There have been power games between the SPCA and the RNZSPCA since Adam was a boy the
222889 THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AUCKLAND INCORPORATED formed 19/10/1926
218546 THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS INCORPORATED formed 11/09/1933
I have already covered off the in fighting in the late 70’s and the fact that the law enforcement powers of the inspectorate was only given the the RNZSPCA and speculation has been that the SPCA, a member society has always wanted to take over the RNZSPCA . From what I have seen in this last week that appears to be very much the case.
There is significant blurring of boundaries between the SPCA and the RNZSPCA, this I believe is intentional with $$$$$ in mind
The legal name of the Auckland member society is The society for the prevention of cruelty to animals Auckland yet you refer to yourselves as .
You , Andrea signed as CEO for this entity on the latest rules filed at the companies office
you use the logo which is in reality registered to the Royal society see here
On Thursday night I attended a meeting and was confused when I heard that you would be there as you are the CEO of a member society of the RNZSPCA and without providing any evidence as to your lawful appointment as acting CEO of the RNZSPCA, you addressed a group of Taupo people about the RNZSPCA amalgamating into one. I suspect the reality is that this about the SPCA taking over the RNZSPCA and its member societies and branches.
The locals who attended expressed concerns that despite the fact that a number of them had been volunteers at the SPCA they had been denied the opportunity to become members and had been told that no new members were being accepted until after the one SPCA vote had been taken.
It appears that the person in charge of the Taupo SPCA and in control of the membership list is One Geoffrey Sutton who is actually a paid employee of the RNZSPCA .
I also noted that you had become an alleged officer of the Taupo SPCA by the filing of a document just days before the meeting claiming that you had been an officer of the Taupo society since September 2016. The method of your appointment is to say the least dubious as we were discovered that the society had not had a meeting of members in three years so I have to question how you could possible have a mandate from the members .
The unique thing about incorporated societies is that the members are always in control of their society yet it appears that the RNZSPCA and the SPCA have taken over the governance and control of various societies without any formal mandate to do so .
Constitutions have been filed with the registrar , circumventing both the prescribed formal processes and the resolutions of the members
Further you are the CEO of the SPCA and now claim to be the acting CEO of the RNZSPCA, is this not a conflict of interest as the SPCA appears to be paying your wages . I have always found that who ever pays a person has their loyalty so who are you acting for and how are you legally appointed for the RNZSPCA
I also note that Jennifer Temple , project and change Co ordinator mentioned here is also actually an employee of SPCA . so my question is who is driving this One SPCA ?
On 5 September 2016 you not only became a Officer of the Taupo SPCA but also the Thames , Wairarapa, Te kuiti, central King country branches and on 23 January 2017 the Waikato branch. This may require some explanation and you may have to provide a legal basis for these appointments as there certainly does not appear to be any provision under the Incorporated societies act which would have allowed for such an event.
You claim that
you have association with these branches due to the fact that they are under administration, could you please advise where under the Incorporated society act you have any power to disenfranchise the members of an incorporated society and take charge of their assets. You may wish to follow this link following to be informed as to the apparent lack of legitimacy of ” administration
I also need to point out that the constitutions which you appear to rely on generally appear to have been filed with the registrar by means other than the formal requirement of being accepted by a AGM and the process of filing these constitutions may actually be in breach of the act and you and your associates may be committing fraud by pretending that you have the lawful capacity to file these documents.
It was pointed out at the meeting that The Taupo branch Operated in a positive financial manner until the RNZSPCA ” placed the branch into administration ” Since then the number of staff have increased and the results have dropped back and losses occurred.
I am personally aware that such tactics have been used on societies which have been wound up and when they were wound up they were not wound up by the members, but by the persons who posed as members and arranged for the assets to be taken out of the district in which they were gifted and used for SPCA functions else where.
This brings me on to the “poverty “which the SPCA pleads this does not take into account the 25 million in The Auckland SPCA Trust.
I note that the trustees are
Mark Vickerman Barrister
Bob Kerridge Former director
Benjamin D’Arcy Palmer Life line director
Gordon Trainer current director SPCA and sole director of SPCA Aotearoa Limited
Donald Brian Bendall accountant
While small SPCA’s struggle on this massive pot of money is increasing annually should some one not see where this money comes from, are these bequests which are being made from all over the country and ending up in the coffers of this trust which appears not to share. Given the confusion that you yourself have introduced in the companies register as shown above it is of no surprise that the general public and the lawyers and trustees of bequests are also confused.
The annual report is of significance it shows the trust funds 
It also provides this blurb about the donations 1 million a year is certainly generous when the income form legacies is well in excess of this 
and what is up with SPCA Aotearoa Limited formed 30 Jun 2014
Why is there no mention of this in the 2015 annual report or the 2016 annual report and why were the societies lawyers not involved in setting it up and just Mr Trainer a director with the SPCA Auckland sole share holder .. Odd I thought
Back to Taupo
Geoff has now called a SGM to give a perception of legitimacy to the resolution to become one SPCA yet in three years has not called an AGM and has actually been obstructive in allowing members to contact each other so that the members themselves could arrange for an AGM and elect a new committee.
It appears that with all these high flyers involved that the SPCA is actually the entity taking over the RNZSPCA branches and its member societies . I personally believe that this is to expand the Inspectorate and enforce the strict liability offences under the act. It will be licence to print money .
At the meeting Andrea, You attempted to strike fear into the gathering by telling the people that as employers of inspectors the individual societies would have to mitigate significant health and safety issues , but why have an inspectorate at all ? the police can be called up on to assist in any instance of animal welfare concerns
It appears to me that this is all about money, the involvement of former Ernst and young Tax accountants and their lawyer friends prove this to me and from a personal perspective I am concerned that funds that have been given to a local SPCA’s for animal welfare in the area are being misappropriated for uses other than for which it was donated. I therefore believe that this is not about animal this is about power and control .
It is not as if the SPCA is broke the money has been shifted side ways into trusts another example is the Waikato SPCA has been closed yet its money has been moved side ways
On the other hand the local branches are being lumbered with financial obligations by the RNZSPCA such as the wages of the likes of Geoff Sutton and work which was previously done by Volunteers.
Waikato has had a trust which had the Waikato branch as a trustee, it was later removed and that trust has been struck off and presumably transferred its funds to a similarly named trust see THE WAIKATO SPCA TRUST and SPCA WAIKATO TRUST BOARD some where in this transaction some $400,000 has been whisked away from the branch see There is profit in animals .. or why is the RNZSPCA restructuring and what is Neil Wells connection. and The Waikato SPCA is being forced to close as it struggles with financial woes.
How much of the 25 million sitting in the Auckland SPCA account was actually given to Waikato , but because lawyers were unaware the money has ended up in the one and only nest egg
I think it is time for a massive audit before you start winding up smaller entities due to financial pressures.
As the person who is fronting this ” amalgamation ” I am asking you Andrea to make certain that it is all above board. There is no rush, by creating urgency you could be the whole country up for one massive financial scam.
I will be happy to publish any explanation you give.
The future of animal welfare in New Zealand hinges on your integrity will you do the right thing ?
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