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Try out vegetarian or vegan eating for the month of October. You'll do your health and the environment a favour - and save animal lives while you're at it!
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The NZ Institute of Environmental Science & Research and the University of Otago have announced that they will no longer shoot live pigs in the head in bloodstain-pattern research. Auckland University has also been conducting these tests but has made no such promise.
It’s common knowledge that the skulls of humans and pigs are very dissimilar, so not only is this a cruel practise, but data gained from these experiments is unreliable at best.
Please join us in asking Auckland University to permanently stop this brutality.
Woohoo! Animal Re-homing is the proud owner of a bright red 2009 Ford Mondeo station wagon! We are now busy outfitting the vehicle to meet the special needs of our rescue animals.
Almost 200 animal-lovers dug deep into their pockets to ensure that we could continue our work rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing animals in strife. Since January the Givealittle barometer steadily crept towards our $20,000 goal while other donations arrived in our account and post office box. Then the fabulous Pedigree Adoption Drive joined in and, through that, we have finally been able to secure the vehicle.
We sincerely thank everyone who helped us with this ambitious fundraiser, including some lovely children who raided their moneyboxes. Extra-special thanks to Hilda and Eric (pictured below) who initially purchased the car and immediately loaned it to us so we could continue our work while our fundraising efforts were in progress.
Bronxy is looking for a fun and affectionate home. She is a three-year-old Corgi X Jack Russell who adores human company and loves to be cuddled on laps and in arms - where she regularly falls sound asleep. Bronxy enjoys car rides even more than her regular walks. Unless she is in a fully fenced area, we recommended that she is kept on her extender leash due to her intense prey drive.
Bronxy enjoys playfully running with other dogs, but because she is a gentle and sensitive soul, any canine in her new home would need to have an equally soft disposition.
Bronxy has been de-sexed, vaccinated, micro-chipped and registered.
For more photographs and information about this sweet girl please click here.
We would like to thank Dog Protection Society New Zealand for fostering Bronxy, Colleen for bringing her into our care, our wonderful volunteers for assisting with her walks and Nose To Tail Dogwash for offering her complimentary baths.
Check out this adorable video! Oh, the inherent wisdom that comes from the mouths of babes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQIMJ648qgg
