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Two-day Old Puppies' Tails Illegally Docked With No Pain Relief
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 3:14 pm | SPCA
A Christchurch man who docked the tails of six Jack Russell cross puppies has been prosecuted by SPCA and was today sentenced in the Christchurch District Court to pay a fine of $900 to SPCA, and ordered to pay $150 towards legal costs and $130 ... More >>
Owner Of Cat With Untreated Dental Disease Prosecuted By SPCA
Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 2:07 pm | SPCA
Failing to seek veterinary help for his cat’s severe dental issues has seen a North Shore man prosecuted by SPCA. Brett Goulding was yesterday sentenced in the Auckland District Court to 100 hours’ community work, ordered to pay reparations ... More >>
SPCA Sees Early Spike In Reports Of Dogs Left In Hot Cars
Friday, 9 October 2020, 2:25 pm | SPCA
SPCA are experiencing an increase in reports up and down the country relating to dogs being left in hot cars, as spring temperatures start to heat up. The issue is usually highlighted in the summer months, however with temperatures in some parts ... More >>
SPCA Launches Revamped Animal Welfare Accreditation Programme
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 12:37 pm | SPCA
SPCA’s updated animal welfare certification launches today as SPCA Certified, dedicated to improving the welfare of New Zealand’s animals in both the farming and pet care sectors. Formerly called Blue Tick which started almost two decades ... More >>
A Dozen Cupcakes Helps Thousands Of Animals
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 5:25 pm | SPCA
SPCA is calling for Kiwi home bakers to roll up their sleeves and get behind the annual SPCA Cupcake Day fundraiser on 2 November. Over the years, the event has raised close to $3.2 million helping the tens of thousands of animals that come through ... More >>
SPCA Prosecutes Otago Man For Drowning Eight Cats
Thursday, 17 September 2020, 9:33 am | SPCA
The disturbing practice of killing animals by drowning is in the spotlight again with Dunedin man Donald MacDonald sentenced yesterday to a fine of $2,000, and reparations and costs of $610 for trapping and drowning eight cats during a night shift at work. ... More >>
SPCA Appalled By Mistreatment Of Horses And Sheep
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 8:36 am | SPCA
A Masterton woman has been prosecuted by SPCA after pleading guilty to multiple offenses against her horses and sheep. Lindsay Fraser was sentenced on Wednesday at the Masterton District Court to 150 hours’ community work, ordered to pay SPCA ... More >>
First SPCA Litter Signals ‘Kitten Season’ Has Arrived
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 5:14 am | SPCA
SPCA Mangere Centre has welcomed the charity’s first litter of kittens, indicating the 2020 ‘kitten season’ has officially arrived. The warmer months are SPCA’s busiest as cats continue to breed and vulnerable cats and kittens end up at SPCA ... More >>
SPCA Offers Shelter For Animals For People With COVID
Saturday, 29 August 2020, 2:41 pm | SPCA
SPCA is preparing to take animals from people suddenly put into mandatory quarantine following a positive test for COVD. MPI’s Animal Welfare and Emergency Management Committee met with SPCA earlier this week and discussed options around pet care for ... More >>
SPCA Prosecutes Man For Failing To Feed And Care For His Dog
Friday, 28 August 2020, 4:56 pm | SPCA
A Waikato man has been prosecuted by SPCA for failing to feed and care for his dog, resulting in her becoming emaciated and near death. John Hemara, who had earlier entered a guilty plea, was today sentenced to 80 hours’ community work, ordered ... More >>
SPCA Prosecutes Woman After Neglecting Her Goat
Friday, 10 July 2020, 10:07 am | SPCA
A Manawatu woman has been prosecuted by SPCA after neglecting her goat, causing the animal to live the last weeks of her life in severe distress. Yvette Doorey was sentenced at the Palmerston North District Court to a charge of ill-treating an animal. ... More >>
Woman Prosecuted For Failing To Provide Care For Her Unwell Dog
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 11:45 am | SPCA
An Auckland woman has been prosecuted by SPCA after failing to seek veterinary care for her severely unwell dog. Melissa McIntyre was sentenced at the Auckland District Court yesterday to a charge of ill-treating an animal. She was sentenced to six months’ ... More >>
SPCA Prosecutes Man For Docking Puppies’ Tails
Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 9:36 am | SPCA
A Christchurch man has been prosecuted by SPCA after docking the tails of two boxer puppies. Geoffrey Clark was sentenced at the Christchurch District Court yesterday to two charges of docking the dogs’ tails. He was sentenced to a fine of $400 and ... More >>
SPCA Prosecutes Man For Breaching An Order Disqualifying Him From Owning Dogs
Monday, 22 June 2020, 4:20 pm | SPCA
SPCA has charged a Christchurch man who was found in possession of a dog after being disqualified from owning them after a previous ruling. James Kereopa pled not guilty in October last year to contravening an order made under the Animal Welfare Act and ... More >>
SPCA Celebrates 5000+ Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
Monday, 22 June 2020, 9:16 am | SPCA
When New Zealand went into Lockdown on March 26, a special band of SPCA volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work to help vulnerable animals. During Alert Level 4 and 3 Lockdown, 2,527 SPCA animals went to volunteer foster homes across ... More >>
SPCA Encourages Awareness Of Animal Anxiety As Owners Head Back To Work
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 3:37 pm | SPCA
Thousands of companion animals are set to face days alone as families’ head back to work and school over the next few weeks with the introduction of Alert Level 2. Never before have so many people been quarantined at home in New Zealand with their ... More >>
Spca Announces New Retail Partnership With Pet Depot To Drive Funds
Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 2:37 pm | SPCA
SPCA is delighted to announce a new retail partnership with Pet Depot – an online pet store for New Zealanders looking for convenient ways to buy food, flea and worming treatments for their cats and dogs. The partnership is a new approach to SPCA’s ... More >>
SPCA’s Pet Care Advice Amid COVID-19
Friday, 20 March 2020, 9:02 am | SPCA
SPCA wants to reassure Kiwi pet owners how best to care for their companion animals during this uncertain time. Currently there is no evidence that companion animals can infect humans with COVID-19 virus, and SPCA urges owners not abandon their pets. ... More >>
SPCA Prosecutes Woman For Starving Her Dog
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 2:06 pm | SPCA
A Hawke’s Bay woman has been charged with ill-treating a dog, by failing to provide him with proper and sufficient food and adequate and timely health interventions, which resulted in his death. Kura Munro was found guilty after a one-day trial in ... More >>
Senseless Violence And Wilful Neglect Top Spca’s Annual List Of Shame
Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 8:17 am | SPCA
A puppy beaten while witnesses stood by is just one of the harrowing cases of animal abuse on SPCA’s List of Shame this year. The full list, released today ahead of SPCA’s Annual Appeal, reveals the details of the 12 worst cases of abuse, abandonment ... More >>
