Epic Pityard Battle BBQ Competition
Some of the most elite athletes will gather on the 23rd Nov to duke it out for the title of Most Epic Barbecue.
Get in quick to secure tickets to check out the action, eat Low n Slow Barbecue and try all of the Most Epic Beer’s. Your ticket gets you a BBQ meal, access to taste thefreshly brewed Epic Beers and see the fastest growing competitive sport in NZ!
From 2pm Saturday 23rd of November you will see top BBQ athletes craft their dishes and race to hand in Chicken, Lamb, Pork Ribs and Beef over 4 hours of intense competition.
Meanwhile catch up with Luke Nicholas and the team of Epic over a few hop fuelled refreshments or try some new Hidden World Gin’s.
Celebrate over a refreshment with the teams at prizegiving when we announce the winners and ultimate Epic Pityard Grand Champion, then you could head across the road to Waikaraka Park for some Speedway.
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⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️