The SPCA first calls the ambulance team if an animal has been abandoned, neglected or abused. They have a national rescue unit based in Wellington. Up to twelve people are able to go around New Zealand and rescue dogs in the following situations:
Floods/Fast water
Small spaces
Heights
Earthquakes
Fire
The SPCA has helped many animals find forever homes and reunite them with there original owners. As soon as the animals arrive they receive food, water, bed and shelter. They work hard to ensure that all of their animals get the best home they can possibly find. There is no time limit for an animal to get adopted that comes into the arms of the SPCA.
All animals are given a health check as soon as they reach The SPCA. It is usually just a checkup, seeing how the animal is doing, but in some cases, they have to get special treatment or even life saving surgery.
The SPCA is an amazing group of people. Since there are so many creatures everywhere getting abused and neglected, all those feed bags, water bills, beds and toys are going to cost. That is why The SPCA needs all the money it can get. If you donate, a dog will be granted a bed.
Image from The SPCA website
Kia Ora Ailie, this is Shannon from the Summer Learning Journey.
ReplyDeleteYou have done an outstanding job on your post. It is incredibly informative and well researched. I’m very impressed. The SPCA does a lot of hard work. There are so many animals that need help and if people don’t donate to charities like this one, they can’t afford to rescue or house as many as they find. Saving animals is a noble and necessary pursuit.
You sound very passionate about animals. Do you have any pets? If so what are their names? I have a pet cat we actually got from the SPCA. His name is Hoshi, and we got him as a kitten about a year ago. He was very sick when he was born, the runt of his litter, so without the funding people give to the SPCA, he might not have been able to receive the medical treatment he needed. Now he’s a happy go lucky kitten. He’s very clever, we even taught him to shake hands, though he has to get a treat or a belly rub for the best results.
Might I suggest given the amount of text you have included that you add some more colours to the background or a couple more pictures. Perhaps you could use some of these tips for making eye catching blog posts to enhance your post and appeal a bit more to your readers.
Altogether, you have done a stellar job, Keep up the incredible work!
Mā te wā
Shannon
Hi Shannon!
DeleteThank you for saying the kind things, I really appreciate it. I do have pets. I have 2 dogs, a cat, an axolotl, and 2 horses. My parents actually own 18 horses, I'm just counting my own. Thanks for the suggestions, I will keep them in mind.
Bye for now!
Hi Ailie,
DeleteWow, that sounds like a lot of pets! They must keep you busy! What are their names? Do your parents have a pony farm? You must be a very good rider. Do you take your horses on treks often?
What is an axolotl?
Mā te wā
Shannon
Hello Shannon!
ReplyDeleteThey definitely do! One of our dogs is a Border Collie called Shelby and the other is a Heading dog named Harvey. The cats name is Murray.
They sort-of have a horse farm, it's more of a stud, where they breed horses to make their babies race. They are mostly Thouroughbreds, the worlds fastest breed.
I am kinda good at riding, and my ponies names are Scooby and Coco. I'm chilling out on riding for a little bit so all I'm doing is mucking out yards (picking up poo), brushing and taking them on walks around our property.
An axolotl is a species of salamander, except it only lives in water. Every part of their body can regrow, even their head!
See you!
Kia Ora Ailie,
DeleteWoah, that sounds so cool! Have you been to many horse races? What colour are your horses?
My Aunty has a cat named Murray. He’s super big and ginger. They had a little dog named Vinnie as well and he was actually smaller than the cat!
I like your pony names. Is Scooby after Scooby Doo?
Axolotl sound amazing! Imagine if we could grow back parts of our bodies, that’d be so crazy. It’d be like a superpower. If you could have any superpower in the world, what would you have?
Hei konā mai,
Shannon
Kia Ora Shannon
DeleteI have been to many horse races, and for some reason my parents let bet on a horse each time. A large amount of our horses are bay (Black mane, tale and legs with a brown body) but some are chesnut (orange) and grey (white).
Our Murray is black. Vinnie sounds so cute! Imagine being smaller than a cat!
I actually don't know, he is a leased horse (means that he is someone else's but we have him at our house) but we do have a race horse called Scooby who is named after Scooby Doo.
If I had any super power, I would read minds. It would be helpful in school because maybe the teachers are thinking of the answer >:D.
See you!
Hi Ailie!
DeleteThank you for explaining the colours to me. I don’t know all too much about horses so I’m very appreciative for your help! What is your favourite coloured horse?
What’s the coolest named horse you have? I think the coolest name I’ve ever given an animal was a fish I had called Sir Edmund Gillary. It’s the name I’m most proud of!
Reading minds would be super helpful. You’d be able to answer any question in the world. What other things do you think mind reading would help you do?
If I had a superpower, I think mine would be to manipulate water. I just think that would be so cool, a bit like Katara in ‘Avatar the Last Airbender’. Imagine being able to stop the rain mid drop or build a snowman super quick like Queen Elsa. It’d be awesome!
Happy blogging,
Shannon
Hi Ailie,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Cheryl and I am the Education Coordinator at SPCA. I heard that you wrote a wonderful blog post about SPCA, so I thought I would come check it out!
I definitely heard right - you did an awesome job on your post! It looks like you did a lot of research to write your post, well done. You should be very proud!
Since you are so passionate about animals and their welfare, you may be interested in exploring SPCA's Kids’ Portal (https://kids.spcaeducation.org.nz/). Here you can read more about SPCA, learn about animal care, download instructions for DIY enrichment toys, watch videos, and test your knowledge with the quizzes. There is even a space for you to share your work and send our SPCA Expert any questions you have about SPCA, animal welfare, and responsible animal guardianship (ownership).
Additionally, a new component of the Kids’ Portal is our Kind Matters newsletter. New issues are published each school term and are filled with animal-related facts, stories, activities, crafts, tips and most exciting of all – a competition! Right now we’re holding a “Caption This Photo” Competition. If you’d like to enter, you can find all of the details in issue 7 (November ’19) here: https://kids.spcaeducation.org.nz/newsletter/
Thank you again for spreading the word about SPCA and for your support. If you have any animal welfare and SPCA questions, please feel free to email education@spca.nz and we would be happy to answer them for you!
Have a great day!
Kind regards,
Cheryl