the next night with x2 kayaks. We thought this would work for sure, but they gave us the slip a few hours later, and we couldn't relocate them. We stopped for a half hour and decided to meet back at 8 pm - David was encouraging, and with the two guys in kayaks and Annabelle and myself on the bank, we got our baby goose in a net (we had purchased a large net during the week so we could capture safely with kindness and David got a net as well!).
It was very emotional after a week of spending hours down there - so many tears. The fantastic people at Animal and Bird hospital had been offering advice all week, and David and Annabelle kindly took the goose home for a sleep in the barn. Tucked up safe for the night, he was brought back into town in the morning and taken straight to Animal and Bird. We discussed amputation, but the infection was nasty. The fracture was super severe, and our young goose didn't have much chance. The vet recommended that going to sleep was the kindest option at this point as it was suffering so badly. So heart-breaking, especially after David and Annabelle shared how cute and beautiful our goose was in the barn - a bond had been formed.

Our goal was to fix the wing and release it back to the protective parents. David and Annabelle had been willing to give the goosie a home if needed, and Canterbury Tails also had lined up a place for goosie to go for rehabilitation after surgery.
We will check on the parents, as we know they will be grieving.

They did such a good job keeping their wee one safe.

We named our goose Grace.

We are sorry Grace that your life ended so soon, and we took you from your family. The vet explained that you would have died a horribly slow, painful death, so we are relieved you are at peace.

Fly free Grace, we send our aroha.
E te Atua Manaaki mai
E te Atua Awhina mai
E te Atua Aroha mai
Ake! Ake! Amene
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Thankyou to everyone involved in helping Grace. This is a testament to the strength and tenacity of one woman, Danette, who didn't give up. 🌸

HUHANZ Animal and Bird Hospital Christchurch
Canterbury Tails Animal Rescue SPCA Canterbury

Thank you to everyone involved in helping Grace. This is a testament to the strength and tenacity of one woman, Danette, who didn't give up. 🌸

27/03/2023

A gorgeous family of 12 Muscovy ducks are looking for a new home. There are 7 boys and 5 girls and all have names :) All are just over 1 year old except one of the boys who is probably closer to 3 years old.
Aren't they lovely? Muscovies are such characters! Muscovy females make a soft quacking sound; the male makes puffing and hissing noises.😊

These are to go as pets to non-breeding and non-eating homes.
Please txt Jackie direct on 0272085673. 🌸

26/03/2023

Located Greta Valley.
Two brothers, a Mumma and her daughters and son are looking for homes.
The brothers are 6 years old and are big softies who love other animals and children.
The ginger one is called Wiggins.
The black one is called Neville.
They have been raised with chooks and sheep as well. Lovely kind gentle souls looking for a forever home hopefully together as they've been together since babies.

Mumma has two daughters and a son who are all two years old.

They are all gentle pets and looking for non-breeding non-eating homes.

Please contact Leighana direct on 021 0895 1925.

26/03/2023

Roll on 31st March!
Its nearly the end of the financial year and that is great news for the financial supporters of Canterbury Tails! You'll be getting your refunds soon!
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If you've ever thought of donating to us now might be a good time 😁
We've got a lot of expenses (vet bills, medicine) and it's nearly the end of March.
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We give you the tax receipt for the donations made by the 31st of March and you can get a third of your donation back from IRD because we are a registered charity (CC58280 )!

To make a one-off donation, or become a supporter with a regular donation please use the details below and email [email protected] to be emailed your tax receipt.

Canterbury Tails Charitable Trust
03-0830-0091474-000