The Humane Society of New Zealand

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ADOPT

Cats & dogs looking for forever homes

These cats & dogs are in need of caring owners dedicated to ensuring their needs are met — always! Our volunteers ensure they find the best home for our rescues.

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DESEX YOUR PET

Neuter and Spay — the only way

We believe desexing pets is the single most important way to prevent  unwanted animals. If you need financial assistance to desex your pet, we can help.

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Help us help animals

There are several ways you can help animals. You can become a Member of the Humane Society, a volunteer, or a foster home. You can also donate or leave the Society a bequest .

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Since 1975, we’ve been rescuing, rehabilitating and finding forever homes for cats & dogs.

The Humane Society of NZ advocates desexing as the primary way to prevent unwanted animals. As a not-for-profit organisation, we rely on private donations, bequests, and memberships to fund our work.

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These animals are in need of a home

Linus

AGE

6 months - 04/04/25

SEX

Male

BREED

Shar Pei x Shepherd

DESEX

Yes

Status

Available

Linus is the sweetest boy, loves his toys and cuddles and gets on well with the other dogs in our foster home

Shamus

AGE

12 months - 19/02/25

SEX

Male

BREED

Pointer

DESEX

Yes

Status

Available

Shamus loves going for walks, is very good on lead and meeting other dogs and humans.

No dogs Available

AGE

SEX

Male

BREED

DESEX

Yes

Status

Sorry there are no dogs available at the moment.

ADOPTED PETS

Happy Tails

Bounce

This is my beautiful Huntaway-x –   his name is Bounce and he is coming up 7 years old in August. He has grown to be quite a big boy at 34kgs.  I adopted Bounce from the Humane Society six years ago. My previous dog had passed away two years earlier and when I saw Bounce…

Bacio

These are a few photo’s of the inseparable couple – they absolutely love each other.   We have ended up calling him Bacio ( meaning “kiss” in Italian) as he seemed to respond better than Nacho .   Thank you so so much for rescuing our little boy-  it does not bear thinking about what…

Abby

Attached are some pictures of Abby, it is 2 weeks today of course that we adopted her & I should have been in contact last weekend. She is the most lovable & adorable dog, with a wonderful character. To say that she has settled in here would be an understatement. Forever following Jeane & or…

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Auction of Pottery pieces to support the Humane Society

The wonderful South Island artist Jim Cooper has donated a number of his pottery pieces as a fund raiser for the Humane Society, Many many thanks to #whitespacecontemporaryart for facilitating this. Auction is on TradeMe here https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/search?member_listing=8375210 You can see the pieces for auction at Shop 8, Ponsonby Central, Auckland from today (14 November) until…

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