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19 September 2023
The positive power of pet ownership
This year Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 18 - 24 September, and we’re looking... -
18 September 2023
Calling all dog lovers – SPCA holds national half-price adoption campaign on canines
From 23 September until 1 October, SPCA is holding a national half price adoption campaign... -
18 September 2023
Man ordered to forfeit three horses over neglect
A Taumarunui man who severely neglected his pregnant horse has been disqualified from owning further... -
14 September 2023
Elections 2023: where political parties stand on animal welfare issues
With one month until New Zealand heads to the polls, SPCA has put together a... -
05 September 2023
Gifts in Wills Month – celebrating our generous SPCA Giving Hearts members
September is Gifts in Wills Month, and we’d like to celebrate a special group of... -
29 August 2023
From rescued to rehomed: Kanda's story
Here at SPCA, we have dozens of animals come through our doors every day. Our... -
28 August 2023
Congratulations to our SPCA Pets of the Year!
Voting has officially closed on our fundraising calendar competition, Pets of the Year, and we... -
25 August 2023
SPCA prosecutes man whose horses ate own faeces due to lack of food
A man who failed to provide enough food for his horses, to the point where... -
22 August 2023
Our brand new SPCA Mobile Desexing Clinic is hitting the road in Northland - here's everything you need to know.
Starting in Moerewa, the SPCA Mobile Desexing Clinic will be making its way around the... -
21 August 2023
Government drags the chain on improving lives of thousands of dogs
SPCA is once again calling on New Zealanders to raise their voice on behalf of... -
21 August 2023
A victim of inaction: Archie’s story
Archie was just one of many New Zealand dogs living on a chain... he deserved... -
18 August 2023
SPCA prosecutes man for painful, failed castration of bull
A man who attempted to castrate a bull without pain relief, which went horribly wrong,... -
16 August 2023
Is your home, ‘safe as houses’ for your pet?
Your home is a safe and special space for you, your family, and pets to... -
11 August 2023
Our lovely long stays looking for their forever home
Thousands of animals are brought into our SPCA Centres every year, and while many are... -
10 August 2023
SPCA signs petition for a National Food Strategy
The petition calls for a values-based national food strategy which considers all parts of the... -
03 August 2023
SPCA thrilled with prospect of mandatory desexing for cats in New Zealand
SPCA is applauding the Environment Select Committee’s recommendations to Parliament to take leadership in addressing... -
02 August 2023
SPCA supportive of a “prompt and substantive review” of all animal welfare secondary legislation
Released yesterday, a report by the Regulations Review Committee recommended the Government conduct a prompt... -
28 July 2023
Man sentenced after hitting dog with baseball bat
A man who told SPCA Inspectors he struck his dog with a baseball bat because... -
27 July 2023
SPCA launches new Mobile Desexing Clinic to reduce pet overpopulation
Thanks to the generosity of a small group of very passionate supporters, SPCA New Zealand... -
26 July 2023
From rescued to rehomed: Keira's story
Here at SPCA, we have dozens of animals come through our doors every day. Our... -
21 July 2023
More than 120 animals found on woman’s property despite disqualification order
A woman who was disqualified from owning animals for a period of five years blatantly... -
10 July 2023
Halfway there: an update on SPCA's two-year desexing campaign
In 2022 SPCA announced its two-year desexing campaign with various initiatives to combat the overpopulation... -
10 July 2023
Animal owners called to enter their best pet pictures into SPCA’s ‘Pets of the Year’
The competition to find the stars of SPCA’s annual calendar, ‘Pets of the Year’ is... -
06 July 2023
SPCA prosecutes man over ram’s ‘horrific’ horn injury
A man who allowed his ram’s horn to grow into its face, pushing its eye...
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