HEARTBEATS HEART SUPPORT GROUP
1 in 3 of us will have a heart attack or heart condition in our life
1 in 10 of those over the age of 60 years, ALREADY HAVE!
Over 12,000 Kiwis are admitted to hospitals each year, having had a heart event.
HEARTBEATS is a non-profit, community of heart event survivors that provides personal support, education and care, for people with heart conditions, everywhere.
We operate local group meetings across Auckland suburbs, as well as online meetings that have cardiologists, doctors, dietitians and healtcare professionals, as guest speakers.
There is no membership fee - IT's FREE.
All heart event survivors, their families and whanau are WELCOME.
To find a group near you, and get real support and understanding from those who have had the same experience, CALL 0220 606 199
and find your true path to a brighter future.
⚠️ 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 ❤️