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September 24, 2010

Looking for some fun over the holidays?

Due to such high demand both of our holiday programmes are now FULLY BOOKED!! We hope to be able to run another holiday programme again soon – watch this space!

The school holidays are just around the corner and Wellington SPCA’s Kid’s Club has the perfect way for any animal-mad kid to fill their holiday-time!

We are going to be holding our first-ever school holiday programme and places are available to book now!

The holiday programme will be held at our Newtown animal centre, so there’ll be heaps of activities and games as well as plenty of chance to meet some of the animals we are caring for.

September 20, 2010

Topics: Events /Latest

Get a behind-the-scenes look

World Animal Day on 4 October is the international day for animals! It’s a day:

to celebrate animal life in all its forms
to celebrate humankind’s relationship with the animal kingdom
to acknowledge the diverse roles that animals play in our lives – from being our companions, supporting and helping us, to bringing a sense of wonder into our lives
to acknowledge and be thankful for the way in which animals enrich our lives

To celebrate World Animal Day we are offering free shelter tours for the entire month of October.

The tours will take place at our Newtown animal centre and are available to school groups. It’s a great opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes look at what we do, learn more about Wellington SPCA and of course, spend some time with our animals.

Bookings are essential as places will fill quicky, so please call Jennifer Rizzi on 04 389 8044 or email her on jenniferr@wellingtonspca.org.nz.

To find out all you need to know about World Animal Day click on the logo.

September 13, 2010

Topics: Happy Tails /Latest

Sarah – an update

UPDATE: From time to time the dynamics of a family into which the animal has been adopted don’t quite work out for everyone concerned and unfortunately it would seem that this has been the case for Sarah.

Needless to say, regrettable though it is, Sarah has come back into our care and will remain with us until we are able to find the most suitable environment for her to be adopted in to.

If you think that you may be able to offer Sarah a loving forever home, then we’d love to hear from you.

And please don’t forget – we currently have over 300 animals in our care and many of them are in need of a new, loving forever home – just like the one we found for Sarah.

If you think you can adopt an animal from us, please check out our ‘Adopt a pet’ page. Or you can support us and help us care for all of these animals by making a donation - we rely entirely on donations to carry out our work.

September 10, 2010

Topics: Events /Fundraising /Latest

World Animal Day Kid’s Competition

Hey kids! In celebration of World Animal Day, Wellington SPCA is launching a fun kid’s fundraising competition.

To take part, you’ll need to create your own fundraising event and there will be two winning categories; ‘Most Creative Fundraiser’ and ‘Most Money Raised’.

There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs – so get your creative thinking caps on!

The competition is open to kids aged 5 to 12 years. You can enter as an individual or get a group of your friends together to enter as a team (maximum of 4 people per team).

If you want to take part you can get more information by emailing Angela at angelam@wellingtonspca.org.nz.

Good luck!

September 9, 2010

Topics: Kid's Club /Latest

Pooch Professors

Wellington SPCA’s Kid’s Club takes place every month and children aged 6-12 years can come along to take part in an afternoon packed with fun, educational games and activities and time spent meeting some special animal friends.

This will be a very special event as we will be joined by members and dogs from the Guide Dogs team and the Police Dog Squad, who’ll be talking about their work training dogs and will undoubtedly show us some cool techniques!

You’ll also get the chance to have a go training some specially selected SPCA puppies.

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

When: Saturday 11 September from 4.30pm to 6.30pm

Where: Newtown Hall, cnr of Daniell and Constable Streets, Newtown

Cost: $15 per child

If you’d like more information about our Kid’s Club you can email Jen at JenniferR@wellingtonspca.org.nz or call her on 04 389 8044 ext 827.

September 7, 2010

Topics: Latest

What would you do without a microchip?

Saturday’s earthquake in Christchurch has highlighted the need to include your pets in your emergency plans.

Canterbury SPCA has been fielding huge numbers of calls from people whose pets fled during the quake and have not yet returned home. Whilst this in itself must be hugely distressing for those affected, for many it will be even harder to bear because a number of those animals will not have any means of identification.

Wellington SPCA strongly advises that microchipping your cat, dog, rabbit, guinea pig etc can save huge amounts of time, expense and emotional stress if it goes missing – and not just in case of an emergency or disaster. A microchip means that if an animal is found, it can be scanned and consequently reunited with its owner much more quickly.

It is also very important to remember to make sure that the microchip is registered on the appropriate database, for example the New Zealand Companion Animal Register, and that your contact details are accurate and kept up-to-date.

Making sure that your dog wears a collar and its registration tag at all times is also crucial to enabling identification to occur quickly and easily.

To put it all into context, between July 2009 and June 2010, 2,265 stray and lost cats and kittens were brought into Wellington SPCA – of these, only 205 were reclaimed. With the projected number of lost or stray animals being brought into Wellington SPCA over the next year set to be just short of 4,000, reuniting as many of them with their owners as possible is crucial.

Microchipping also has hugely beneficial cost implications to us as a charity. Chipped stray or lost animals need remain in our care for significantly shorter periods of time than those whose owners cannot be easily traced.

Wellington SPCA offers a reduced fee microchipping service, that includes registration on the database, for just $30.

If you need to get your pet microchippped, or would like more information, please call us on 04 389 8044.

September 6, 2010

Topics: Events /Fundraising /Latest

Cup cakes … done!

It’s safe to say that Wellington SPCA’s second annual Cupcake Day was a total success!!

Over 200 businesses, schools, teams and individuals registered to become Cupcake Cooks for Wellington SPCA – and we know that there were also heaps of people who supported us by running their own cupcake event.

We won’t get to hear what the total amount raised is for another month or so, but early indications suggest that this year’s event was definitely bigger and better than 2009, with staff from our Newtown animal centre raising an amazing $5,000 from their stall alone!

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We would like to say a very special thanks to everyone who baked, bought or sold a cupcake to raise money for us – your support is hugely appreciated.

An extra special thanks goes to the following for helping the day go so brilliantly:

Ana Cuisine; Tempt; Soi Cafe and Bar; Bags of Difference; More FM; Moore Wilson; The Costume Company; Nescafe; Windmill Quality Cake Shop (Kapiti) and Meow Cafe.

Here’s some photos taken at Simpson Grierson who held a cupcake competition which was judged by Wellington SPCA Inspecor Ben and vet nurse Sarah.

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