KEY POINTS:
The SPCA has hiked its prices for adopting kittens and puppies. Wellington SPCA, which runs shelters in the capital city and on the Kapiti Coast, has increased the cost of adopting a puppy from $250 to $400 and a kitten from $150 to $210, the Dominion Post reported.
Kapiti shelter manager Lloyd Warren said they had been forced to raise fees. "We have been crippled by petrol costs. We just have to have more income to cover our costs."
