More than 125 animals have found new homes in the biggest sale ever conducted at the RSPCA animal shelter in Rutherford.
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The mammoth number of adoptions has seen about 80 per cent of cages emptied – and the sale continues on Monday with all puppies, dogs, kittens and cats available for adoption for just $29.
Guinea pigs, mice, poultry, rabbits, rats and small birds will all be free.
“This sale has been really good for us and of course, wonderful for so many animals who have found new homes,” Kristen Muscio, team leader at Rutherford RSPCA, told the Mercury on Sunday.
She revealed the sales figures:
- Friday: 56. These were 11 cats, 15 dogs, 12 kittens, two pigs, 13 puppies and three rabbits;
- Saturday: 51. These were seven cats, 11 dogs, 21 kittens, 11 puppies and one rabbit.
- Sunday, up to 2pm: 18. These were one cat, four dogs, seven kittens and six puppies.
This contrasts to normal adoptions over the same three-day period last year at Rutherford RSPCA when only 12 animals found new homes.
“We were particularly pleased that so many adult cats have found new homes, because people usually want kittens.
“But kittens usually also need a lot of training and the number of adult cats adopted so far has gone really well.
“And the best part for us is having calls from several people, saying the adult cats they adopted here are settling in nicely.”
Ms Muscio said they were glad good homes were found for their two pigs, usually difficult pets to have adopted.
“Pigs cannot be kept in suburbia, like the average backyard.
“We are also glad some dogs have found homes after being here for more than three months,” Ms Muscio said.
“This was the biggest animal sale we have ever had at Rutherford and we had extra staff on duty being paid overtime to check the animals’ health.
“Our big sale ends when we close the doors on Monday – unless we run out of animals first,” she said.
