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SPCA Auckland Christmas Appeal - Cassie

Cassie had been left by her owners to starve

With Chief Inspector Vicki Border. Cassie has had a remarkable recovery in just 21 days.

Page creator:	SPCA Auckland Inc.
Event:	Cassie's Appeal
Event date:	31/01/2012

As Chief Inspector at SPCA Auckland I often see cases of serious animal abuse. I wanted to share with you Cassie’s story because she is a fighter. Her story has a truly horrible beginning, and I want to warn you that it is not easy to read. But together we can ensure that dogs like Cassie have a happy ending.

The Inspectorate Team received a call from a concerned member of the public about an extremely skinny dog living in a remote area. I was dispatched to the area and came upon a horrific sight. Cassie had been without food or water for quite some time; she was malnourished and dehydrated, and just 3 days from dying. She had been tied up and left to die.

I knew from the complaint that Cassie were in a serious condition, but I was still shocked by what I saw. It has been years since I have seen a case of neglect this serious. I immediately removed her from the property and brought her to the SPCA Auckland Animal Village for emergency medical treatment.

It was touch and go for those first few days. Often, in cases this serious, the animals don’t make it - too much damage has already been done. I’m just thankful we got there before it was too late.

Your donation ensures that my team and I can be out on the road 365 days a year, saving animals in need. Your support means that we can be the voice for animals in the Auckland region, and we can help put a stop to animal cruelty.

Just 21 days after arriving at the SPCA Auckland Animal Village, Cassie is like a different dog. I had to carry her in here that first day, she was so weak she could barely stand. Now she is out enjoying daily walks and running around in the local park. Often when a dog has been denied food for so long, they can develop serious trust issues and become extremely food aggressive. Thankfully this has not been the case.

Cassie is still recovering at foster care, but will be back in a few weeks for her final vet checks. Then she’ll be ready to find her new forever home.

With the help of supporters like you, more animals like Cassie will get a second chance at life. By donating today you will help to keep our inspectors on the road, provide medical care and shelter while they are injured, and it will help us demand justice when we pursue these cases through the courts. SPCA Auckland is taking action to prosecute Cassie’s owners, and expects the case to go to trial in 2012.

At the start of this I said that this story would be hard to read, but I hope you realise that while this story does have a sad beginning, together we can make sure it has a happy ending.

Warm wishes

Vicki Border
Chief Inspector

P.S. Please donate today so that during the busy summer season SPCA Auckland Inspectors can be out on the road everyday, rescuing animals like Cassie in need. We couldn’t do it without your support.

