Are you having a problem with cluster flies?
It seems to have been a bad year for cluster flies. Have you found that the pesky autumn flies are a problem this year?
In 2017, they were a big problem in the Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay. If you have a problem with cluster flies please contact Wairarapa regional reporter Piers Fuller on piers.fuller@stuff.co.nz.
⚠️ 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 ❤️
We're talking new year resolutions...
Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.
What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?
Wiltons Rd Sunflowers🌻
We have grown a sunflower patch which is open now for exploring and pick-your-own! 1.5km down Wiltons Road. $2/stem. All proceeds to local charity Hokai Tahi (pregnancy and baby loss support). It's still fun to explore even when the weather is bad - wrap the kids up and bring them down, very easy school holiday activity!
(If!!) weather clears up, bring a picnic blanket and have a picnic out here!
Also, highly recommend 7.30pm-9pm as a great time to take photos.
Open times this week:
Mon 10am-2pm
Tues 10am-9pm
Weds 4pm-9pm
Fri 10am-2pm
Sat 4pm-9pm
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