Marcus AllanJournalist/Producer, Newstalk ZB·Newstalk ZB·3 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM3 mins to readThe SPCA says the cost-of-living crisis means pet ownership is out of reach for some people. Photo / NZMEThe SPCA says the cost-of-living crisis means pet ownership is out of reach for some people. Photo / NZMEThe number of pets adopted from the SPCA has fallen by almost 2400 in the past five years, as the cost-of-living crisis bites for pet owners. Figures released to Newstalk ZB showed 17,295 animals got a new home in the year to May 2022.
In the year to
