Op-Shop Open
Hello! Just a message to let everyone know that our little animal rescue charity op shop is still open! We have been made aware a lot of people believe we have closed down but we haven’t!!
Located at 2181 East Coast Road, 4 Paws Pet Care charity shop and desex clinic is open Monday Wednesday 10-4 and Friday 10-2 with the clinic operating on Tuesdays.
We are all volunteers including the growing team of veterinary staff and all funds made in the shop and the clinic go towards reducing desex costs for local rescues and people in need to help the animals have a better quality of life!
Lots of amazing goods in our shop all for very reasonable cheap prices!!
So come in and have a look and support our animals!!
We are also looking for more volunteers to get us open more days during the week if anyone would like to volunteer with us!!
thanks and look forward to seeing you guys in store!
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!
⚠️ 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 ❤️