⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️

The Team from SPCA New Zealand

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 ❤️

Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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?

Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

• Summer
• Winter
• Other - I'll share below

Vote View Results

• 62% Summer
  62% Complete
• 36.5% Winter
  36.5% Complete
• 1.5% Other - I'll share below
  1.5% Complete

1503 votes

TOPEC Triple Treat Fun Run / Walk 2025

Kevin from Bell Block

Not long to go now.
Sunday 19 January 2025

DO YOU ENJOY RUNNING OR WALKING?

Pick a distance. 2.5Km / 5Km or 9.5Km. Even better, Choose from a 5Km flat or a 5Km Hill Challenge to Lake Mangamahoe.

Come and join the fun, the fresh country air and the atmosphere. A great family day out.

Wet or Fine.

250 plus entries at events this year.

Check out the courses and further details at: www.athleticstaranaki.org.nz......

Please spread the word with family and friends via social media etc.

Thanks for your consideration. Any queries contact Kevin: tarasupaevent@gmail.com

Some of the proceeds from this event will be donated to a LOCAL Charity.
Taranaki Down Syndrome Assn.

Organised by the Inglewood Runners & Walkers Club.
Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year.
Cheers.
Kevin.