WELLINGTON ANIMAL RESCUES

WELLINGTON RESCUES FOR ANIMALS BIG AND SMALL

HUHANZ - Helping You Help Animals

CHARITY

A sanctuary dedicated to teaching empathy to the community and providing shelter for animals in need. They find homes and foster care for a multitude of homeless, abandoned, seized and abused animals and work to educate and advocate about everyone's ability to be proactive about help animals in some way.

Support HUHANZ by purchasing from their Shops: 

HUHA Ethical Gift Store which is located at 233 - 237 Lambton Quay, Wellington. 

HUHA Op Shop Otaki which is located on Main highway, on the corner of Arthur Street and SH1 (beside Subway)

Phone:  04-392 3232

Email: enquire.huha@gmail.com 

Website: www.huha.org.nz 

ADOPT - DONATE - SHOP


Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary Ōtaki

CHARITY  (Animal Protection Society Incorporated)

Owned by the Animal Protection Society, the Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary is 26 acres of land which provides a refuge for abused, neglected, and mistreated animals, and especially former farm animals. 

Phone: (06) 364 2241 

Email: blacksheepotaki@gmail.com  

Website: http://www.theblacksheep.org.nz

The Animal Protection Society also runs two Op Shops from which the money goes towards supporting the Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary Otaki as well as other animal rescues.

The Shops are:

Newtown Opportunity for Animals located at 162 Riddiford St, Newtown, Wellington. 

Miramar Opportunity for Animals 37 Miramar Ave, Miramar, Wellington. 

DONATE - SHOP


Free as a Hawk Refuge 

Located in Kapiti. They take in sick and injured birds, wildlife and domestic or farm animals and rehabilitate them to be released back into the wild or re-homed. 

Phone: 021 178 6261

Email: freeasahawkrefuge@hotmail.com 

DONATE: 38-9011-0466579-00


Wellington Rabbit Rescue

CHARITY

Takes in abused, neglected, sick, injured, abandoned and unwanted rabbits for rehabilitation and re-homing. They work to educate the public on rabbit welfare and care. 

Email: info@wellingtonrabbitrescue.org 

Website: www.wellingtonrabbitrescue.org  

ADOPT - DONATE - SHOP


Home Tree 

Based in Kapiti. Their mission is to offer assistance to people wanting to re-home pets (cats/kittens, dogs/puppies), educate about the importance of de-sexing these animals and where they can, provide support to those in need. 

Phone: 0210 530 414

Email: hometreenz@gmail.com 

DONATE: Home Tree 38-9004-0239466-05


Chinchillas - New Zealand - ಌ Mystic Chins ಌ - (MCNZ) (GROUP)

A friendly and helpful resource for owners of Chinchillas in New Zealand. They advocate for proper Chinchilla care and welfare. 

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Elamore Farm Rescue 

Based in the lower North Island, a rescue dedicated to helping animals of all kinds, offering a refuge until a new forever home can be found. 

Phone: 0275808948

Email: elamorefarmrescue@gmail.com 

DONATE: 38-9016-0647141-00  

WELLLINGTON DOG RESCUES

Ellie's Canine Rescue & Rehome

CHARITY

Based in Wellington. Dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of pound dogs and surrendered dogs from private situations. Can assist with temporary refuge of dogs involved in domestic violence cases. Provides de-sexing assistance.

Email: elliesk9rescue@gmail.com 

Website: www.elliesk9rescue.com 

ADOPT - FOSTER - DONATE


ARAN Animal Rescue NZ (WELLINGTON Wing)

CHARITY

Are one of a few dog rescue groups in New Zealand who specialise almost exclusively in rescuing pound dogs. In under 6 years they have saved around 1000+ pound dogs and private rehomes, together with various other animals, and via a network of foster homes and other agencies all over the North Island, seen those dogs de-sexed and vet treated as necessary, and into approved permanent homes.

Email: Aran.rescue.nz@gmail.com 

Website: www.arananimalrescue.org.nz 

DONATE


Home Tree 

Based in Kapiti. Their mission is to offer assistance to people wanting to re-home pets, educate about the importance of de-sexing these animals and where they can, provide support to those in need. 

