Ruahine Animal Rescue

Ruahine Animal Rescue Ruahine Animal Rescue (CC:63471) providing a safe, caring haven for animals in need across Central Hawke's Bay.

Support our rescue and donate via our bank acct 06-0781-0132427-00 or via our website. Please email us after so we can say thank you! ❤️

02/09/2026

Show your support and wear our merchandise with pride! 'Rescue the Rescue' gear is available for purchase online with proceeds going towards helping us find our forever home. Help us to keep up the meaningful and beautiful work that we do ❤
www.ruahineanimalrescue.org.nz

Happy Adoption Day, Millie! 🐾❤️Millie has officially found her happily ever after!After spending quite a while with us a...
01/09/2026

Happy Adoption Day, Millie! 🐾❤️

Millie has officially found her happily ever after!

After spending quite a while with us at the rescue, Millie captured all of our hearts. She became a beloved part of our daily routine, and while it's always a little bittersweet to say goodbye to long-term residents, we couldn't be more thrilled that she has finally found her perfect home with Jenny and Phillip.

Thank you, Jenny and Phillip, for opening your hearts and home to this sweet girl. We love you, Millie, and we know you're going to live your absolute best life! 🥰🏡

Spring is in the air, and we are heading to the Central Hawke's Bay Spring Market! 🌸🐾Come on down to Bogle Brothers Espl...
01/09/2026

Spring is in the air, and we are heading to the Central Hawke's Bay Spring Market! 🌸🐾

Come on down to Bogle Brothers Esplanade in Waipukurau this Saturday, 5 September 11am to 3pm, and visit the Ruahine Animal Rescue stall. We’ll have some wonderful doggy visitors walking on through ready to say hello, plus plenty of info on how you can support our rescue work in the community.

Stop by, have a chat with our team, and help us celebrate the new season! We can't wait to see you there. 🐶💛

💕 Meet Evee  💕Evee is a beautiful 10-month-old Heading x Huntaway girl looking for her forever home. 🐾❤️She is a loving,...
01/09/2026

💕 Meet Evee 💕
Evee is a beautiful 10-month-old Heading x Huntaway girl looking for her forever home. 🐾❤️
She is a loving, chilled-out cuddler with great manners. She knows sit, wait, left, right and has a fantastic recall. She’s also great with cats and good with kids.
Evee can be a little nervous in new situations and has a very enthusiastic greeting! 😂 She has always been an outside dog and is not yet house trained, so her new family will need to be patient while she learns.
Evee has had some experience around cattle but tends to get overexcited and rush in, scattering them. Her previous owner didn’t feel working stock was her strength, so we’re looking for a loving companion home rather than a working farm home.
She’s an amazing, affectionate young girl who deserves someone to love her as much as she’ll love them. ❤️🐶
📩 Could Evee be your new best friend?

💙 Meet Sapphire – The Treat-Fuelled Pocket Rocket! 💙Looking for a best friend who will make you laugh, keep you on your ...
28/08/2026

💙 Meet Sapphire – The Treat-Fuelled Pocket Rocket! 💙

Looking for a best friend who will make you laugh, keep you on your toes, then curl up beside you for cuddles? Meet Sapphire, a 12-week-old Staffy x Husky with a BIG personality packed into a little body!

Sapphire has been in foster care for four weeks and has made fantastic progress. When she arrived, she needed help with food resource guarding and impulse control. With patience, consistency and plenty of treats, this clever girl has come a long way!

🐾 **Sapphire already knows:**
• Sit
• Down
• Wait for food
• Crate training – she sleeps in her crate overnight and often puts herself to bed during the day!
• She has also started clicker training and LOVES learning.

If treats are involved, Sapphire will be there in a flash! She is enthusiastic, eager to please and loves working with her people.

When she’s not showing off her smarts, she’s busy being a puppy! She loves:
🎾 Fetch
🏃 Zoomies around the backyard
🐕 Chase games
💙 Cuddles with her favourite humans
😋 Anything remotely snack-related!

Sapphire has met both dogs and cats in foster care. She could happily live with a confident cat and would benefit from a well-mannered, confident dog to help teach her good canine manners.

As she’s still learning about the world and developing her self-control, Sapphire needs a home committed to continuing her training. She would be best suited to a home without small children, with owners who can give her the time, patience and guidance she needs to reach her full potential.

Behind all that puppy energy is a sweet, affectionate girl who adores people and loves nothing more than snuggling up with the staff after a busy day.

