SPCA Canterbury

Welcome to SPCA Canterbury

Located at Wilmers Road in Hornby, our Animal Centre (open Mon-Sat, 10am to 4pm - please click here for our operating hours over the holiday season), is dedicated to looking after the welfare of animals throughout Canterbury. We rely on donations and bequests to operate as we receive no Government funding. We appreciate your support and look forward to welcoming you to our Centre soon!

**Pet of the Week** - Bobbles

My name is Bobbles and I love to sit up high in the fresh air of the outdoors. I am a friendly boy who like my pats and when you are not giving me attention I will happily snooze the day away. For more info click here or come and visit me!

The 2012/13 Entertainment book has arrived - help us raise funds!

For just $65 your Entertainment book contains $15,000 worth of valuable offers valid until 1 June 2013 for Christchurch, Canterbury and Nelson. Discounts include many popular restaurants, cafes, cinemas, accommodation, retail outlets, attractions, activities and more! With your support the funds raised will help us care for thousands of sick, injured, abandoned and abused animals throughout Canterbury. Let your friends and family know and order yours today! Click here to check out the book and click on the image to be directed to the application form. Books can also be purchased and/or collected from our Animal Centre in Hornby.
Dont' miss out - get your book today!

'Desex In The City'

Financially struggling Canterbury pet owners have been offered a helping hand in the form of free desexing for cats, dogs, kittens and puppies, to help reduce unwanted animal numbers throughout Christchurch. SPCA Canterbury and supporting local vet clinics have joined forces to offer over 1200 free desexing surgeries with a contribution from The Crawshaw Milligan Trust. The “Desex in the City” campaign is part of an ongoing initiative to provide post-earthquake animal care to Canterbury residents. For more information and contact details of participating vet clinics please click here. Please note that due to high demand, all of the dog surgeries are now full however there are still plenty of cat spaces available so be sure to book in now!

Rehoming advice

We realise that making the decision to rehome your pet is an extremely tough one and it may be for reasons out of your control i.e. financial or relocation. SPCA Canterbury is currently receiving a high number of calls from owners wanting to surrender their pets especially as many responsible owners are being uprooted by earthquake repair works and are running out of options. Click here to see our advice on ways to advertise and spread the word...

Do you have a pet emergency plan?

Do you have a plan for you pets at home in the event of an emergency? If not, don't worry, we have put together a plan to help you prepare for any future events. Click here to download this.
Don't forget your free emergency sticker to alert rescue services to the fact that pets reside in your house! Contact us to have your sticker sent to you. Success for Nut Point Fundraiser

Kitten & Puppy Overload

Please note we now have lots of kittens and puppies available for adoption. Our centre is full and we desperately need your help to find homes for all these gorgeous animals! We appreciate your support - so please bypass your local pet store and help give one of our animals a new forever home.

Assistance Alert: We are currently running desperately short of food, especially wet cat food and dry dog food. If you can spare some or kindly donate, these would be gratefully received at our Animal Centre in Hornby. You are welcome to drop these in at any time between 10am - 4pm, Mon - Sat. If you cannot make it to the centre, we have food bins in most New World, Countdown and some PAK'n'SAVE stores. We really appreciate your support!

Thank you Canterbury!

We wish to warmly thank all of you who donated blankets and sheets for our animals over the past few weeks. We now have a 'fully stocked' storage shed and no longer need these items. We really appreciate your outstanding support and kindly request that you continue donating pet food items for our pantry, as per our message above. THANK YOU!

Our Sponsors

Sponsorship is a great way for your business to help animals in need. For a list of our sponsors, please click here.

SPCA Canterbury wishes to acknowledge the generous support of:

Hill's Pet Nutrition

Hill’s Shelter Nutrition Programme is a partnership with RNZSPCA. Hill’s helps feed homeless pets with Hill's Science Diet pet foods, supplied free, to SPCA animal centres throughout New Zealand.

 

 

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