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Page 8. External links and sources

More links and websites

  • New Zealand Companion Animal Council

    The New Zealand Companion Animal Council represents a range of animal-related groups.

  • New Zealand Veterinary Association

    The website of the association of New Zealand veterinarians.

  • Your pets

    This page of the MPI Biosecurity New Zealand website outlines the requirements when bringing pets into New Zealand.

  • RNZSPCA

    The website of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

More suggestions and sources

  • Bowie, Rachael. ‘How much is that cutie in the window? No, really.’ Consumer 471 (July 2007): 6–9.
  • Clifton, Jane. ‘For the love of dog.’ New Zealand Listener 211, no. 3528 (22–28 December 2007): 14–19.
  • Serpell, James. In the company of animals: a study of human–animal relationships. Oxford: Blackwell, 1986.
  • Thornburrow, Veronica, ed. An introduction to the history of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Auckland: RNZSPCA, 1993.
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How to cite this page

Nancy Swarbrick, Pets, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/4561/sources (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 1 March 2009.