💎 Smart, cheeky, playful and loving – Sapphire is ready to steal your heart! 💎

Could you be Sapphire’s forever family? 🐾💙

Warning: May cause excessive smiling, spontaneous cuddles and a serious increase in treat purchases!* 😋

🐾 HELP US NAME OUR LITTLE GIRL! 🐾💕This gorgeous girl has had a really rough start to life, but despite everything she’s ...
27/08/2026

🐾 HELP US NAME OUR LITTLE GIRL! 🐾💕
This gorgeous girl has had a really rough start to life, but despite everything she’s been through, she is ready for a fresh start and a whole lot of love. ❤️
We think she deserves a beautiful name to help her begin this next chapter — and we need YOUR help! 🥰
👇 NAME THE PUPPY! 👇�Comment below with your suggested name. Your comment MUST include the name you are suggesting to be eligible.
🏆 The comment with the most likes by 6pm Sunday wins the naming rights! 🎉
So get your thinking caps on and give this sweet girl a name worthy of the amazing life she has ahead of her! 🐶💕
🏡 We are also looking for a long-term foster home for this little lady. If you think you could provide her with a safe, loving and stable home while she continues her journey, please get in touch with Ruahine Animal Rescue.
Let the naming begin! 👇👇👇�What should we call her? 💕🐾

Thank you Jaine Hansen - your naming suggestion of “Dolly” has the most likes! Our little girl is now called Dolly ❤️❤️

Meet Phoenix: A true survivor!Some cats have an easy start to life, but Phoenix’s story is one of incredible resilience....
24/08/2026

Meet Phoenix: A true survivor!

Some cats have an easy start to life, but Phoenix’s story is one of incredible resilience. Found near the river—severely emaciated and dehydrated to the point of being nearly gone—she was given a second chance at life. True to her name, she rose from that beginning and is now well and truly thriving!

Because of her past, Phoenix can be a little shy when you first meet her. But please don't let that fool you. Once she takes her time to warm up and realizes she is safe, she reveals the absolute loveliest, sweetest nature.

Building a bond with a cat who has known hardship is an experience unlike any other. Putting in that initial time and patience will give you the most rewarding relationship you could ever dream of—she truly deserves all the love in the world.

If you have a quiet, patient home and are looking to offer a deserving soul the safe, loving forever family she’s fought so hard for, please reach out to us at Ruahine Animal Rescue to learn more about adopting Phoenix.

🐾 Because every survivor deserves a happy ending.

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Hello Honey!! 🐾❤️Ruahine Animal Rescue is looking for a loving home for this absolute sweetheart!She is super, super cud...
22/08/2026

Hello Honey!! 🐾❤️

Ruahine Animal Rescue is looking for a loving home for this absolute sweetheart!

She is super, super cuddly and just wants to be wherever her people are. She is the kind of dog who is happiest simply being part of the family and getting plenty of love and attention. 🥰

She has been hanging out beautifully with her foster family's orphan lambs and her two foster brother dogs, and she has been lovely with children. She would make a fantastic family dog or companion dog.

🐑 Great around the lambs
🐶 Gets along well with other dogs
👧 Lovely with kids
🛏️ Crate trained
🍖 Sits nicely and waits when being fed
❤️ Very affectionate and cuddly

She is inquisitive about cats, this is something her new family will need to keep up training with — she has been taught that cats are for sniffing politely. 😊

She is also a bit of a big sook when she is told no 😂 — she definitely lets you know that she isn't impressed!

Overall, she is just a beautiful, loving girl who wants to be with her people. She would suit a family looking for a loyal companion, or someone wanting a lovely dog who will happily spend her days by your side. ❤️

If you're looking for a cuddly, loving, people-focused dog, she could be the girl for you! 🐾

🏡 Happy Tails & Forever Homes! 🐾What an absolute superstar morning we had last Saturday when Dazzle and Breeze officiall...
21/08/2026

🏡 Happy Tails & Forever Homes! 🐾

What an absolute superstar morning we had last Saturday when Dazzle and Breeze officially found their happily-ever-after with Joshua! ❤️

There is nothing quite like seeing our rescue cats head off to start their new chapters, and we couldn't be happier for this wonderful trio.

Are you looking to add a little extra joy and companionship to your whānau? Come on down and talk to us at Ruahine Animal Rescue this morning to find out more about our sweet cats and kittens currently waiting for their forever homes and our gorgeous puppies and dogs currently out with their fantastic fosters.

🐾 A Huge Thank You to Craig at Superior Pet Food Co! 🐾We are absolutely blown away by this incredible donation of dog ro...
21/08/2026

🐾 A Huge Thank You to Craig at Superior Pet Food Co! 🐾

We are absolutely blown away by this incredible donation of dog rolls from Craig at Superior Pet Food Co! As you can see, our fridge is packed to the brim with delicious, high-quality goodies that our rescue's dogs are going to go wild for.

Support from amazing businesses like Superior Pet Food Co means the world to us and helps keep our dogs bellies full while they wait for their forever homes.

Thank you so much, Craig, for your continued generosity and support! ❤️🐶

Address

15 Coughlan Road
Waipukurau
4200

Opening Hours

10am - 12pm

Telephone

+64204887276

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