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All pets/animals |
Animal Organisations, Animal Welfare and Animal
Rights etc
Animal abuse/cruelty
Page of links to help students doing assignments
on the topic...
Animal Careers in
New Zealand
> Great resource and support for
those wanting a career
with animals from Zoo Keeper to
Vet to Dog Groomer.
Animal Law
Legal advice and
assistance on animals and the law in New Zealand
Articles from Animal Law >
Poisoned pet food,
how the law values pets
A.R.L.A.N. (Animal
Rights Legal Advocacy Network) NZ
National Anti Vivisection Campaign NZ
NZ Companion Animal Council (NZCAC)
P.A.C.A.T. People Against
Cruelty in Animal Transport.
Dedicated to the abolition
of the live animal export from Australia
Pets for Love Charitable Trust - bringing joy to
the elderly and others though pets
Royal New Zealand SPCA
Save Animals From
Exploitation (SAFE) NZ
The Humane Society of NZ
Inc
WSPA (World Society for the Protection of
Animals) NZ
Shelters and/or
rescues for ALL pets
Animal Controls (Pounds) (NZ wide)
Animal Rehoming
(AKL)
Happy Tails (Maungtoroto - Northland)
We cater for mainly puppys and other baby
animals, including kittens, lambs, calves,
kids, piglets, and any other animal that needs our help!
Reservation (Christchurch)
Nearly every bird, animal reptile, except cats
SPCAs (NZ wide)
Tokoroa Animal Rescue (Tokoroa)
I
take in ALL animals in need - newborns needing
to be handreared, sick, injured, old,
big, small, whether it's got 2 legs and wings or 4 legs
and fur. Rehoming/adoptions.
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Cats |
Cat Organisations, Cat Welfare, Cat Shelters,
Cat Rights and Cat Websites etc
Animal Rescue Thames
(Coromandel peninsula to Te Aroha)
Rescue, rehabilitation & rehoming of cats & kittens.
Socialisation of unsocialised kittens
- from hissy to kissy. Coromandel peninsula to Te Aroha
Auckland
Cat Rescue (Auckland)
Rescue centre for unowned or stray cats and kittens. Cats & kittens
for adoption. Information and assistance with
desexing.
Cat
Care Rangiora Caring for cats in North
Canterbury and surrounding areas
Cats Inc
NZ Cat registry
Cats in
Need Trust (Auckland).
We rescue unwanted, abused and abandoned cats and
kittens, bring them back to perfect health and
rehome them. All our cats and kittens are
desexed.
Donations and volunteers
most welcome.
Cats Protection league (CPL) Waikato
(Waikato)
Cats Protection
League (CPL) Christchurch
(Christchurch)
Cats Protection League
(CPL) Wellington (Wellington)
See
CPL Wellington cats/kittens for adoption
Cat Rescue
Christchurch Charitable Trust (Christchurch)
Focuses
on reducing stray cat overpopulation by using the
trap-neuter-return (TNR)
method. Homeless cats and kittens who can be socialised are
desexed and re homed.
Forgotten Felines
(North Shore & Hibiscus Coast)
Dedicated to the rescue and care of stray and abandoned
cats
Lonely Miaow
(Greater Auckland).
We rescue and care for stray, feral and abandoned cats and kittens in the
greater Auckland area. See
Lonely Miaow cats/kittens for adoption
Natz Pet Essentials (Upper Hutt)
Pet shop with a twist. Rehoming resuced cats and
kittens
South Waikato Cat Sanctuary (Tokoroa based,
wider Nth Island for needy cats)
We
strive for quality care of abandoned, abused &
neglected cats & kittens. Cats or
kittens available for adoption.
Cat Breed Rescues
Birman Rescue (please
email for contact details)
Cat
Breed Identifier
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Dogs |
Dog Organisations, Dog Welfare,
Dog Rights and Dog Websites etc
CDANZ (Chained Dog Awareness NZ)
Against the cruel practise of chained
dogs
Good DOG (Good Dog Owners Group) Wellington
Hearing
Dogs for Deaf People (no website, please
email for contact details)
DOG (Dog Owners Group)
(Auckland) - their own website seems down...
DPS (Dog
Protection Society)
Mobility
Assistance Dogs Trust
National Canine Cancer Foundation (USA based,
global content)
Rodney Dog
Friends ask Rodney Council to "Give my Friend a
Fair Deal"
Treat
Dog Owners with Respect (website/petition for
change for dog owners in
Manukau City) - see
http://www.canpoorpeopleowndogs.org.nz
SPCAs (NZ wide)
Dog Breed Rescues and /
or Dog Clubs (in alphabetical order)
(Please
email your rescue details for free inclusion in this
list...)