My Online Sponsors To Date
DATE	NAME	AMOUNT	COMMENT
13/02/2012	kalai	$30.00
03/02/2012	inder	$20.00
02/02/2012	Lisa	$50.00	Thank you so much for all the great work you do
01/02/2012	Nikki	$25.00	Thank goodness the SPCA were able to rescue Cassie in time!!! Well done, you guys do a fantastic job!
28/01/2012	sharon	$25.00	lets do this together
27/01/2012	jade	$25.00	sorry i cant donate more. good lock cassie xo
24/01/2012	Yaman	$50.00	Thanks for all yoru great work!
22/01/2012	Judith P	$25.00
19/01/2012	Jo Tarlton	$25.00
19/01/2012	Vikas Jain	$25.00
19/01/2012	Lynne	$25.00	Thank you SPCA for saving our friends like Cassie.Can't believe how crue the owners are. Good luck Cassie with your new life.
13/01/2012	Floyd the Lab	$50.00	I wish all doggles were loved as much as I am!
13/01/2012	Jo Nichols	$25.00	So wonderful to know that people out there are looking after these gorgeous animals. So sad they need to be helped out of these situations in the first place.
12/01/2012	Raelyn and Gregg	$25.00	Great to see how much you have improved beautiful Cassie. What would we do without the wonderful work of the SPCA. We need much harsher penalties for these idiots who abuse animals!! Good luck for the future Cassie :o)
12/01/2012	Laurie Stringer	$100.00	Thanks for saving Cassie. Please keep us informed of trial results.
11/01/2012	Marnie	$25.00	Good work SPCA team
08/01/2012	Sarah	$25.00	Thanks to the SPCA for the fantastic job they do
05/01/2012	Chelsea Fowler	$5.00
04/01/2012	Misa M	$25.00	Keep up the great work. x x x x o o o o x x x x o o Much love.
01/01/2012	Em Fraser	$25.00	Best of luck to Cassie! I wish I could donate more!
31/12/2011	lamma1	$25.00	Best of luck with the fundraising
30/12/2011	MP	$10.00
30/12/2011	Isabel	$5.00
29/12/2011	Sandra Bassett	$25.00
29/12/2011	Cecilia Luxton	$100.00	All the best for a full recovery Cassie!
28/12/2011	Vince	$100.00	Good luck with the fundraising
28/12/2011	Andy Edwards (CommsLearning)	$500.00	You are doing an amazing job SPCA folks. Thank heavens the animals have you helping as best you can. All the best for 2012.
27/12/2011	Lilia	$30.00	More power to the great work SPCA is doing for the helpless animals.
26/12/2011	Angela Hollands	$10.00	Wishing Cassie a happy ending, thank god for the SPCA! Really wish I could donate more.
25/12/2011	VT	$25.00
25/12/2011	Sue	$50.00	To all the fabulous SPCA staff - keep up the good work in bringing love and hope to animals like Cassie and I wish you success in prosecuting her owners. If only we were allowed to treat them as badly as they treated her! Love from Addie and her mum and dad!
25/12/2011	A Richards	$25.00
25/12/2011	Charlotte Bedford	$150.00
25/12/2011	Danielle	$60.00
24/12/2011	Amanda Jordan	$250.00	Merry Christmas. Because not all kitties have their own electric blanket like mine do :( xx
24/12/2011	Madeinchina	$200.00
24/12/2011	DebK	$50.00
24/12/2011	Gil	$25.00	Merry Christmas beautiful Cassie. Lots of love from Gil xx
24/12/2011	Peter M	$25.00
23/12/2011	Margaret & Bill Turnbull	$50.00	Hope Cassie improves daily and that her trust in people is restored
23/12/2011	Savana Maria	$50.00
23/12/2011	Holly Page	$100.00	SPCA - you are amazing!
23/12/2011	Debs & Shayne	$100.00	Merry Xmas to all animals and staff at the SPCA. Please continue the unbelievable work that you do!
23/12/2011	Jim	$21.00
22/12/2011	BARBARA	$25.00
22/12/2011	Jono & Carol-Lyn	$50.00	Merry Christmas SPCA and all your Animals
22/12/2011	V Evans	$20.00
22/12/2011	Claude	$50.00	Merry Xmas
22/12/2011	Judith Bassett	$100.00
22/12/2011	Jo Dreaver	$100.00
