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Adopt me: Zahara
Abandoned on the streets with a collar embedded in her neck, Zahara has recovered and is ready for a loving home.
Adopt me: Melissa&Charlie
Melissa and Charlie come as a pair, having lived together with a previous owner, and would like to be adopted.
Adopt me: Indy
Indy was given to the SPCA after her previous owners moved from a country property to a small central home where there was not enough room for her to play.
Adopt me: Nina
Nina is a 1-year-old cat that prefers living in a quiet atmosphere as she becomes overwhelmed by loud noises.
Adopt me: Agnes and Arabia
These domestic shorthair tabby kittens are playful and loveable. They get along well so would love to be adopted together.
SPCA at 'cat crisis point'
The Auckland SPCA has halved the cost of adopting cats and kittens over the Xmas period, saying it is at "crisis point" with too many feline arrivals.
Crossbow cat teen may get diversion
A teen accused of firing a crossbow bolt through the head of a cat may be granted diversion.
Teen in court over crossbow attack
A teen accused of firing a crossbow bolt through the head of a cat has been granted name suppression in a brief court appearance.
Pet dog attacks SPCA volunteer
The SPCA is reviewing its procedures around dogs after a volunteer was mauled by a "family" dog that had shown no hint of aggression until it attacked.
Dog suffers due to cheap collar
'Clearly this is not rocket science.' The SPCA is shocked by an Otara woman's cruelty in neglecting to change her dog's collar, causing it a serious neck wound.
Dog locked in kennel chews off own foot
A farmer has been convicted of ill-treating an animal after his dogs were locked in filthy kennels so long one chewed off its own foot.
SPCA clips wings of bird scheme
The SPCA has clipped the wings of a programme that looked after injured birds.
SPCA releases 2013 List of Shame
Black swans run over by a boat, a pet sheep bashed and set on fire, and fowl found stuffed in a chest of drawers have topped the SPCA's 2013 List of Shame.
Crossbow attack: Owner to meet teen
The owner of a cat shot through the head with a crossbow says she will talk to an 18-year-old who handed himself into police before she decides whether to push for charges to be laid.
Christchurch's quake dogs
The canine heroes and victims of Christchurch’s earthquakes are immortalised in a new book by Laura Sessions and Craig Bullock.
Teens charged over grisly death of lamb
Two Dunedin youths have been arrested in relation to the theft and mutilation of a pet lamb in the city last month.
Man who starved puppy avoids jail
A dog owner who starved a puppy to death today "narrowly" escaped jail, but has been banned form owning animals for four years.
SPCA wants 'inhumane' gin traps banned
The SPCA is calling for gin traps to be banned after two pet cats were caught and badly injured in west Auckland within a month.
Clinic for student flat cats
About 60 "flat cats" came a step closer to domestic bliss at a clinic in Dunedin for the cats of tertiary students.