Nelson Women's Centre Open Day - Tuesday 19 September
This year, Tuesday 19 September, will mark 130 years of women holding the right to vote in Aotearoa New Zealand.
To celebrate this, we are holding a special open day at the Nelson Womenโs Centre from 10am - 4pm.
Come join us for...
๐ A range of wonderful wellbeing offerings from local businesses
๐ An exhibition on women's rights
๐ Lunch - please RSVP if you would like to attend
๐ Music
๐ A chance to celebrate & connect
Whether you are a regular at the centre, or have never been before, we warmly invite you to come on down and join us.
All women and non-binary are welcome throughout the Open Day.
All are welcome to attend the lunch, from 12:00pm-2:00pm.
Please RSVP if you would like to attend the lunch - office@nelsonwc.org.nz or 546 7986
โ ๏ธ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. โ ๏ธ
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:
๐ The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50ยฐC in less than 15 minutes.
๐ 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.
๐ This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
๐ 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 โค๏ธ