SPCA in New Zealand

SPCA is the only charity with the power to protect all animals including prosecuting people under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. We need $74m to operate and we receive less than 10% contribution from the Government each year, which is earmarked for the Inspectorate. With 90% of our funding needed to be donated each year, it is only with the support of animal lovers across New Zealand that SPCA has been able to be here for 150 years, and can continue to be here into the future.

Our organisation’s founding ethos is ‘to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves’. With your support, we deliver this every day through our vision, values and policies.

SPCA is delighted to have The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro (GNZM, QSO) as our Patron.

SPCA is an incorporated society, led by a CEO and a Senior Leadership Team, and governed by a voluntary Board of Directors.

• Advocate and influence
• Educate and engage
• Create positive animal outcomes
• Seek justice

Facilities at SPCA Centres and Vet Partnerships vary greatly throughout New Zealand. Our Centres rely heavily on help from volunteers in order to carry out their day-to-day operations. We have 58 warranted Inspectors across the country who investigate complaints of cruelty and to enforce the Animal Welfare Act 1999.