22/12/2011	Lynda	$25.00	Makes you wonder why some people have animals? Well done to the SPCA on doing a wonderful job! Merry Christmas to all.
22/12/2011	Em	$10.00
22/12/2011	Ockert & Abi Visser	$80.00
22/12/2011	Carol Johnson	$50.00	For all the Cassies. A great man once said that you can judge a nation by the way it treats it's animals.
22/12/2011	Jeanette Inger	$25.00	for all the fantastic good work done by each member of the SPCA and the lovely aniamls that make life our lives.
22/12/2011	Doug and Alice	$25.00	You can come live with us in our new house Cassie!! All the best!! Thank goodness for the SPCA!!
22/12/2011	Lakshmi	$25.00
22/12/2011	Lakshmi	$25.00
21/12/2011	mandy kelsall	$15.00	All the best to cassie and all the other animals in need, the work SPCA does is wonderful. Merry Xmas
21/12/2011	Shannon	$25.00	Merry Christmas, thanks so much for all the work you guys have done this year!!!!
21/12/2011	3 Kings Animal Lover	$25.00	Merry Christmas to all of the animals & caring staff at SPCA.
21/12/2011	Liz Clark	$50.00	Merry Christmas Cassie xxx
21/12/2011	maddie	$50.00	merry xmas to all at SPCA from Maddie, ex SPCA dog
21/12/2011	Rocky	$40.00	All the very best Cassie and to the SPCA team - keep up the great work!
21/12/2011	Bertie	$25.00	Thank you all for your care and hard work and finding me my forever home which I love! Love Bertie the pusscat.
21/12/2011	Liz & Ian Hastings	$100.00	This donation is a Christmas Present to my Dad & Step-Mum (Ian & Liz) at their suggestion instead of buying them presents. Merry Christmas XXX
21/12/2011	Cecelia	$50.00	good luck! hope you make it.
21/12/2011	Cecelia	$25.00	Go SPCA! Greatly appreciate your work.
21/12/2011	The Hedleys and Easts	$50.00
21/12/2011	Lib	$25.00
20/12/2011	Rosi Speakman	$25.00
20/12/2011	Jen	$25.00
20/12/2011	tamar	$20.00
20/12/2011	Nikki & Chris	$50.00	Merry Christmas to all the awesome people at the SPCA.
20/12/2011	Yvonne and Colin Amery	$100.00	As animal guardians we have a duty to be kind to our friends who share this planet with us - we are not here to dominate nonhuman beings.
20/12/2011	Z	$25.00
20/12/2011	A Jenkins	$25.00	So sad when dogs get abused - Thanks for all and your SPCA colleagues do to rescue dogs
20/12/2011	Angharad	$10.00	If i could donate more i would, hope all the pets in the spca get adopted soon and have a merry xmas
20/12/2011	helowe	$20.00
20/12/2011	JJ	$50.00	harsher penalties for cruelty sooner the better.
20/12/2011	Miss Santa Claus	$50.00	Merry Xmas...hope you get the diddle smackers
20/12/2011	Nicholas	$20.00	Keep up the good work SPCA!
20/12/2011	Jo Smith	$50.00	A very worthy cause. Lucky owners of 2 'SPCA special' cats.
20/12/2011	Wendy	$300.00
19/12/2011	Victoria O'Sullivan	$100.00	Hopefully this will help contribute to making life happier for the animals in your care.
19/12/2011	Sandee	$25.00	I will always be supporter for the SPCA. Love what you are doing to help those animals who have suffered and need our help. x
19/12/2011	Sheri	$25.00	You are a beautiful dog Cassie, I hope you find a new loving owner soon, you deserve the best! :-)
19/12/2011	S & J Cooksley	$50.00
19/12/2011	Indiver Nagpal	$50.00
19/12/2011	Anita	$25.00	Punish them in such a way that no one else do that again
19/12/2011	Megan	$25.00	I'm sorry it's not more but every little bit counts and adds up. All the best for Cassie xo
19/12/2011	Stacey Kirk	$50.00
19/12/2011	Artisan Kitchens Ltd	$50.00	keep up the good work xxx
19/12/2011	helen, Danielle and Joshua	$25.00	Keep up the great work - Happy to help. Merry xmas to everyone including all the animals xx
18/12/2011	Delwyn Dickson	$100.00	Thank you SPCA for the amazing work you do.
