For Eddie, Cupid’s arrow was way-off target this Valentine’s Day and he has once again been left with a broken heart.
The super-friendly and gentle 14 month-old crossbreed, who has been in our care for over four months, was overlooked for adoption at Wellington SPCA’s Second Chance for Love adopt-a-thon which took place over this Valentine’s weekend.
Eddie is now desperate for a loving family to take him to his new home and show him just how good life can be.
But for many of the other animals in our care, Cupid was working overtime at our adopt-a-thon. The event was a fantastic success with 66 animals (including 21 adult cats) finding their perfect soul-mate – and all just in time for Valentine’s Day.
The adopt-a-thon was supported by the SPCA’s sponsor, Hill’s Science Diet, who was on-hand to give away fantastic starter packs, freebies and spot prizes.
One of the many ‘happy tails’, and a real second chance story to come out of the weekend, was China’s, a one-year-old Labrador crossbreed. China was surrendered to us following allegations that her neck had been stomped on whilst in her then owner’s care. She soon became a favourite of all the staff at our Newtown centre, spending lots of time in the office. So, it was with much delight that we finally saw her getting her Second Chance and being adopted over the weekend. What made the story even more heart-warming was that she was rehomed along with another of our puppies, Kate.
Our inspectors have been busily carrying out property inspections and our centres will be brimming with excited new owners as they come in to pick up their new family members and take them to their new forever homes.
Despite the fantastic results of the adopt-a-thon, our centres are still stretched to capacity – we are caring for over 230 animals in our centres at present and have 210 animals currently in foster care. A major contributory factor in these huge numbers is a lack of responsibility being shown by pet owners, who continue to fail to desex and microchip their animals. These two straightforward procedures would see hundreds of animals being saved from abandonment and would ensure more lost animals were able to be reunited with their owners.
We are constantly in need of permanent homes for the animals in our care. Public misconceptions continue to exist regarding the fate of the animals in our care. Wellington SPCA is committed to the ‘Saving Lives’ philosophy and part of this is a commitment to a no time limit policy – any animal fit for adoption will remain in our care until a home can be found. This policy has resulted in numerous animals remaining with us for many, many months – just like Eddie. But we will continue to do work tirelessly to ensure he, and as many of the unwanted, homeless animals in our care, get the second chance they deserve.
