Te Atatu Food Truck Fridays - March 6th 4:30pm-8:30pm
TOMORROW (March 6th) is the day for Treat yourself Friday at Te Atatu Food Truck Friday! Let your tastebuds wander amongst some of Auckland’s best food trucks. 4:30pm – 8:30pm - Te Atatu South Community Centre (247 Edmonton road, behind the St Johns ambulance station). Also, there will be the DJ's from the TAT South Radio Collective spinning vinyl to get you set for the weekend, live music in the community hub from 7pm, FREE ReCreators creative children’s workshops, bouncy castle, pop up games and small children's playzones. Plenty of carparking. Walking or cycling up makes it easier to get there. Riding your bike there also will give you the chance of winning one of 5 x $20 dinner vouchers. Seating available inside or outside or picnic in the park. Stay around and enjoy the fun community vibes. We are running now to 8:30pm. See you all there 😃.
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!