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HUHA stands for Helping You Help Animals and is New Zealand’s leading animal shelter.

The HUHA Story: Helping You Help Animals

Before telling the HUHA story we need to tell you what it stands for. It’s an acronym for ‘Helping You Help Animals’ and the organisation is New Zealand’s leading no-kill animal shelter. No-kill means HUHA strives for the best possible outcome for every animal it takes in while ensuring the

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black and white cat showing confident body language

Cat Body Language Decoded

Cat body language can be hard to understand. Especially as some cats have a tendency to be a little aloof to their attendants…. err, sorry, to their owners. Sometimes, us humans can make the mistake of interpreting cat body language the same way we interpret dogs’ body language. So while

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A bowl filled with dry dog food sits on a wooden floor next to the front paws of a dog, perfectly capturing a daily moment highlighted in our latest pet cost survey.

How Sustainable Is Dog Food?

Over the years, we’ve become more aware of practices which harm our environment. Single-use plastics, global warming, fossil fuels, and the like are receiving increasing media attention, and public awareness of sustainability is growing. With this in mind, we wanted to look at the concept of sustainable dog food, whether

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This pup goes to puppy school to learn obedience and how to read the body language of other dogs in a controlled environment. .

How to Find a Trusted Puppy School in New Zealand

Puppy school is so much more than dog obedience training. It’s also a way for your dog to recognise and understand other dog’s body language and social behaviour. Then there’s no misunderstanding down the line. Plus, it’s an outlet for your pup’s boundless energy reserves, helping them be better friends

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Let's celebrate Active Dog Month with the top dog exercise tips available!

Active Dog Month! All About Dog Exercise

It’s Active Dog Month, which means it’s time to celebrate by getting energetic with your pooch! And with good reason – did you know more than 30% of dogs in New Zealand are overweight? Obesity can cause diabetes in dogs (among other health issues), whereas dogs that are active are

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This puppy and cat introduction has been a great success.

Puppy and Cat Introduction: How to Get it Right

Your puppy and cat introduction is something you want to get right from the start. Laying down the right foundations can mean the difference between best friends forever or bites, scratches, sibling rivalry and lifelong family feuds. We’re all for besties furever, so we’ve put together these tips to get

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Teach your kitten to use the cat litter tray as soon as you bring them home.

Cat Litter Box Training: Teaching Kitty Where to Go

Cat litter box (or tray) training should start immediately upon bringing your fluffball home. To avoid suspicious stains and smells, learn how to litter box train your kitty cat early on. Getting in early will save you from washing poop and pee from furnishings and carpet *cringe*. Plus, it will

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Pet photography works well in an outdoor setting like this.

6 Steps to Pet Photography Purr-fection this Easter

Happy Easter! Let’s celebrate with hot-cross buns, friends, family, and pets. The only thing as fun as making happy memories in the first place is looking back at them in picture-purr-fect snapshots down the line. And of course, nothing’s cuter than our very own pawsome pets. So, without further ado,

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pet travel cat in a safe crate in a car back seat for travelling on the road

Road Tripping with Your Pet: A Guide

Driving holidays, whether short or long ones, are the best. We’re big fans of pets here in New Zealand, so it makes sense that we’d be big fans of pet travel too. Holidays are just better with your best friend in the passenger seat. And by that, we mean your

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