18/12/2011	Bella & Molly	$25.00
18/12/2011	Ian B	$25.00
18/12/2011	Jenny	$50.00	Kia kaha Cassie. You are much loved now.
17/12/2011	Fiona	$25.00
16/12/2011	Leslie	$50.00
16/12/2011	taco	$25.00	great work SPCA
16/12/2011	Nadia	$25.00	You guys are amazing keep up the good work :)
16/12/2011	Christine Macfarlane	$100.00	For Cassie & other abused animals.
16/12/2011	Millie	$20.00	These stories need to be told, no matter how awful they are. Glad it came to a happy ending. Thanks SPCA for doing all the fab work you do :)
15/12/2011	Mince	$50.00	Try a bit of Marmite - yum!
15/12/2011	Donoghue family	$100.00	animals are family
15/12/2011	Chris Laery	$100.00	Thanks to the SPCA for the good work you do for all lost or abandoned animals.
15/12/2011	Sian Rohde	$25.00	Merry Xmas to Cassie and all the other animals who are in need of help. Please stop the inhumane treatment of animals.
15/12/2011	The Jensen Family	$100.00	Great work SPCA!!
15/12/2011	Roz	$25.00	Thanks for all the work you do. Have a great Christmas
15/12/2011	Donna McCort	$25.00
15/12/2011	Russell	$25.00	Cassie deserves a good home after what she's been through. The rest of her life will now be full of love and kindness. Good work by SPCA!
15/12/2011	Charlene	$30.00	Always heartbreaking but inspirational....keep up the awesome work!!
15/12/2011	L Mitton	$25.00	Such a sad beginning but a happy ending. Thank you for helping this gorgeous dog. This is not much but I have also donated to the Hamilton SPCA and more will come. Keep up the amazing work that you do SPCA :-)
15/12/2011	Corrina	$250.00
14/12/2011	The Lomas Family	$100.00	Merry Christmas to all and a Happy Healthy 2012 for all animals everywhere! Keep up the excellent, hard working, thoughtful selflessness, SPCA
14/12/2011	Nick	$50.00	Merry Christmas from Bronx and Denver
14/12/2011	Helen R	$100.00	Well done SPCA on your ongoing good works
14/12/2011	S Willison-Reardon	$5.00	Im so happy to support the spca and the hard work they do to help out animals like this one. God bless.x
14/12/2011	J& K Ledger	$50.00	Thank you so much for rescuing this poor wee dog Vicki. We hope the owners are found tied up and left to starve themselves. Good luck with your new home Cassie X
13/12/2011	Zelda and Wouter	$100.00	God bless you SPCA and lots of love to you Cassie xx
13/12/2011	angela and Diane	$25.00
13/12/2011	Mocha & Smudge	$25.00
13/12/2011	Irene	$25.00	Good luck Cassie for your new future and finding your forever home. Good on you for not giving in.
13/12/2011	Maria Tauasa	$50.00	I am so pleased to hear you are recovering well Cassie. THANK YOU so much SPCA for looking after these little gems. Merry Xmas and much love
13/12/2011	Jane	$25.00	So glad you are recovering really well.
13/12/2011	Danielle	$25.00
13/12/2011	Bayley & Flynn Ward (rotties)	$50.00	best wishes for the festive season cassie and the awesome spca staff
13/12/2011	Jill	$25.00
13/12/2011	Devi	$10.00
13/12/2011	Kerryn	$35.00
13/12/2011	Ella	$50.00	Keep up the great work!
12/12/2011	Browne Hale Family	$100.00	Merry Christmas SPCA - thanks for all your hard work!
12/12/2011	Rona & Mike	$100.00
12/12/2011	Jo Davies	$5.00	Merry Christmas Cassie and everyone at the SPCA...x
12/12/2011	Corey and Leanne	$50.00	A donation for you Cassie to help you with your new life - on behalf of Jodie
12/12/2011	Christina	$25.00
12/12/2011	Sarah & Cooper Harrison	$25.00	Merry Christmas Cassie. I hope you find a home full of the love you deserve. From Sarah and Cooper Harrison
12/12/2011	Tara Burdon	$25.00	Merry Xmas Cassie!
