Animal lover Maria Lovelock jokes she would be a ‘crazy dog lady’ if her husband allowed it, but instead of adopting more dogs she chooses to donate to the Gisborne SPCA Endowment Fund.
An automatic payment of $10 is deducted from Maria’s wages each fortnight who says, “I don’t even notice it coming out of my pay, it’s not a lot each time.”
Since 2018 Maria has contributed almost $900 towards the fund, highlighting that over time every little bit really does make a difference.
“I hate to think of animals being neglected and the shelter staff do such amazing work. Donating to them is a win-win situation, without them we wouldn’t have Toots or Ted.”
Toots and Ted are both SPCA rescue dogs. For Toots it’s her fourth, and now forever home. Maria says with lots of affection and consistent training, witnessing the transformation of Toots over the past two years has been so rewarding.
Maria has always loved dogs and says, “They’ll give you more than you will ever give them, they’re such a joy to be around.”
Gisborne SPCA Centre cover a large area of the East Coast, stretching from Wairoa to Hicks Bay. With less than one percent government funding, they rely upon the generosity of people like Maria and the growth of the endowment fund which will ensure funding for the local SPCA both now and in years to come.
All donations to the Gisborne SPCA Endowment Fund will be invested, protected, and grown to keep up with inflation. The surplus investment income will be returned to the SPCA in Gisborne every year forever.
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