SPCA

Fundraising will need to be the Otago SPCA's focus this coming year, the organisation's annual report says.

Otago appears to be one of the worst places to be an animal, following the release of the SPCA's annual List of Shame.

Some do it for the bragging rights, others for the sense of accomplishment.

North Otago SPCA is seeking support from the community to enable it to move into much-needed new premises.

Te Awamutu's SPCA chief executive has stepped down after being threatened with prosecution over the "filthy" state of the society's premises in the Waikato town.

A plea for canned meat to feed an unexpected influx of cats and kittens at the Otago SPCA has met with a generous response this week.

An unseasonal influx of stray and abandoned felines has left the Otago SPCA struggling to care for them all.

SPCA animal welfare inspectors are making regular visits to a chain of Auckland pet stores following concerns about the welfare of its animals.

The North Island MP pushing for harsher penalties for animal cruelty says he has a better understanding of the challenges facing Otago SPCA following a visit to Dunedin on Thursday.

Halfway Bush resident Catherine O'Donnell has firm views on what should happen to the person or people who dumped nine cats, mostly kittens, near her home on the outskirts of Dunedin.