SPCA Whanganui

28/05/2026

🐾 Come visit us at the Whanganui River Markets! 🐾

This Saturday 30th May, we’ll be set up at the markets chatting all things fostering — especially for our Dogs, Small Animals and Farm Animals! 💚 If you’ve ever thought about fostering, this is the perfect chance to come have a relaxed chat with our team, learn what fostering involves, and see how you could help animals in need.

We’ll also have:
🐶 Some lovely dogs joining us
🎨 Fun kids activities and sweet prizes
🦴 A “Guess the amount of Dog Treats, win the whole lot!” jar
🐾 A chance to help name one of our puppies coming up for adoption soon! Simply make a donation and pop one male and one female name suggestion into the bucket — if your name gets chosen, you’ll have some serious bragging rights 💚
📚 And of course, information about fostering and how you can get involved!

Whether you’re seriously interested in fostering or just want to stop by and say hello, we’d love to see you there!

📍 Whanganui River Markets
📅 Saturday 30th May

Helping animals starts with community — and we can’t wait to meet more amazing people willing to make a difference 🐾

26/05/2026

Are you organised, and passionate about helping animals? Then we need YOU! 🙏

SPCA’s annual street appeal, Fill the Bucket, will take place across Aotearoa again this year on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2026, and we’re beginning our search for Volunteer Area Coordinators.

Funds raised from this appeal help us continue our vital work to save the lives of thousands of animals each year ❤️ You can join the amazing community of supporters by becoming a Volunteer Area Coordinator in your region. You can do this independently, or join up with a friend and double the fun!

We’re looking for people who can take on a leading role, be a friendly face for the volunteer street collectors, attend a training session beforehand, and commit to the two full days in October. Keen to be a part of the team? 🐱🐶 Email us at [email protected].

26/05/2026

Woohoo! This Saturday! Come and say hello to some of the team and find out what it's like to Foster for the Whanganui SPCA 😍

🐾 Come visit us at the Whanganui River Markets! 🐾

Next Saturday 30th May, we’ll be set up at the markets chatting all things fostering — especially for our Dogs, Small Animals and Farm Animals! 💚 If you’ve ever thought about fostering, this is the perfect chance to come have a relaxed chat with our team, learn what fostering involves, and see how you could help animals in need.

We’ll also have:
🐶 Some lovely dogs joining us
🎨 Fun kids activities and sweet prizes
🦴 A “Guess the amount of Dog Treats, win the whole lot!” jar
🐾 A chance to help name one of our puppies coming up for adoption soon! Simply make a donation and pop one male and one female name suggestion into the bucket — if your name gets chosen, you’ll have some serious bragging rights 💚
📚 And of course, information about fostering and how you can get involved!

Whether you’re seriously interested in fostering or just want to stop by and say hello, we’d love to see you there!

📍 Whanganui River Markets
📅 Saturday 30th May

Helping animals starts with community — and we can’t wait to meet more amazing people willing to make a difference 🐾

26/05/2026

Thanks to your help…Boomer has a home! 💞 thank you Whanganui

24/05/2026

Boomer has been up for adoption for 102 days and currently has no applications. :( We would love to see him in a home. To find out more about Boomer or apply to meet him please visit: https://www.spca.nz/adopt/animal/658891/cat-boomer-whanganui?

23/05/2026

Got a little extra land? Perhaps you live on a farm or a lifestyle block, or know someone who does? SPCA needs foster homes for farm animals! 🐎🐏

We can't emphasise enough just how important our foster homes are 🙏 Whether the animals need space to grow and gain strength, or recover from neglect or mistreatment, having a safe foster home is a key part in their journey to adoption.

Anita is one of our treasured farm fosterers.

"I love animals, and we have plenty of space since moving to a lifestyle block in South Auckland," Anita says. "When I realised we could help out by fostering, I decided to sign up.

"At this stage we had four alpaca of our own. I fostered Cosworth the alpaca, and he needed meds to help him with some of his ailments. It was so lovely to see his health improve.

"I totally recommend fostering. The SPCA team are there to support you if you have any questions or concerns, and they check in regularly." 🩵

Sign up to foster via our site: www.spca.nz/fosterwinter2026

22/05/2026

We are currently missing a number of SPCA cat traps that have previously been lent out to members of the community.

These traps are an incredibly valuable resource that allow us to safely help sick, injured, stray, and vulnerable cats and kittens in need of care. Without them, our ability to respond to calls and assist animals is greatly impacted.

If you, or someone you know, may still have one of our traps, we kindly ask that it be returned to the SPCA Centre as soon as possible — no questions asked.

Your support helps us continue the important work we do for animals in our community every day. Thank you for your understanding and assistance 💙

20/05/2026

🐾 Come visit us at the Whanganui River Markets! 🐾

Next Saturday 30th May, we’ll be set up at the markets chatting all things fostering — especially for our Dogs, Small Animals and Farm Animals! 💚 If you’ve ever thought about fostering, this is the perfect chance to come have a relaxed chat with our team, learn what fostering involves, and see how you could help animals in need.

We’ll also have:
🐶 Some lovely dogs joining us
🎨 Fun kids activities and sweet prizes
🦴 A “Guess the amount of Dog Treats, win the whole lot!” jar
🐾 A chance to help name one of our puppies coming up for adoption soon! Simply make a donation and pop one male and one female name suggestion into the bucket — if your name gets chosen, you’ll have some serious bragging rights 💚
📚 And of course, information about fostering and how you can get involved!

Whether you’re seriously interested in fostering or just want to stop by and say hello, we’d love to see you there!

📍 Whanganui River Markets
📅 Saturday 30th May

Helping animals starts with community — and we can’t wait to meet more amazing people willing to make a difference 🐾

19/05/2026

So many sweet Guineas looking for their new homes 🏡

We have a bonded pair and a bonded trio! Find out more about them on our website 💙