The SPCA will miss out on the $300,000 it normally gets from its annual street appeal after this year's efforts had to be cancelled because of alert level changes.
Monday, 1 March 2021, 3:29 pm
SPCA is disappointed to announce the cancellation of
their Annual Street Appeal in towns and cities across New
Zealand. Scheduled to start today, Monday 1 March and
continue for the entire week, the decision was made in light
of the upgrade in lockdown levels over the weekend.
At
Alert Level’s two and three, New Zealand’s largest
animal welfare organisation is unable collect much-needed
funds on the street due to the lockdowns’ strict
criteria.
SPCA’s General Manager – Marketing and
Fundraising Dominique Leeming says while it’s hugely
disappointing the street appeal won’t go ahead, there are