The SPCA hopes that more of the 46,000 animals coming through its doors each year will find new homes. This summer, the Herald profiles animals that have been adopted and their owners as part of our My Rescue Pet series.
Having been abandoned by all three of his previous owners, it was the fourth time lucky for Roger.
His last stint at the Auckland SPCA did not come without its bumps though. The 10-year-old had to have a kilogram of fur removed as it had become too long and matted.
SPCA staff, who kept him warm in a jumper, could not figure out why he had such a rough life.
"Nobody could quite understand why he had been abandoned so many times. He was the sweetest cat who thrived off human company," said a SPCA spokesperson.