All breeds
Animal Controls (Pounds)
NZ wide. Your local Animal Control (pound) does
rehome dogs
CDANZ (Chained Dog Awareness NZ)
Against the cruel practise of chained
dogs
Happy Tails (Maungtoroto - Northland)
We cater for mainly puppys and other baby animals,
including kittens, lambs, calves,
kids, piglets, and any other animal that needs our help!
SPCAs (NZ wide)
The Humane Society of NZ
Inc. (Auckland)
Uruti All Breed Dog Rescue
(Taranaki)
Phone
06 752
6801 a/h, 027 333 9977 mob, 06 968 6637 wk,
c.miles@slingshot.co.nz
Breed Specific
Alaskan
Malamute
Rescue (NZ wide, particularly North Island)
Basenji Rescue
Boxer
Rescue
>>>
See our current dogs for adoption
Briard Rescue
Bull Mastiff
(NZ Dominion Bull Mastiff Club Inc includes
rescue)
Collie Rescue (Rough and Smooth Coated
Collies
>>>
See our current dogs for adoption
Dalmatian
Rescue
Doberman Rescue (please
email us for contact details)
Greyhounds
GAP
(Greyhounds As Pets) Finding
pet homes for retired racing greyhounds. See
GAP
dogs for adoption
Hounds4Homes Educating
the community about retired racing greyhounds
and helping to
place them in suitable homes.
German Shepherd
Rescue Trust NZ wide, Auckland based
> Good Resource > Bonding
with a rescue dog
Mastiff
Breeds Rescue and Rehoming (NZ wide)
Independent rescue and rehome service specialising in all Mastiff
breeds, although our work mainly involves Dogue de Bordeaux and Neapolitan
Mastiffs.
We are not associated with, nor affiliated too, any breed club, but we do
work
closely alongside SPCA's and pounds to help place unwanted, abused or
neglected
purebred Mastiff breeds into permanent, loving homes. See our
main ad on
petsonthenet.co.nz, then click "show all ads by this advertiser" to
see if we have any
dogs for adoption currently.
Miniature Pinscher (Min Pin) Rescue. NZ wide,
Auckland based.
(please
email us for contact details)
Pug
Rescue (NZ wide)
Pyrenean Mountain Dog Rescue.
(NZ wide) Contact Jan Chaplin.
Siberian Husky Rescue
Swedish Vallhund
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Rabbits |
Rabbit Organisations, Rabbit Welfare, Rabbit
Rights
and Rabbit Websites etc
None at present, please email potential worthy
links...
Rabbit
rescues
Himatangi Beach Animal Refuge
Rabbit and Guinea Pig Rescue
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Rats |
Rat
websites
Ratclub.org
The Kiwi rat resource. Very comprehensive
website with breed
identifier, forum, online shop for rat accessories - everything. Highly
recommended.
Ratz Down-Under
New Zealand
Rat Accessories for sale
(sales support rat rescue)
and information on rat care. Lodge (specialised boarding care for rats in
Auckland)
Rat rescues
Ratz Down-Under
New Zealand
Rattery, Rescue and Lodge.
Adoptions/surrenders (NZ wide).
NZ Rat Rescue (NZ wide)
The
NZ rat rescue takes in and rehomes abandoned or
needy pet rats around New
Zealand. We have foster homes in a number of areas such as
Auckland and Wellington
and always have some rats available for adoption.
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Ferrets |
Ferret Rescue
Little Ferret Paws Shelter/Rescue
New Zealand.
Excellent NZ information on ferrets....
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Chinchillas |
Chinchilla Rescue
NZ
Chinchilla Rescue,
also information on Chinchillas.
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Guinea Pigs
(Cavies) |
Guinea Pig Rescue/Shelters in NZ
Cavy
Creek Guinea Pig Refuge (Auckland)
Himatangi Beach Animal Refuge and Guinea Pig
Rescue
Rabbit and Guinea Pig Rescue (Auckland)
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Horses
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Horse Rescue in NZ
Equine NZ
(Horse Rescue)
Himatangi Beach Animal Refuge
Horse Websites
Horsetalk
Equestrian news, information, classifieds, forums
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Turtles |
Turtle Rescue in NZ
Turtle Rescue (Auckland)
Turtles Rescue and Rehoming (Christchurch)
Advice on what to do with a found (lost) turtle
and turtle FAQ
Breed Identifier
Books on Turtles
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Fish,
Frogs & Aquatics |
Fish Rescue. Fish, newts, frogs, reptiles,
axolotyls etc. Rescue for unwanted and also "aquatic
nanny" for those needing care of aquatic pets whilst
holiday etc
Turtles, see Turtles
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Hedgehogs |
Hedgehog Rescue
A common "hedgie" problem is mange (looks like prickles are falling
out. It's treatable, not a death
sentence..! (see first aid below)
First Aid and Care for
NZ Hedgehogs (and Hedgehog Rescue details)
Basic first aid and information on hedgehogs,
specifically written (by us!) for NZ.
