To be eligible, you need to live in Te Awamutu, Kihikihi, Pirongia, Ōtorohanga or Ōhaupō.   Unfortunately, we're unable to provide subsidies for dogs from outside of these areas.

You'll need purchase a voucher from our website, and we'll cover the bill at 3 Stone Vets to have your dog desexed, microchipped and registered on the New Zealand Companion Animal Register.  Vouchers cost $110 per dog.  

There is a limit of two (2) dogs per household and vouchers can be purchased individually as you can afford them, or a single voucher can cover them both.  Dogs need to be under 30kg in weight; not currently pregnant, feeding puppies, or in heat if female, or have both testicles fully descended if male.

This is a high trust model with no requirement to show a community services card but we do expect people to only purchase vouchers if they truly need them. 

The voucher system for dogs is manual and you will be asked to show a copy of a bill with your full name and address on it as well as provide a photo of your dog.

Funding is limited so if you are able to afford to have your dog desexed without a hand up, please leave the vouchers for those who are genuinely struggling.  

If you are having issues purchasing a voucher, please email email us for help.  We generally won't reply to emails where the answer is already available on the website, so please ensure that you have read all available information on this website before emailing. 

• The sex of your dog.  
  
  
• They've got to be over six months old; not currently pregnant, feeding puppies, or in heat if female, or have both testicles fully descended if male.
  
  
•  Their weight - you'll need it so that the vets can schedule their days accordingly.  Unfortunately, only dogs under 30kg are eligible for this subsidy
  
  You can pop into any vet clinic to weigh your dog, or if you have bathroom scales you can jump on the scales while holding them in your arms, then weigh yourself without holding them.  The difference is their weight.
  
  
• Your dog can’t eat before surgery - take their food away before 9pm the night before.  
  
  
• You’ll need to be able to drop them at the vet clinic between 8.30am and 9am, and pick them up that afternoon.  

• To be eligible, you need to live in Te Awamutu, Kihikihi, Pirongia, Ōtorohanga or Ōhaupō.   Proof of address is required
  
  
• This subsidy can only be used at 3 Stone Vets. 
  
  
• This subsidy is only available for dogs that you own.
  
  
• The scheme is limited to two dogs per household.  
  
  
• Dogs must be older than 6 months old; under 30kg in weight; and not currently pregnant, feeding puppies, or in heat if female, or have both testicles fully descended if male.
  
  
• All dogs will have a microchip implanted (if not already microchipped) and be registered to you on the New Zealand Companion Animal Register (NZCAR).
  
  
• Where you have an existing NZCAR account and the contact details are incorrect (e.g. you have moved and not updated your address), you give New Lives Animal Rescue permission to update these details.
  
  
• This subsidy isn’t available to people who can afford to pay retail veterinary prices, for dangerous or menacing dogs, dogs that you do not own, dogs that you will be rehoming, to breeders, for purebred (or part-bred) dogs, 'fancy' dogs, to people who have purchased a dog from a breeder (backyard or registered) or another party, or rescuers and other shelters.
  
  
• Vouchers will be cancelled at the sole discretion of New Lives Animal Rescue where they have been obtained by deception or where the purchaser fails to attend their veterinary clinic booking.  When a voucher has been cancelled no refund will be given.
  
  
• Where a voucher has been obtained by deception and successfully redeemed, the purchaser will be invoiced for the full veterinary costs incurred on their behalf by New Lives Animal Rescue. In the event of non-payment, this debt will referred for debt collection inclusive of reasonable collection costs.

If a 'Buy A Voucher' button appears after answering the questions, click it to be redirected to the purchase page.  If it doesn't, you are unfortunately not eligible.

Please note, where it is determined that a voucher has been obtained by deception, it will be cancelled and no refund will be given.