At present, The UnderDogs Foundation supports 21 of the bestest dog charities around New Zealand.
The charities we support we refer to as our Impact Partners. And right now, we'd love to introduce you to them.
Our Impact Partners
Just click on the logo of each Impact Partner to visit their website.
Aspiring Avalanche Dogs
Area:
Otago
Charity number & purpose:
CC45369 Avalanche Rescue Dog Programme
Profile:
We provide highly trained dog teams who can be rapidly deployed around the clock to help locate skiers, snowboarders and mountaineers unlucky enough to be caught in an avalanche in the Southern Lakes Region and beyond. All our dog teams are volunteers.
Assistance Dogs NZ Trust
Area:
Nationwide
Charity number & purpose:
CC32920 Service Dog Programme
Profile:
We enrich the lives of people living with disability by providing purpose bred and trained assistance dogs, to meet the unique needs of each individual client and family.
We rescue puppies which we desex, chip, register and fully vaccinate before finding them great new homes. Our on-going sexing project (Neuter Ninjas) desexes dogs in the community, as a sideline to our day-to-day operations.
To enable people who are blind or have low vision to be self-reliant and live the life they choose.
Blind Foundation Guide Dogs
Area:
Nationwide
Charity number & purpose:
CC21361 Training puppies to be guide dogs for the Blind Foundation
Profile:
We enable people who are blind or have low vision to be self-reliant and live the life they choose.
Chained Dog Rehabilitation and Rehoming NZ
Area:
Nationwide
Charity number & purpose:
CC54833 Rescue, Rehoming, Rehab
Profile:
We are fighting to end the life-chaining of dogs in New Zealand. We specialise in working with Life Chained Dogs, and have gained many years of experience and expertise in this area. We educate owners, provide rehabilitative care to any dogs relinquished so they may live a happy and fulfilling life and advocate for law change in all aspects of animal welfare.
We rescue Chihuahuas from situations of neglect and abuse and place them in suitable foster care arrangements and/or permanent homes. We also collect and re-home Chihuahuas which are unclaimed and due to be euthanised from Council Pounds.
Christchurch Bull Breed Rescue provides temporary shelter, food, medical attention, and comfort to neglected and rejected dogs. We seek out new homes for these dogs and try to educate the public about the humane care of dogs. We consider the unique needs of all the dogs in our care and work compassionately to prepare a safe, appropriately socialised dog for a wonderful new life.
We rescue unclaimed dogs picked up by Dunedin Council’s animal welfare staff, provides veterinary care (including desexing), food and home-based foster care and advertises them until they find their “forever homes”.
Dogwatch is a rescue and rehoming centre for abandoned pound dogs. Each of our dogs are assessed and matched to homes through a very through adoption process.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People New Zealand
Area:
New Zealand
Charity number & purpose:
CC11184 Trains Hearing Dogs to alert their deaf recipient to everyday sounds in the home.
Profile:
We train Hearing Dogs to alert their deaf recipient to the everyday sounds in the home. We are accredited members of Assist and Dogs International.
We work actively every day to find foster care for a multitude of homeless, abandoned, seized and abused animals. We’re here to help you help animals. We encourage our community to be proactive and take responsibility for the welfare of animals and the protection of our unique environment.
HURRAH Humane Rescue Rehabilitation and Rehoming Charitable Trust
We are an independent, north Auckland based charity run solely by volunteers. We rescue dogs with a proven temperament from euthanasia at council and privately-operated pounds, prevent unwanted pregnancies through desexing initiatives and educate owners on the importance of removing their dog from a life on the chain.
Mobility Dogs NZ
Area:
Nationwide
Charity number & purpose:
CC24410 Service Dog Programme
Profile:
Mobility dogs are trained to offer practical support, companionship and security. They transform the lives of people living with disabilities.
We are a non profit organisation that rehomes cats/dogs and horses. We deal with a lot of welfare requests and will help with any species where possible. We are located the Waikato region, however will help around NZ where possible.
We educate and support the residents of Ruakaka, Bream Bay and Whangarei to promote responsible dog ownership to our local community and find appropriate permanent homes for unwanted dogs handed in or relinquished to us.
SAFE for Animals
Area:
Nationwide
Charity number & purpose:
CC 40428 Campaigning to help dogs at a legislative level
Profile:
We campaign to help dogs at a legislative level. We have been successful in bringing about a ban on cosmetic testing on animals in New Zealand, where typically dogs would have been amongst them. We also contributed to the campaign that closed the Valley Research beagle breeding facility as well as to the campaign to ban psychoactive drug testing on dogs.
Saving Hope Foundation
Area:
Auckland
Charity number & purpose:
CC56091 Dog Adoption/Rehoming
Profile:
We are a charitable trust set up by a bunch of hard working and passionate animal advocates determined to see that every dog has a fair go at life and to not be euthanised because of their breed. We have rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed over 300 dogs with a 100% success rate.
SPCA
Area:
Nationwide
Charity number & purpose:
CC 22705 Protection of dogs
Profile:
We help protect animals who are sick, injured, lost, abused or simply abandoned. Every year, our 45 SPCA Centres across the country receive 46,000 animals through their doors and 14,000 animal welfare complaints. Last year we helped 6735 dogs.
The Underdogs Foundation
Area:
Nationwide
Charity number & purpose:
CC 54581 Provides funding to support non-profit dog organisations, trusts and charities in communities across New Zealand
Profile:
We generate funding for dog charities and services across New Zealand. We build reliable income streams for dog charities who are dedicated to elevating and enriching dog’s lives, or human lives through dogs.
We Love Dogs Charitable Trust
Area:
Taranaki
Charity number & purpose:
CC58039 Rescue, Rehabilitation, Desexing, Rehoming and Education
Profile:
We Love Dogs adopt dogs from the local pound and those surrendered to us, rehabilitate them and then find forever homes.
