About the Nelson SPCA
The Nelson Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) was established in 1887 and is a member society based in Bishopdale, Nelson.
Our primary functions are to:
- Investigate and deal with complaints of cruelty and neglect
- Uphold the laws relating to the treatment of animals and take prosecutions where necessary
- Provide sanctuary to animals in distress
- Re-home suitable animals where possible
- Assist with public education Promote responsible pet ownership.
The Nelson Society has four full time and three part time staff, assisted by approximately 50 volunteers . Our complex features an adoption center and a shop which supplies a large selection animal products including: pet carriers, pet food for dogs, cats, rabbits, etc. The shop also hires out equipment such as cat traps, and pet travel or transport cages. There are SPCA branches in Blenheim, Motueka and Golden Bay.
Each year, Nelson SPCA provides sanctuary to around 2000 animals in distress:
| Year | No. of Animals |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1560 |
| 2007 | 2003 |
| 2008 | 2043 |
| 2009 | 1909 |
| 2010 | 1741 |
The team at the Nelson SPCA
SPCA History & Structure
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) started in England in 1824 (five years before Britain's first police force) and is recognised as the world's oldest and most influential animal welfare organisation.
RNZSPCA stands for the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
It is a voluntary organisation which, through its district branches, provides help to animals and owners 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
It is a voluntary organisation which, through its district branches, provides help to animals and owners 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Society operates at two levels - national and district. The national governing body of the RNZSPCA organisation is the National Council, elected at the annual general meeting by representatives from the districts. Each of the 54 local SPCAs incorporates in its title the name of the district in which it operates. Not all local SPCAs are "branches". A small number are member societies and use "RNZ" in their name. Each of the 54 local SPCAs runs its own affairs and handles its own finances. An elected committee controls the activities. The larger SPCAs have paid staff, but most rely on unpaid volunteers. Each has one or more warranted inspectors, paid or unpaid, to investigate complaints of cruelty and to enforce the Animal Welfare Act 1999.
Nelson SPCA is purely a voluntary organisation. We rely on donations, bequests and our own fund-raising efforts to continue our work.
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