Pūriri/Hinau Street neighbours are amazing!
I would just like to give a shout out to the wonderful neighbours around Pūriri and Hinau Streets. I knocked on the doors in the block adjacent to my home tonight in another attempt to find my cat Darcy.
Not only had neighbours already looked for him and kept my flyer from 2 weeks ago, but they even already knew his name when I introduced myself! I have also received messages over the past couple of weeks from various neighbours with sightings of cats who might be him (including, I must say, from lovely people in adjacent suburbs).
I am very moved by everyone's kindness - in spite of my intrusion on a dark and wet Monday night - and while I have not yet found Darcy, I take comfort in the thought that there are many caring people keeping an eye out for him.
You all rock! Thank you!
Here is my listing for Darcy on the Lost Pet Register, should anyone still spot him: www.lostpet.co.nz...
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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 ❤️