Our Kids Christmas Craft Series is back and better than ever.
Take some time to work, shop or play, and bring the kids in to give back this Christmas for three fun-filled mornings.
🎄 Kids Make, Bake and Give - Wens, 18 Dec I 9am to 11.30am 🎅
‘Tis the season to share the love. Join us for a few hours of fun while we make and bake tasty treats, take a stroll up the road and give the goods to our friends who need them more. Leftovers? Fabric wrap and share at home.
🎄 Bangin’ Christmas Crackers - Thurs, 19 Dec I 9am to 11.30am 🎅
Are you dreaming of a green Christmas? Bring along your best jokes to make your own bangin’ Christmas crackers and craft sustainable decorations. After the festive session, you’ll be able to reuse or recycle. Merry Christmas Mother Earth!
🎄Furry Friends and Christmas - Fri, 20 Dec I 9am to 11.30am 🎅
What do fabric, insulation off-cuts and animals have in common? Join us to find out! During this fun-filled session, you will learn some sweet life skills, make toys and cushions from upcycled materials and donate them to our furry friends living in shelters.
$26 per workshop or book all 3 and save 10%
What word sums up 2024, neighbours?
If 2020 was the year of lockdowns, banana bread, and WFH (work from home)....
In one word, how would you define 2024?
We're excited to see what you come up with!
⚠️ 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 ❤️