Vernika was shocked to see a handsome little puppy running alone along a busy street. She watched in horror as he ran across the road and was hit by a car. She tried to find his caregivers, but with no micro-chip or collar the search was fruitless - so she contacted us. We have also been unable to find his original guardians.

The pup had developed a limp so we took him to the vet who prescribed seven days of bed rest – not easy for this brindle bundle of boisterous energy! We are pleased that his leg is now completely recovered.

We have named him Vernie after his rescuer and he has been registered, micro-chipped, de-sexed and fully vaccinated. Vernie will be ready for adoption when his neuter stitches have been removed.

He adores playtime with people and other dogs and loves cuddles, so his successful applicant will need to be around him most of the time. This cute little boy sits for treats but needs further training so attendance at a series of group obedience classes is a condition of his adoption.

If you have time for a puppy, can afford to feed a large dog and will love him to pieces for the length of his lifespan, we look forward to hearing from you. Applications to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thanks to Vernika for rescuing Vernie, Dog Protection Society New Zealand for fostering him for us, Paw Justice for donating his puppy food,Nose To Tail Dogwash for giving him complimentary baths and to our valued volunteers for providing him with regular walks and love.

SAFE's Big Veg Challenge for World Vegetarian Month is only two days away!

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!

Signing up gives you access to free recipes, meal plans, advice on nutrition and eating out. There's also a group for sharing ideas with other people taking the challenge. Let us know how you go!

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.