More links and websites
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Animal Re-homing
Animal Re-homing helps rehome all kinds of animals, from mice to horses.
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The Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary
An Ōtaki sanctuary which rehabilitates and rehomes abused, injured and abandoned animals.
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Cats Protection League
The website for the Canterbury branch of the Cats Protection League.
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Chained Dog Rehabilitation & Rehoming NZ
The Facebook page of a registered charity which educates people about dogs that are permanently chained or locked away and neglected. They also help to rehabilitate and rehome dogs placed in their care.
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Greyhound Protection League of New Zealand
The website of the organisation that opposes greyhound racing in New Zealand.
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HUHA – Helping You Help Animals
The website for HUHA Animal Sanctuary includes information and fun facts about animals as well as information about community events.
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Humane Society
The Humane Society of New Zealand is a volunteer organisation which rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes and animals.
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New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society
The website of the society that is working towards the abolition of vivisection.
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Companion Animals NZ
The website of an umbrella organisation for animal welfare and rights groups.
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New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies
The New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies (NZCHAS) draws on a wide range of disciplines and explores new ways of thinking about animals, and about human–animal relationships. It also advocates for the interests and agency of animals.
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Open Rescue
The New Zealand Open Rescue Collective investigates factory farming, rescues animals and educates the public about factory-farming conditions.
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Paw Justice
Paw Justice aims to eliminate animal abuse.
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SPCA
The website for a charity that investigates animal cruelty and provides help for animals and owners.
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SAFE for Animals
SAFE aims to improve animals’ lives by raising awareness and changing attitudes.
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Sea Shepherd
The website for an organisation that promotes conservation of marine wildlife.
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Cats Protection Wellington
The website for the Wellington branch of the Cats Protection League.
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World Animal Protection
World Animal Protection works directly with animals, people and organisations to address animal cruelty. Their vision is to create a world in which animals live free from suffering.
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ZooCheck NZ
ZooCheck aims to prevent the physical and psychological suffering of wildlife in captivity.
More suggestions and sources
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Potts, Annie, Philip Armstrong and Deidre Brown. A New Zealand book of beasts: animals in our history, culture and everyday life. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2013.
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Singer, Peter. Animal Liberation: a new ethics for our treatment of animals. Harper Collins, 1975 (40th anniversary edition 2015).
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Swarbrick, Nancy. Creature comforts: New Zealanders and their pets: an illustrated history. Dunedin: Otago University Press, 2013.
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Thornburrow, Veronika. The compassionate years: an introduction to the history of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Auckland: RNZSPCA, 1993.
