The word is spreading!

Posted on July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 by Aimee Duff

There was an article on Don’t Shop, Adopt in the paper the other day. This is very exciting for me because already the word has spread further than I thought it was. Only a couple of months to ... Read More

Hazel

Posted on January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 by Jayepere

This is my rescue baby, she was 11 weeks old when I got her the first week of July, she had 2 dew claws on each foot (have since been removed) she has been fixed and also she has had all her shots! I ... Read More

Rex’s story

Posted on January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 by Daidreema

My brother adopted Rex, a 6 year old black lab, from the Taupo SPCA in 2012. He was told that he’d been grossly overweight when surrendered with his sister for reasons unknown. The SPCA staff lo... Read More

Roxy needs a home :)

Posted on January 4, 2016 by manda

Hi, I live in Taupo and have this beautiful 7 month old Whippet x as a foster dog at the moment. I’m looking for a competitive home for her either in Agility or Obedience as she shows such promi... Read More

Jess, my collie companion

Posted on December 11, 2015December 11, 2015 by Natalie Bergamini

A Border Collie, energetic, bouncy and full of intelligence. Jess aged 1, was taken from people in a town, because she was mistreated, skinny and malnourished. Another family tried to rehome her but s... Read More

Charlie

Posted on December 7, 2015December 9, 2015 by Gabby

Meet Charlie, aka Charles. We first met her when we looked at our house in Timaru to buy. Eventually when we bought the house her owner said she was going to the spca as she wasn’t a very friend... Read More

Eeny the rescue cat!

Posted on December 7, 2015December 9, 2015 by Aimee Duff

Over the last few months I have been sponsoring a gorgeous cat called Eeny. Eeny is an eight month old rescue cat who currently resides at the Animal Rescue Network shelter in Dunedin. As Eeny was for... Read More

Persia from Timaru

Posted on December 5, 2015December 6, 2015 by Lucia11

Persia has been part of our family for a while now, after wee adopted her through Street cats south Canterbury. She was from a litter of around 6 (i think) other sibling. Persia and her siblings had a... Read More

Buddy

Posted on December 4, 2015December 9, 2015 by Guest Submission

Hi, my name is Kim and I’m from Masterton in the Wairarapa. Our SPCA closed down in May of this year…….but I have rehomed and rescued animals since I was a child….However, this... Read More

Tigger

Posted on December 3, 2015December 6, 2015 by Guest Submission

We decided we would like a second cat. We already had a young cat who is just awesome. I belong to a local pet rescue page and saw a lady homing a few ginger cats. I fell in love with Mr Tigger over p... Read More

Ally

Posted on December 3, 2015December 6, 2015 by Guest Submission

I live in Taumarunui, I moved here August 2013, I had to put my pit bull puppy down due to health reasons. About another later I get an email from the pound with a photo of my beautiful girl saying th... Read More

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Kiara (:

Posted on December 3, 2015December 9, 2015 by Aimee Duff

Kiara belonged to a family of five cats. She was the oldest by a few years so often chose to stick to herself rather than hang out with the other pets. Then, when Kiara was nine years old, her owners ... Read More

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