Newstead Veterinary Services are proud to sponsor our local charities.
The Humane Alternative
This is a charity which desexes, vaccinates and worms feral cat colonies and replaces them into Industrial homes. Desexed cats prevent strays from establishing territory, thereby reducing the cat population.
Around Hamilton there are countless hundreds of cats and kittens, SAVED by The Humane Alternative Cats Group, who have been responsible giving them back a life. These cats were once abandoned, hurt and injured, dumped and forgotten. Our Group works with the vets to have every animal, checked, immunised, and desexed before being re-homed.
The group started 15 years ago, saving ferals in Morrinsville after our local newspaper reported an out-cry from the public, how these cats and kittens were rounded up and being gassed. Dave Thompson, together with Gaye (his partner), Norm and Pat (his parents), helped trap and take on caring for these unwanted strays. Since way back then, our group membership has continued growing. We welcome new members, and are always looking for good people to come on board to help.
Since that time some years have passed and we are still taking in domestic cats and kittens to immunise, desex and rehome. We also have members of our Group taking cats to show at Hamilton’s malls, supermarkets, and other places to promote the group and seek to re-home cats. We seek the public help for donations, purchase a raffle ticket, or hopefully take one of our cats home. All of our work is voluntary, our major bills are always food and veterinary care.
Having a NO KILL POLICY, means just that. All our cats and kittens are given the best help to survive and turn into healthy loving animals we can pass on to caring new owners.
The Humane Alternative Group is supported by working with The Newstead Veterinery Clinic.
The Humane Alternative Cats Group,
P.O. BOX 12190, Hamilton.
Shelter contact, Norma, (07) 824 3792.
Waikato Avian Widlife Rehabiltation Trust
This charity looks after & rehabilitates injured bird wildlife until they are able to be re-released into their original habitats.
Situated in the Gordonton area, the Wildlife Trust is run by Bill Smith & his loyal team of volunteers. Bill & his team are extremely knowledgable in the health & rehabilitation of Avian Wildlife and are always happy to assist with any queries.
For more information on the Trust or to find out how you can assist them contact Bill on 0800 452101