Phone: 0210 530 414

Email: hometreenz@gmail.com 

DONATE: Home Tree 38-9004-0239466-05

WELLLINGTON CAT RESCUES

Upper Hutt Animal Rescue Society Inc

CHARITY

Operates as a Shelter that takes in homeless, stray and unwanted cats and kittens, providing them with a safe haven until they find a permanent home.  The Shelter is located at 4 King Charles Drive, Kinglsey Heights, Upper Hutt.

Phone: (04) 526 2672

Email: info@animalrescue.org.nz   

Website: www.animalrescue.org.nz 

ADOPT - DONATE - VOLUNTEER - SPONSOR 


Feral Nation

A foster-based rescue dedicated to helping cats and kittens in need through rehabilitation and re-homing to best-fit families.

Email: feralnationnz@gmail.com 

DONATE: 12-3141-0278878-01 


Forgotten Felines Foundation

CHARITY

Based on the Kapiti Coast. Their primary mission is to reduce the numbers of cat colonies in the Kapiti area. They work towards this through a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program and by rehabilitating and socialising tamable kittens and rehoming them to loving homes. 

Email: info@forgottenfelines.org.nz 

Website: www.forgottenfelines.org.nz 

ADOPT - FOSTER - DONATE - VOLUNTEER - SHOP


Loose Leash Cat Rescue

CHARITY

Based in Wellington. Dedicated to the care of colony cats and the rescue of abandoned and neglected cats. They also provide assistance and education for de-sexing and microchipping cats 

Email: looseleash.catrescue@gmail.com 

DONATE


The Kitten Inn

CHARITY

Dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of cats an kittens in the Wellington region with a focus on desexing and microchipping.

Email: info@kitteninn.org.nz 

Website: www.kitteninn.org.nz

DONATE - SHOP


Outpawed

CHARITY - The Outpawed Rescue Trust

Dedicated to the care and management of community, stray and abandoned cats in the lower North Island.  

Phone: 027 325 0768

Email: wellington@outpawed.org.nz 

Website: www.outpawed.org.nz 

ADOPT - FOSTER - DONATE - VOLUNTEER - SHOP


Cats Protection Wellington

CHARITY - Cats protection League Wellington Incorporated

A Shelter dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of cats and kittens in need. 

Phone: 04-389 9668

Email: hello@catsprotectionwellington.org.nz 

Website: www.catsprotectionwellington.org.nz 

ADOPT - DONATE - VOLUNTEER - SPONSOR - SHOP


Hutt Valley Cats

Rescue Support. Their focus is to support cat rescues in the Wellington and Greater Wellington region. They share cats and kittens for adoption, help to find fosters, and support fundraising and de-sexing drives. 

Contact


Feline Fix (DE-SEXING SUPPORT)

Feline Fix is a Kapiti community initiative to help spay and neuter cats. They aim to work with the community to provide reduced cost de-sexing to help reduce the huge numbers of kittens that end up in rescue centres or worst still, stray and feral.  

Phone: 027 230 2024

Email: felinefix.kapiti@gmail.com 

DONATE TO SUPPORT


Home Tree 

Based in Kapiti. Their mission is to offer assistance to people wanting to re-home pets, educate about the importance of de-sexing these animals and where they can, provide support to those in need. 

Phone: 0210 530 414

Email: hometreenz@gmail.com 

DONATE: Home Tree 38-9004-0239466-05

WELLLINGTON BIRD RESCUES

Free as a Hawk Refuge 

Located in Kapiti. They take in sick and injured birds, wildlife and domestic or farm animals and rehabilitate them to be released back into the wild or re-homed. 

Phone: 021 178 6261

Email: freeasahawkrefuge@hotmail.com 

DONATE: 38-9011-0466579-00


Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust

CHARITY

Specialise in the rescue and rehabilitation of waterfowl, however they also take in all types of native and non-native birds who have been orphaned or are otherwise in need of care. They are involved in oil spill bird rescue and the captive breeding program for endangered Pāteke/Brown Teal. 

You can help support Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust by shopping from their online plant nursery Feathers and Flora.

Phone: 027 669 2473

Email: info@wbrt.org.nz 

Website: www.wbrt.org.nz 

DONATE - VOLUNTEER - SHOP


Lower Hutt Kereru Rescue

A dedicated group of volunteers working to offer a 24/7 rescue service dedicated to rescuing injured/trapped Birds, ducks and other bird life within the Hutt Valley region.  

Phone: 027 359 2892

Email: Lhkererurescue@gmail.com   

DONATE: Lower Hutt Kereru Rescue 38-9019-0658567-02