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SPCA Calls On Public To Ditch Fireworks This Guy Fawkes
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 10:50 am | SPCA
After years of inaction from lawmakers to ban the private sale and use of fireworks, SPCA is calling on New Zealanders to take a stand for animal welfare by refusing to purchase and light fireworks this Guy Fawkes. Every year, SPCA receives dozens ... More >>
Six-month-old Puppy Euthanised After Brutal Treatment From Owner
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 10:50 am | SPCA
A man and woman have been prosecuted by SPCA over a violent and sickening attack on a puppy, which was then left injured and untreated. The 34-year-old man appeared in the Manukau District Court in May, charged with two counts of reckless ill treatment ... More >>
SPCA Prosecutes Man Over Ram’s ‘Horrific’ Horn Injury
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 10:55 am | SPCA
A man who allowed his ram’s horn to grow into its face, pushing its eye out, has been banned from owning stock animals for five years. The man was sentenced at Huntly District court on June 29 after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to provide ... More >>
SPCA Offers Half-price Adoptions Across Entire Country In A Plea To Help Overflowing Shelters
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 3:44 pm | SPCA
From Saturday 27 May to Friday 2 June, the country’s largest and oldest animal welfare charity will be pleading with Kiwi animal lovers to help ‘Clear the Shelters’. SPCA will be offering 50% discount on adoption fees across the entire country in ... More >>
SPCA Provides Story Books In Te Reo Māori To Māori Education Settings Across Aotearoa
Monday, 15 May 2023, 5:33 pm | SPCA
SPCA is delighted to announce its latest storybooks for children have been translated into te reo Māori and provided free to all Māori medium education settings across Aotearoa. These schools include not only full Māori immersion schools, but also ... More >>
Make Animals’ Lives A Little Sweeter By Taking Part In SPCA’s Upcoming ‘Treat Week’
Monday, 1 May 2023, 10:53 am | SPCA
RNZSPCA is encouraging animal lovers around the country to bake a difference for animals in need between 12-18 June. In its second year running, ‘Treat Week’ replaces the charity’s historic Cupcake Day appeal, extending activities from one ... More >>
Owner Claims Spider Bite Responsible For “traumatic, Catastrophic” Injury Of Greyhound’s Leg
Friday, 24 March 2023, 10:14 am | SPCA
A dog owner told an RNZSPCA inspector a whitetail spider bite was the cause of the “ridged, shrunken and virtually useless leg” of his pet greyhound. The man appeared at the Palmerston North District Court on Thursday, and after entering a guilty plea, ... More >>
Man Failed To Treat Puppy With Multiple Fractures
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 4:24 pm | SPCA
A man whose puppy had such severe injuries to its leg it needed amputating, has been prosecuted by SPCA for failing to treat an injured animal. On 7 February 2023, Clint Maikuku appeared at the Hamilton District court and was sentenced to 200 hours ... More >>
SPCA Appealing To Owners Not To Leave Dogs In Cars During Sizzling Summer Months
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 1:32 pm | SPCA
RNZSPCA is appealing to dog owners to think twice before leaving their dogs in the car as the summer months approach. SPCA inspectors have already received several calls from concerned members of the public after spotting dogs locked in cars during ... More >>
Seventy-six-year-old Proves That Age Isn’t A Barrier When It Comes To SPCA’s Jump To The Rescue
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 10:48 am | SPCA
Whether you get a thrill from fostering more than 250 cats and kittens, attending multiple animal rescues, or finally facing your fear of heights, SPCA is calling on all adrenaline junkies to add some extra excitement to their lives to support ... More >>
No More Chances - SPCA Advocates To End Greyhound Racing
Monday, 17 October 2022, 9:10 am | SPCA
After a decade of media reports highlighting neglect, abuse and injury within the industry, SPCA is calling for the end of commercial greyhound racing and is engaging the help of Kiwi supporters to voice their concerns. New Zealand is one ... More >>
SPCA Frustrated By Repeat Offender Who Breached Animal Ban Multiple Times
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 11:11 am | SPCA
A man who repeatedly neglected his animals and breached a court order that banned him from owning dogs has been prosecuted by SPCA for a fourth time. Gary Rozner pleaded guilty mid-way through a judge alone trial at Hutt Valley District Court on Tuesday ... More >>
Help Make Animals’ Lives A Little Sweeter By Taking Part In SPCA’s Upcoming ‘Treat Week’
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 2:33 pm | SPCA
From 26 September to 2 October, SPCA is encouraging animal lovers all over New Zealand to take part in a week dedicated to treats of all shapes and sizes. ‘Treat Week’ builds on the charity’s historic Cupcake Day appeal, extending activities ... More >>
RNZSPCA Welcomes New CEO
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 11:50 am | SPCA
SPCA is delighted to announce the appointment of Gabby Clezy as CEO, effective Monday 5 September 2022. The appointment marks the first incoming CEO since the charity's national amalgamation in 2017, and the first appointment in the role in over seven More >>
SPCA Launches Two-year Desexing Campaign To Prevent More Than 100,000 Unwanted Animals
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 11:02 am | SPCA
SPCA is launching a two-year focused desexing campaign to combat the overpopulation of companion animals in New Zealand, which results in thousands of animals ending up homeless or neglected every year. The campaign kicks off this week with SPCA’s ... More >>
Woman Prosecuted By SPCA After Severely Neglecting Her Three Dogs
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 10:45 am | SPCA
An Auckland woman who severely neglected three dogs, one of which died, has been prosecuted by SPCA. Wei Liu was sentenced to 250 hours community work at Auckland District Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to three charges under the Animal ... More >>
Woman Banned From Owning Dogs For Five Years After Neighbour Discovered Emaciated Dog Collapsed On Property
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 10:02 am | SPCA
A woman told SPCA inspectors the trauma of a break-up contributed towards her sometimes neglecting to feed her dogs. Florence Paialii, 30, was disqualified from owning dogs for five years at Manakau District Court on Tuesday, after her dog Milo collapsed ... More >>
Break The Chain: SPCA Calls On The Government To Ban Life Chaining Of Dogs
Monday, 18 July 2022, 9:28 am | SPCA
SPCA is imploring the Government to make a commitment to ban the prolonged chaining and confinement of dogs in Aotearoa. After years of behind-the-scenes advocacy work from the animal welfare charity, and concerned calls from the public weekly, SPCA ... More >>
German Shepherd Breeders Banned From Owning Animals For Nine Years Following One Of RNZSPCA’s Largest Prosecutions
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 11:57 am | SPCA
Two German Shepherd breeders have been disqualified from owning animals for nine years, following one of the biggest prosecutions in the 150-year history of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in New Zealand. Barbara Glover ... More >>
Man Who Caused Animals Severe Distress Before Their Deaths Prosecuted By SPCA
Friday, 8 July 2022, 1:21 pm | SPCA
A man who reduced three horses to skeletal condition and deprived them of veterinary care has been prosecuted by SPCA. Director of Nick’s Petfood Limited, Nicholas Pacey, told an SPCA inspector that horses were “mongrels” and people only dropped ... More >>
