RNZSPCA stands for the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. We are a voluntary organisation that provides help to animals and owners 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Rotorua SPCA was formed in 1944 and is a branch of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Even though we are a branch, we are still responsible for the handling of all of our own affairs and finances. We have a voluntary committee that controls our activities and the majority of our personnel are unpaid volunteers. We also have warranted inspectors who investigate complaints of cruelty and enforce the Animal Welfare Act 1999.
Rotorua SPCA is purely a voluntary organisation, receiving no state funding whatsoever. We rely on donations, bequests, sponsorships and our own fund-raising efforts.
Rotorua SPCA provides a number of services including a 24 hour, 7 day per week emergency service for animals.
At our shelter (24 Old Taupo Road) we have housing available for over one hundred animals at any one time. During the course of one year we can have 3000+ animals come into our care and it costs us approximately $5 a day to provide food, shelter, warmth, veterinary care and companionship to those animals.
"We speak for those who cannot speak for themselves"
