This weeks #KapitiKids summer events
It's the last week of the school holidays for some so check out our #KapitiSummer summer events calendar to help with the boredom busting and get your tamariki exploring Kāpiti! To see the full list of events, visit www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
🐰 Kāpiti Coast District Libraries are celebrating the Lunar New Year
🚲 our Find Your Play team have free events throughout the week including the Bike Rodeo and Scavenger Hunt on Saturday
💦 it's the last week of Summer SPLASH at our pools and aquatic centre and it's also the last Manu Bomb Competition of summer!
Don't forget to get the kids colouring in their suns with the Summer Reading programme and if you are stuck for ideas for holiday fun, download our #KapitiKids summer activity sheet - www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
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I'm sure you've got some excess ham at home or cold roast potatoes.
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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 ❤️