12/12/2011	Adrienne	$10.00	Would love to donate more if I could. Merry Christmas SPCA and to all the beautiful animals there. Big kiss and cuddles to Cassie. I hope she finds a loving home after what she's been through. Her ex owners should never ever be permitted to own an animal ever again.
12/12/2011	Andrea & Oscar	$100.00
12/12/2011	Jodi Comrie	$100.00
12/12/2011	Tim & Caroline Abbott	$50.00
12/12/2011	Kay Squire	$50.00	Thanks for the amazing work you do. I too would like to see Cassie's owners tied up and left to starve. Pity we can't do that!!!
11/12/2011	B Wheeler	$25.00	I hope you catch the owners and chain them up to starve
11/12/2011	Sadie & Min	$100.00
11/12/2011	Zimba /RR	$25.00
11/12/2011	Carola & Rebecca	$50.00
11/12/2011	rubywin	$25.00
11/12/2011	Lila and Cocoa	$25.00	Thank you SPCA
11/12/2011	June Gidman	$50.00	Seeing Cassie just reminds me why I have supported the SPCA for so many years. Keep up the great work you do.
11/12/2011	Iain	$100.00
11/12/2011	KC	$25.00	keep up the good work
11/12/2011	Tracy & Jian	$25.00	Thank-you SPCA for doing a great job with Cassie, you are all amazing people! Happy Christmas!
10/12/2011	Karen	$25.00	Kia kaha
10/12/2011	Nil	$50.00
10/12/2011	Joey and his family	$30.00	merry christmas and a happy new life for Cassie
10/12/2011	MaryAnne	$50.00
10/12/2011	Britt and Mal	$20.00	You guys are amazing!!! Keep up the awesome work =)
10/12/2011	Adam and Tracy Love	$25.00	Keep up the great work inspectors! go hard and prosecute!
10/12/2011	Benson	$25.00	Good luck Cassie! Merry Christmas!
10/12/2011	Caro W	$25.00	Good Luck
10/12/2011	Alisa Higgins	$100.00	Merry Xmas Cassie and a big thank you to the SPCA to ensure she's around to enjoy it
10/12/2011	John Butcher	$25.00
10/12/2011	Mr and Mrs Brightwell	$10.00	Merry Christmas Cassie, all the best for your new life
10/12/2011	Gwen	$25.00	Thank god for the spca you are saviours
10/12/2011	Ceilla	$50.00	Keep up the awesome work guys. I hope my small contribution helps you guys save the lives of those who have no voice. Merry Christmas!
09/12/2011	Taofen Zhou	$25.00	All the best to Cassie and the lovely animals. Merry Xmas to all SPCA staffs and animals:-)
09/12/2011	Jules	$50.00	Keep up the good work Cassie and SPCA!!
09/12/2011	renate de sully	$25.00	Merry X-Mas to all you wonderful people at the SPCA
09/12/2011	Misa	$25.00	Keep up the amazing work. Loads of love to you wonderful people. Meow!
09/12/2011	Ting, BB and Gucci	$30.00	All the best Cassie and many thanks to SPCA Akld! Have a very merry Xmas :)
09/12/2011	Nicolette	$25.00	So proud of you, Chassie and thanks to the SPCA for the wonderful work they do!!
09/12/2011	Yi Nan Chang	$25.00	Thank you SPCA.
09/12/2011	Tracey Caleno	$10.00	hoping for a great future for you cassie, where you will know love xx
09/12/2011	Carolyn D-C	$25.00	keep fighting
09/12/2011	cassie	$25.00
09/12/2011	Áine	$20.00	Hurray for a neglect case with a happy ending!! Merry christmas everyone!
09/12/2011	Candy L	$50.00	Well doone, keep up the good effect please~!
09/12/2011	Lilo and Stitch	$100.00	Keep up the good life saving work!
09/12/2011	D.Orcard	$25.00
09/12/2011	Michelle Burstall	$200.00
09/12/2011	Amanda Morris	$100.00	So so happy to see a full recovery Cassie. They deserve to be put in jail for sure. Merry Christmas :)
09/12/2011	Janie	$100.00
09/12/2011	Dave	$25.00	I hope the owner goes to jail, all the best to Cassie.
09/12/2011	Melissa	$10.00	Love to all our furry friends
09/12/2011	Annie and John Rennie	$100.00	Good luck
09/12/2011	Taz's family	$100.00
08/12/2011	Job's family	$200.00	Stay strong Cassie. There are more good people than bad. Love Job
08/12/2011	George Michael	$10.00	Merry Xmas! From George Michael and his owners