Why we charge adoption fees
When you adopt from SPCA, your new pet is all ready to go.
We ensure all animals are healthy and prepared for their new home prior to adoption, with essential things such as desexing, microchipping and vaccinations already done for you.
Our adoption fees are great value for money if you tally everything up – and they help us rescue more animals in need.
The adoption fee for each animal is shown on their adoption profile.
Our adoptions fees across all our centres are as follows:
| Animal | Price |
| Kitten <5 months | $2991 |
|
Cat ≥5 months - 9 years |
$1491 |
|
Senior Cat ≥10 years |
$751 |
| Puppy <5 months | $3991 |
|
Dog ≥5 months - 8 years |
$1491 |
|
Senior Dog ≥9 years |
$751 |
| Rabbit | $50 |
| Guinea Pig | $30 |
| Birds | $15 |
| Horses | Donation/Koha |
| Cattle / Pigs |
Donation/Koha |
| Sheep / Goats |
Donation/Koha |
| All other animals |
Donation/Koha |
Year Round Adoption Fee Discounts2
- 30% for long-stay animal adoptions3
- 15% for multi-animal adoptions
1This price includes a $15 one-off life-time fee registering your animal on the New Zealand Companion Animal Register, a third-party to SPCA.
2Discounts cannot be combined with any other adoption promotions or discounts.
3Animals adoptable for more than 42 days.
To cover the cost of processing your adoption and accepting payment, a service charge of $2.50 will be added to all adoption fees.
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