DOG REGO 🐕
CALLING ALL DOG OWNERS.
The time has come the walrus said!! I don’t usually write any comments but the time has indeed come.
We are hearing that the SPCA is overwhelmed by animals right now - offering half price adoptions!!!
Why are the shelters overwhelmed? Are you aware that YOUR council has just increased our dog registration to $109?? I have a rego notice from 2006 and it was $58. So what do we get for such a huge increase? The majority of responsible owners have never had their dog in the Pound (we don’t currently have one!!), we have always paid our dues and so we need to ask WHY, WHEN INFLATION IS SO BIG RIGHT NOW, CAN COUNCIL HAVE THE GALL TO RAISE OUR FEES????
Did you also know that Dog Control does NOT operate at weekends??? Did you know that if you ring about a stray or menacing dog, we were told if you catch the dog, we will come and collect it!! Really.
One councillor said dog rego is a very important REVENUE source!!
Our registrations are coming up and I challenge you all to think about whether you will pay this crazy amount or not. I have looked at other Councils around NZ and one even has a special rate for senior dogs - and no the Government does NOT set the fee - local council does and we are known for being one of the highest in the country. Of that I am NOT proud.
Come on doggy folk- stand up together and say enough is enough.
PS: I’d love to see the reaction of all CAT owners if they had to pay this exorbitant fee and it is high time a fee also went onto cats.
PLEASE MAKE TIME TO WATCH THE SUNDAY PROGRAMME 28 MAY AS THIS ISSUE WILL BE DISCUSSED.
If anyone is interested in having a protest on this issue, please message me.
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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61.7% Summer
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36.7% Winter
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1.6% Other - I'll share below
⚠️ 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 ❤️
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!
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