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SPCA animal rescue

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The television programme Animal house gives insights into the varied work of Auckland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) volunteers. In this 2004 episode, a wild cat and kittens are taken to the cattery of Yvonne Brown, an SPCA volunteer and an expert at taming wild cats. She cares for rescued cats until a new home is found for them.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Pets – Animal welfare in the 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/19748/spca-animal-rescue (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 1 March 2009.