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I should say first that I have been devoting my life for many years in
several different countries to protecting dogs from cruelty and neglect. I
consider myself an animal lover, a responsible dog owner and a
,,guardian for the dogs,,
I have loved and treasured animals all my life. In New Zealand I have long
supported the work of the SPCA, and its affiliated organizations WSPA,
WWF,SAFE and many other smaller foundation that looks for protecting
the rights and the Care of Animal’s.
I have adopted 3 Dogs from the SPCA,, The last we got them just a few
months ago from the SPCA Shelter he is about 10-year-old Dog
,,Hunterway cross,, when we took him home he was very sick.
The veterinarians believed that he had a neurological disorder.
He ,,Rex,, was depressed and wasn’t eating anything.
He was absolutely appalled at his condition.
Emaciated to the skeleton, this big dog had only 25kg he was Bruised
und wounded had a bad skin condition he had some infection. He wasn’t
expected to live very long. The first week a spend 24/7 with him and I
slept next to him and feed him every few hour and carried him outside.
In only few weeks he put about 14kg on. He is intelligent, very
affectionate. He just loves his cuddles and being told he is a good boy
he is fit and healthy now and runs around with the youngsters like a
spring chicken.
He still seems happy, though. Every day, our Rex is teaching us that love
is a gift, no matter how long.
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The general public needs to be re-educated that you do not use the shelters
as a dumping ground for your peeing cat or barking dog that you bought
thoughtlessly in the first place."
Not to mention to all the guys out there, that Your boy won't be any less
of a dog or cat if they are neutered.
"Many animals are abandoned not because they have behaviour problems,
but simply because they have become inconvenient...
Basically, dogs are abandoned or surrendered to shelters because they
misbehave. Dogs misbehave (act like dogs), simply because no one taught
them how to behave appropriately when living with people,
Some get a second chance, some don’t.
I have been working for this cause for many years. I Support many
ANIMAL RESCUE (Foundation) around the world with Spay and
neutering Programs.
ONLY SPAY and neutering will help solve one of the biggest pet
overpopulation problems in this country.
More Info: When the Okaihau pound of the Bay of Islands SPCA was
(rightly) closed down recently,
Link: www.stuff.co.nz/northland/northland/4687622a1927.html
After some encouraging initial contacts with them I became a foster parent for
the BOI SPCA with the purpose of increasing the success of placing good
dogs in good homes. I have several dogs of my own all of them from
SPCA I made an expansion of my own facilities to temporarily house
dogs in need of care.
Please see:
More Info: Link: www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pets-
animals/Dogs/Dogs/auct...
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However, the BOI SPCA has had some staff changes since I started working
with them and I have begun to observe many practices that do not meet the
standards that I believed should be mandatory and required for a
successful Adoption program.
Link: Bay of Islands SPCA manager and Animal welfare workers are
distraught over the number of unwanted cats and dogs that have had to
be put down over the holidays.
More Info: Link: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objecti...
I’m expecting to see another sad story in the newspaper about a small
child being attacked by a vicious dog. This is exactly what we as dog
lovers don't need. Just read the Newspaper and you can see what we
have for problem and that is only the tip of a iceberg.
Yet another Kaikohe resident has become the victim of a vicious dog
attack while walking home.
More Info: Link: A pair of killer dogs are driving a wedge between
residents of a small Northland town, community fears a child will be
next. www.northernadvocate.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?sto...
I think, It is of prime importance that the Society’s rules in this respect be very
strictly adhered to; if an adult or child is subsequently mauled or killed by a
dangerous dog, because of the lack of proper action when re-homing the
animal by a Branch of the Society – a failure to abide by the Society’s rules in
that respect - the good reputation of the Society and every other branch, will
be in shreds.
As far as I am aware, every other Branch of the Society follows its rules in this
respect.
Fact is they ONLY SPAYING and NEUTERING help solve and break the
circle one of the biggest pet overpopulation problems.
And they do not even always charge the new owner the proper adoption fees,
the only ask for a small donation:
BOI SPCA staff have justified these deficiencies by saying some families
are too poor to pay the fees for these services (typically $200-$300). My
view is if they can't pay the fees for the procedures that would avoid future
problems they can't afford to have a dog. I have witnessed many cases
where people get dogs without neutering and in a matter of months they
have more unwanted puppies to dump on the community. Or other
cases where they couldn't pay the fees and the dogs end up being
poorly cared for and in some cases starving to death.
Of course we will never know where he got his dog and what’s the
history of this poor creature then the SPCA will do the investigation and
the will us then never tell the truths, if the history go back to the SPCA.
The staff at BOI SPCA is very unhappy with my criticism of their practices and
have severed their relationship with me.
My Concern came of as they did not just sever their Relationship with me, but
then went to discredit my work and Ability with the animals I work with and
along site. This Concerned me as it a shows, that they are willing to go to
great lengths, to cover their own misconduct within the S.P.C.A
However, there are many problems in your organization, which make our
work difficult. And I find this Inspector her in SPCA BOI are very poorly
trained when I compare them with other People that work with Animals
The committee is down to 7 Members and change so many time and
they the have little experience with this kind of work. And of cause they
all have a full-time job.
They are Unwillingness to work with other SPCA rescues shelters to make
things better for Animals and to try new ideas and better ways of doing things
in the futures.
The Management who run SPCA BOI have this attitude, No one will tell us
how to run the shelter." ---- Yeah, but they work for us, the community who
keeps them alive with donations!
Anyone that cannot or will not release their statistics have something to hide.
Open the books and let everyone see how the SPCA Bay of Islands run their
operation. What they are doing with Your Donation and how much really get
and benefit the animals and not use for administration and expensive Office.
More Info: Link: stealing $17,629 from the SPCA in Kaitaia
SPCA volunteers kicked in the guts:A 74-year-old Kaitaia ...
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I guess they have to be more and open to the public. If it can't stand up
to the public seeing their policies, then it needs to be closed as it runs
today.
As we know the new S.P.C.A BOI bought just recently small Property for more
the (half a Millon Dollars) with only a small House on in the Kerikeri Centre
and convert this to Shop/Office. But we still have now facility or Dog and
they are talking since many years we will get a proper facility to house
them and care for theme.
Puppies and all our Dogs are housed in foster homes.
I am committed to the welfare of the unloved dogs in our area and intend to
continue fighting for them will spend all my time and money to help animals in
need. This may include some battles with the BOI SPCA, which I think needs
reforming severely.
But under these circumstances I have to now close this ,,Adoption site,,
SPCA Bay of Islands ADOPTION TradeMe Website
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and all my support and all donations for S.P.C.A BAY OF ISLANDS.
My advice to anyone seeking to adopt a Dog from any Shelter, is to
choose only ones who’s Policy is to spay and neuter it’s animals prior to
adoption, not from the ,,SPCA Bay of Islands,,
But of cause we still support The SPCA Whangarei and other who doing a
great job. Check out there Website. www.whangareispca.co.nz/index.php
Of cause the next step will be to inform the media and expose them to
the public. I already set up several website. We need people to get that
message out.
Yours sincerely,
Bob Winter
FRIENDS FOR THE LOVE OF ANIMALS