SPCA facility almost ready
The first rebuilt facility at SPCA Otago’s Opoho base will open in less than a month, its chief executive says. SPCA Otago chief executive officer Sophie McSkimming said the rebuild of the education...
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SPCA raises money for new animal shelter
SPCA raises money for new animal shelter
It might have been raining cats and dogs across the Otago region on Friday evening, but the Otago SPCA had a completely different mission at hand. The annual SPCA black tie dinner and auction was...
Dunne boosts SPCA’s funds for new buildings
Dunne boosts SPCA’s funds for new buildings
A government grant has pushed SPCA Otago past the halfway mark of its fundraising effort to replace derelict buildings at the Dunedin shelter.
Kitten 'explosion' due to warm weather
Kitten 'explosion' due to warm weather
SPCA Otago has been inundated with kittens, unseasonably warm weather in Dunedin having extended cats' typical breeding season.
Homing dogs a high point
Homing dogs a high point
The summer holidays aren't all camping grounds, barbecues and sunburn.
Cat caught in gin trap may lose leg
Cat caught in gin trap may lose leg
A cat suffered up to two days' agony after her leg was crushed and broken in a prohibited gin trap in Dunedin, and her owners want to make sure other cats do not end up in the same situation.
Plea to ensure cats, dogs do not starve
Plea to ensure cats, dogs do not starve
The SPCA has issued a timely reminder to make sure pets will be well looked after while owners are away on holiday.
SPCA resumes adoptions
SPCA resumes adoptions
The cat-killing virus at Otago SPCA has gone and adoptions have resumed but rigorous cleaning continues.
Virus forces SPCA to quarantine cats
Virus forces SPCA to quarantine cats
The Otago SPCA's cat adoption centre has been closed and put under strict quarantine conditions after about 40 cats came into contact with a highly contagious and deadly virus.
Abandoned dog may be from 'puppy mill'
Abandoned dog may be from 'puppy mill'
The best breeding years are behind purebred shih tzu Ted and he needs a home.
Cat population 'explosion' at SPCA
Cat population 'explosion' at SPCA
Otago SPCA is set to extend its weekend opening hours as its kitten population ''explodes''.
Experts say cats require compulsory microchips
Experts say cats require compulsory microchips
Animal experts in the Otago region are calling for compulsory microchipping of cats in order to control stray cat populations and streamline the return of lost cats to their owners.
Extended shelter stays for pets not logged on
Extended shelter stays for pets not logged on
Microchipped pets are having extended stays in shelters because their owners have failed to log their animals on to a national register, SPCA Otago executive officer Sophie McSkimming says.
Touring vet aims to desex 250 cats in 19-day visit
Touring vet aims to desex 250 cats in 19-day visit
A neutering caravan is in Dunedin for the first time on the last stop of a national tour.
'Amazing' Amelia's animal fundraiser
'Amazing' Amelia's animal fundraiser
Nine-year-old Amelia Steele, of Kyeburn, meets SPCA Otago resident dog Archie, in Dunedin yesterday.
Cat dumping 'disgraceful'
Cat dumping 'disgraceful'
The dumping of a cat in a tied pillowcase on the roof of a four-storey Dunedin building has been condemned by SPCA Otago.
'Distinctive' SPCA donation box stolen
'Distinctive' SPCA donation box stolen
A ''distinctive'' donation box was stolen from the Otago SPCA - the first to be taken from the front counter of the Otago animal welfare charity, executive officer Sophie McSkimming says.
Creatures great and small at service
Creatures great and small at service
There were paws in the pews at St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, yesterday. God's little creatures, including dogs, chickens, guinea pigs and rabbits, congregated for the annual Otago SPCA Blessing of the Animals.
Cat-swap project to prevent flat overflow
Cat-swap project to prevent flat overflow
Cat-swapping has been made possible for Dunedin scarfie flats' felines.
Delta gives $5000 to SPCA for a new aviary
Delta gives $5000 to SPCA for a new aviary
A "bedraggled'' aviary at Otago SPCA in Dunedin will be replaced with a new purpose-built facility after a $5000 donation from Delta yesterday.