Safer Plates Pop-Up Event
Due to recent events in the community with an increase in vehicle crime, and as requested by the community, we are running a pop-up Safer Plates event.
This will take place next Saturday 10 June 2023, 9am-11am in the carpark at the northern end of the Tawa Community Centre.
For a donation of just $5 per vehicle, you can have the standard screws on your number plates swapped for anti-theft tamper resistant screws.
We'll accept cash donations on the day (sorry we don't have eftpos), or you can make a secure online donation via our Givealittle page in advance through the link below (please consider ticking 'Yes' to the 'Add top-up donation' as this helps cover our fees to use Givealittle, but is completely optional).
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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 ❤️