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://test.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 email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

As the photos explain, sibling kittens Millie and Teddy must be adopted together.

They and 13 other cats and kittens were in a terrible state living in the dirt under a boarding house - weak and anaemic from flea infestations, starving, and another kitten had a broken leg from a dog attack.

Millie and Teddy are now about 16-weeks-old, vaccinated, micro-chipped, neutered and in perfect health.

They are gorgeous kittens, fully socialised, lovingly bonded, and very playful.

If you live in a traffic safe area and would like to offer a wonderful home to Millie and Teddy, please send your application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thank you.