Their impact, particularly for smaller rescues, can literally save lives.
Many thanks for including us in your draw. We are delighted to be the latest donor recipient. It is much appreciated and much needed.
Our workload is so intense that we seldom have time for social media or website content, so at the end of each financial year, we send a brief newsletter, along with receipts, to our donors. This year we are sharing our letter to reach those of you who donate in other ways - adopting, volunteering at the shelter, fostering, dog walking, animal foods, bedding, etc. Many thanks to all.
"Hi X,
Please find attached the receipts for your 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024 donations. Thank you so very much for your help – especially during these difficult years following Covid-19.
It’s the time of year when we share and reflect on our annual performance and acknowledge, with deep gratitude, that none of our massive workload would be possible without the support of our donors. It is due to you that we continue to achieve significant results. Huge thanks from the animals and from us for your loyal backing.
We must raise around $100,000 annually to meet the needs of the animals we rescue, rehabilitate, re-home or offer permanent sanctuary. Last financial year we, unfortunately, had to use the only investment fund we had (for the charity’s next car), but it enabled us to maintain our duty of care to the many species of creatures under our umbrella. During the decades we have been established, we have never taken a wage for our 60-70 hour work weeks, but we do contract a part-time cleaner and kennel hand.
If you are able, please set up an automatic donation payment, so that we can budget for expected costs. We work extensively with street pigeons and use a $50 sack of bird seed every week. Please donate a sack when you can. Unexpected costs, veterinary, fuel, and food prices are shocking and continuous in rescue work… and we appreciate any additional assistance as they arise.
Last year we rescued and re-homed 35 dogs/puppies, 51 cats/kittens, 44 hens/chicks, 9 roosters, 10 rabbits, 22 hedgehogs, 0 sheep, 3 pigs, 1 cow, 2 calves, 7 geese, 15 Mallard ducks, 5 Muscovy ducks, 1 Morepork, 12 fledgling chicks, 5 doves, 48 street pigeons, 7 fishes, 2 goats, 2 rats and 4 mice. We retained 14 cats, 6 dogs, 1 rabbit, 4 hens, 10 street pigeons, and 1 hedgehog at our private sanctuary. We also cared for 139 de-sexed cats at our TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) colonies.
Additionally, we fed the dogs and cats of homeless and very low-income people, did up to 45 dog walks per week, de-sexed and micro-chipped all dogs, cats, and rabbits we rescued, submitted to government on animal related issues, attended 15 dog training sessions and gave 2 presentations. We attended street protests, assisted animal hoarders with cats, rats, mice, and rabbits, transported injured birds to dedicated bird rescue organizations and successfully encouraged many individuals and families to stop eating animals. We lent equipment to dozens of organizations and individuals, and shared bulk food donations with other animal charities. We also fostered a dog while his guardian served a prison term. We returned lost dogs, cats, and rabbits to their caregivers and provided coops and kennels for animals without shelter. We deeply suffered the passing of some of our palliative care animals and attended the euthanasia and burials of many animals who were adopted from us years ago. We ran a major fundraising initiative so that the dogs Chubba and Xylo (see them pictured with beautiful clear eyes) could have urgent entropion surgeries. You will be delighted to know that all four eyes now have full vision. The family realized that they could not afford to keep both dogs, so Chubba has now been adopted with a lovely resident dog for company. Xylo is lapping up the extra attention in his original home. Many thanks for your amazing help with this happy ending too.
As always, it’s been a non-stop year of education, rescue, advocacy, rehabilitation, re-homing, and palliative care, supported by our donors, volunteers and fosterers.
Dog registrations are looming in June and our outstanding vet bills are over $7,000. We are seeking sponsorship for a part-time paid assistant at $24.00 per hour. We also require a large, sturdy gazebo and table for use at outdoor events… and practical flooring in the carpeted areas of the shelter. We would be extremely grateful for any further help with these projects.
Please see the donation methods at the end of this letter or contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
If you would like to support us in other ways, we are currently seeking adopters, experienced dog walkers, cat and dog fosterers, and shelter volunteers aged from 18 years. Please also sign this petition to protect the ban on live animal exports by sea that Kiwis fought so hard to achieve under the former government. More than 33,500 signatures have already been collected. Thank you. Protect the Ban here: https://shorturl.at/rARX2
Please let us know if any of your contact details have changed, so we can update our files. Take care, and please know that you are deeply appreciated."
Donations by -
Credit card. Givealittle page: http://www.givealittle.co.nz/org/animalrehoming
Online or at the counter:
ASB Account number: 12 3059 0650626 00 (Please reference with your name)
Overseas Transfers:
The Swift code / IBAN number is: ASBBNZ2A
The BIC / BSB number is: 12-3059
The ASB bank postal address (if required) is: PO BOX 35, Shortland Street, Auckland 1140, New Zealand
Our outstanding vet bills are over $7,000. Please help
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