Have your say: Christchurch Casino venue licence up for renewal
The Gambling Commission has received an application to renew the venue licence for the Christchurch Casino. This will allow it to continue to operate at 30-38 Victoria Street, Christchurch, for another 15 years.
The Commission is requesting feedback from the Christchurch community, which can be emailed to: info@gamblingcom.govt.nz or posted to: PO Box 137295, Parnell, Auckland 1052. Submission deadline: 8 August 2018. Unless previously arranged, all submissions will be made available for public viewing on the Gambling Commission’s website.
The Christchurch Casino is operated by Christchurch Casinos Limited.
For more information about making a submission, visit our website www.gamblingcom.govt.nz or contact Blair Cairncross, Executive Director, Gambling Commission: blair.cairncross@gamblingcom.govt.nz.
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⚠️ 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 ❤️