Meet the Candidates meetings
Hi everyone,
Just a reminder about this week's Meet the Candidate meetings, to help you decide who to vote for in the Hamilton City Council by-election.
Here are the details:
Event 1:
St Johns Methodist Church
10-11:30am
Wednesday, 7 February, 2018
20 Wellington Street, Hamilton East
Event 2:
The Quadrant Pub and Kitchen (including Facebook Live)
6-9pm
Thursday, 8 February 2018
391 Victoria Street, Hamilton
6 pm: Casual meet-and-greet with candidates over dinner and drinks. Each person will pay for their own dinner/drinks.
7:30 pm: The official part begins. This will also be streamed via Facebook Live on my "Jamie Strange MP" Facebook page.
15 candidates have put their name forward for the Hamilton East ward. All candidates have been invited to attend both events.
Saturday 17 February 2018: Election Day and preliminary results
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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 ❤️