Animal Re-homing

Each time Donna and Sam don't walk 10,000 fitbit steps per day, they fine themselves $5.00.

Twice now, this mother-and-daughter team have generously gifted us with their penalty.

Last time we put their fines towards our vet bills, and this time they will help with our many dog registrations.

Thanks so much guys for coming up with this novel way to help our rescued animals while you get fit. You're awesome!

A very special night for a very special cause. If you live anywhere near Auckland, New Zealand, you won't want to miss this event.

We hope to see you there!

Animals Asia

(The project is half completed - but more funds are needed to continue)

If you are a new visitor, please check out this link first: click here

Thanks to everyone's generous donations, Vernie's fences and gates are shaping up beautifully. Friends of his future family have turned up to weekend working bees and nothing has been able to stop their determination - not even a large tree that needed to be removed... or torrential downpours.

We are halfway there, but cannot continue without further funds to purchase more building materials.

Please share Vernie's story and encourage your friends to be part of his adoption team.

Thank you so much everybody!

Cerberus was saved through a united public effort. He went from sleeping under a tree in an Auckland suburban neighbourhood, to being impounded in a council shelter.

Today he was released from the pound and is in a welcoming foster home until he is neutered and adopted.

Congratulations to everyone involved for a fantastic outcome!

We are so happy to be playing a part in this beautiful boy's rescue...

Remember Rusty, the skeletal cat who we finally rescued near the rubbish dump?

This incredibly affectionate boy has been with us for 18 days now and has had two vet visits. We can confirm that he is a neutered male - sadly, without a micro-chip.

It took gentle abdominal massage and three days of very wet, very small meals before his bowels began to work. Either they were completely and utterly empty or they had closed down in readiness for his death.

Considering his height and length, Rusty is severely underweight at just 2.5kg. He has needed two lots of subcutaneous fluids to help with dehydration, a B12 injection, a strong worm tablet, treatment for a sebaceous cyst and plenty of prescription food to help with suspected kidney disease. His gentle responses during vet procedures are beautiful to observe.

We've given him a soft warm sponge bath, cleaned his dirt encrusted eyes and ears; and given him as much love as we can - considering he is looking for cuddles 24/7. He especially loves to have his front paws held while he snuggles in.

When he is stronger, Rusty will have bloods and x-rays taken and have a dental treatment. Meanwhile our role is to give him the loving home-care he has so sorely needed. We hope we are not too late.

If you are able to help us with Rusty's vet costs, please visit: Click Here

Rusty's original post: Click Here

Our advert for Rusty on Pets on the Net: Click Here

Tiny orphan chicks from different suburbs were handed in to a bird rescue centre, two weeks apart. Concerned that they might turn out to be roosters, the centre took first one, then the other to a vet clinic - to be put down.

Fortunately the vet staff settled the first chick in an incubator and cared for it until it was eating and drinking well. When the second chick arrived, it was introduced to the first and they are now robust friends.

The veterinarian tried to find a safe haven for them before contacting us for help and we are now fostering them at our home-based shelter on the North Shore of Auckland.

These friendly, cheeping bundles of cuteness are about 8-weeks-old and need a predator proof home... where it won't matter whether they are hens or roosters.

If your property is zoned rural and you would love to adopt these two as cherished pets for life, please apply to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Eating any animal is a grave injustice - including eating dogs.

Please sign this petition and change to a plant based diet so that innocent animals - of so many species - don't suffer and die for human taste-bud entertainment.

Petition: Click Here

Our newest volunteers Lisa and Emma took rescue dogs Pablo, Vernie and Buddy out for a wonderful walk today. Welcome aboard Emma and Lisa.

Pablo’s advert: Click Here

Buddy’s advert: Click Here

To help get Vernie get home: Click Here

Many thanks to Monty's Promotional Products and Corporate Apparel for providing us with printed dog walking vests at a discounted rate.

Last week we were advised of a friendly, skeletal, ginger cat hanging around a landfill tip. The photos of him were pitiful and caused us sleepless nights - especially during the recent frosty weather.

We named this sad little waif Rusty and spent Queen's Birthday weekend scouring the dump and surrounding area for him - without success. The landfill workers told us that countless cats were abandoned there by uncaring people and that many are run over by the huge trucks.

Late yesterday afternoon we received a phone call from one of the locals we had left our number with... and the cat he described sounded like our boy. We raced there with hopeful hearts and were well rewarded for our efforts.

Once home, we gave sweet Rusty three small meals an hour apart, treated him for fleas and worms and, after giving us endless smooches and conversation, he snuggled into his cosy bed for the night... with a heat-pump ensuring his added warmth.

If no-one is missing this boy from Dairy Flat in Auckland, Rusty will be looking for a home when he has gained weight and had a comprehensive health check.

Please contact us to register your interest... and please make a donation towards Rusty's care if you are able. His full vet check alone will be $189.00. Dentistry, thyroid tests, medications, micro-chip insertion & registration, etc are all at additional cost.

Methods of donating:
http://animalrehoming.co.nz/help-us/donate

Note: Many thanks to Gaby Bailey for raising the alarm about Rusty and to Laura Rust for offering to help with the search. (We named Rusty after Laura).

Bertie the smiley Shih Tzu is a gorgeous 6-year-old who requires a "special needs" home where he will seldom be alone.

Due to a change in family circumstances, he is currently on his own for 10 hours a day, five days a week and most of the weekend. It’s a heart-breaking situation because Bertie loves being around people and has a non-aggressive, affectionate nature towards humans and other dogs. He enjoys walks on the beach and deserves undivided attention and care.

Bertie is at his happiest when he’s with his loved ones and is a playful, loving and caring little soul, who would suit an individual, couple or family with gentle older children.

This 9kg, neutered and micro-chipped ball of fluff will make you the centre of his world once a strong bond has been formed.

Due to Bertie's nervous tendencies, he will occasionally release fluid from his anal glands when strangers enter the home. To ease this anxiety, he currently takes a homeopathic remedy. He also suffers from back pain from time to time and has a daily Rimadyl to keep him comfortable. If you are able to cope with these special needs and would like to give him a beautiful life, please send your application to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it