21 May 2025

Northland SPCA pleads for help with dumped puppies

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 21 May 2025

A Northland SPCA shelter is crying out for help, as it struggles to take care of an influx of dumped and abandoned puppies. Jo Harbison is an animal attendant at the Kerikeri shelter and told Jesse it's the worst she's seen it. A warning that some content in this interview may include details of what state these puppies are in.

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