Advice on keeping our gardens safe and
hedgehog friendly for one of our favourite "garden
helpers".
Hedgehog FAQ
(international), a wealth of information to help
hedgehogs. Not a NZ resource, but still much here applicable to NZ
on wild hedgehogs |
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Birds |
Bird shelters/rescue
Bird Haven
We find homes for unwanted birds, and take birds you
may find and
reunite them with their owners. Napier
based, but will collect anywhere in the
North Island
for free. Sick birds helped all types of birds.
Bird Rescue (NZ wide) Our
centres accept and care for. All New Zealand
birds and
wildlife whether they are native, non-native or pet. The Green Bay Center
assisted close
to 4,000 birds last year, many being the victims of cat attacks, road
accidents, pollution
(such as fishing line and nylon entanglements and botulism) or human
cruelty. Excellent
online resources for
Rescuing birds and also
Hazards
Bird
Wing Auckland SPCA has several Bird Wing
volunteers in Auckland caring for
various sick,
injured or lost birds. Wild or pet birds. Phone SPCA
on 256 7300 for details.
Himatangi Beach Animal Refuge (including
seabirds)
The Chicken Rescue Network (page on
caring for ex-battery hens)
Bird
websites
Parrot Society of
NZ
NZ Birds
in depth information
about New Zealand's birds
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Butterflies |
Butterflies are "wild
pets" that grace our gardens and lift our hearts
with their sheer
presence. They also need
protecting...find out how you can help.
Monarch Butterfly NZ
Trust |
Other Links
Vets
Waihi Beach
Veterinary Clinic (Beach Vets)
Pet Websites
Downsize My
Pet Website of the New Zealand TV programme
Peter Neville,
UK based cat and dog behaviourist and author.
Online store for training books, DVD's etc and
offers several online pet behaviour
correspondence
courses i.e. "Think Cat" which may be done
from NZ. Will post books
etc to NZ also, as this is
the only way to buy "Do cats need Shrinks?"
which is out
of print here.
Smarter than Jack
Amazing, and some
not so amazing animal stories as they get sent in.
Great interactive site, vote for the stories you
like best and write comments for everyone to see.
(Click on "stories to read"). Any purchases on site
also help support petsonthenet as well (merchandise
available includes
Smarter than Jack books, Hills Science Petfood for
cats or dogs, SPCA branded merchandise).
Lost Pet Resources
(NZ and international)
For New Zealand
lost and found pets, see our resources/advice and
place a free ad in our
nationwide database
Jenne Mundy -
Cat Profiler. (USA) Jenne is the only
person in the
world who is trained and certified to
offer professional Feline Behavioural Profiling.
Jenne will
assist New Zealanders by email with personal cat
profiling on a paid case by
case basis. She also
offers excellent free online information about cat
profiling.
Kat Albrecht.
The Lost Pet Chronicles
Ex police woman and founder of
Missing Pet
Partnership (USA). Excellent pet profiling
resources. Kat developed methods and training for
"pet detectives". There are no pet
detectives in NZ
as of yet, but training is available in the USA, if
anyone wishes to
do this, it would seem an untapped idea here...
http://www.soyouhavelostyourcat.co.uk
(UK based)
Advice, support and links for those with lost cats.
Especially for kids...
Animal Careers in
New Zealand
> Great resource and support for
those wanting a career with animals from Zoo Keeper
to
Vet to Dog Groomer.
Kids
for Birds. NZ
artist Janet Marshall, has created a wonderful online resource for
kids. It features colouring in from her own
lovely drawings of our native birds, stories and
information about NZ birds. There is over 30 pages of
information with a Kids Art Gallery,
links and much more. Highly recommended by petsonthenet!
SPCA
education - pet activity sheets, colouring in etc,
age appropriate
online resources
Years 1 - 8
Years 9 -13
Kids Friendly NZ
Other worthy links
(Not pet related, but kindred sites in the same
spirit as petsonthenet)
donatenz.com Give and
recieve like online dating for donations
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