Middle-aged Nelly lived happily with another cat until her elderly caregiver passed away. When he died she was grief-stricken. She moped about in his bedroom, began fighting with her feline friend and toileting inappropriately around the house. This beautiful dark Tortoiseshell was taken to the vet for a lethal injection… and we were contacted.

Nelly is great at using her litter tray and is tolerating the dog and many cats in our shelter. Restricted to two meals a day, this vocal puss has started to lose her excess weight and now enjoys playing with strings and other toys. Although she’s not keen to be picked up or placed on a lap, Nelly loves attention and affection. Her favourite pastime is cleaning herself in a sunny spot.

We think Nelly would prefer to be Queen of her Castle, so a cat-free home would be best for her. Please e-mail us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to adopt this grieving girl.

When four tiny cockerels were dumped at a public park, it was only a matter of time before they would die of starvation, hypothermia or be killed by cats and dogs. Kind-hearted Troy heard about their plight and rushed to rescue them. Sadly, he was too late for one, but he saved three little Pekin roosters that day. We were contacted, named them Prince, Troy and Charlie Chaplin, then settled them into our holding pen while the long search for a home began.

Due to their size, we were on the lookout for a large, permanent enclosure where they would be safe from hawks and other predators. One of our supporters, Billie, generously offered a near-new one that was sitting unused on her property. Malcolm and Anthony from Arborfield Sanctuary Charitable Trust met us at Billie’s place to help us dismantle the structure. As soon as they had it reassembled and furnished at their sanctuary, we took the gorgeous Pekins’ to their new home.

Many thanks to Troy, Billie, and Arborfield Sanctuary. And a special thanks to Ngaire and Russell for allowing us to build our holding pen on their property all those years ago – it has saved hundreds of lives…

Susan had been unable to find a home for her beloved Somali cat of 15 years when the time came to move into a retirement village. Susan’s caregiver contacted us and, amidst tears, we collected Cleo from her lifetime home. We are very grateful to Billie who then agreed to foster Cleo at such short notice.

Another animal-lover, Lesley, had adopted one of our cats (also named Cleo) almost five years ago. When she advised us that her much loved companion had recently died at the ripe old age of 19, we gently asked if she would consider offering a home to another senior. She agreed to adopt Cleo #2.

When we took her to Lesley’s home, we thought Cleo would disappear under a bed or into a wardrobe. Instead, she explored it from top to bottom, had a feed, used the litter tray, smooched around Lesley and settled down on the sofa to give herself a thorough wash. How we love happy endings! To read more of them, check out our websitehttp://test.animalrehoming.co.nz/index.php/happy-endings

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