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Highest-Rated Animal Welfare Charities in New Zealand

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Updated May 2026· Algorithmically generated

Animal welfare charities in New Zealand with the highest overall scores according to our methodology.

How this list is generated: Filtered to ICNPO sector "Animal Welfare", ranked by overall score. Only active, rated charities with financial data are included.

This list is generated algorithmically from data filed by charities in their annual returns with Charities Services. It does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or assessment of operational quality. Rankings reflect data-derived metrics only and are subject to change at any time as new data is filed or our methodology is refined.

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Generated: 12 May 2026 · 30 charities · View methodology

#	Charity	Grade	Score	Revenue
1	T The Upper Hutt Feline Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Upper Hutt	B+	80	$99K
2	E Estate W H Meek Animal Welfare · Christchurch	B	79	$28K
3	The Brian Poole Memorial Trust Animal Welfare · Wellsford	B	78	$152K
4	T The Alex McLean Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Whangarei	B	78	$59K
5	Cathy Pelly Memorial Trust Animal Welfare · Rangiora	B	77	$70K
6	C Catlins Community Company Limited Animal Welfare · Balclutha	B	76	$46K
7	E Edith Sprott Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	75	$233K
8	R Ray Watts Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	75	$204K
9	W Whakatohea Fisheries Asset Holding Company Limited Animal Welfare · Opotiki	B-	75	$1.2M
10	S Save Animals From Exploitation Incorporated Animal Welfare · Auckland	B-	74	$2.3M
11	T The Okanagan Trust Animal Welfare · Auckland	B-	73	$13K
12	E Estate F P Adams Animal Welfare · Christchurch	B-	73	$11K
13	T The Page Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	73	$211K
14	T The Donald Mount Cook And Catriana Mackay Burnett Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Timaru	B-	73	$15K
15	E Estate John Clegg Animal Welfare · Auckland	B-	73	$7K
16	T The Mac and Tui Chapman Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Auckland	B-	72	$113K
17	E Estate of Allan William Shaw Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	71	$171K
18	T The Arnold A R Cox Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Auckland	B-	71	$11K
19	T The Leedstown Trust Animal Welfare · Whanganui	B-	71	$132K
20	D Dolly the Warhorse Trust Animal Welfare · Napier	B-	71	$3K
21	T The Gwenneth Lylie and Donald Robert Wilson Memorial Trust Fund Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	71	$1K
22	L LB and T Baldwin Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	71	$14K
23	T The Hilda Curtis Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	71	$125K
24	T The Goodwill Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	71	$38K
25	M Marie June Akehurst Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	71	$9K
26	R Ronald Hermanns Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	71	$53K
27	S Stella Frances Egan Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington CBD	B-	71	$11K
28	T The Bertha Robinson Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	71	$13K
29	T TTTM Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	71	$33K
30	T The Pukerua Bay Charitable Trust Animal Welfare · Wellington	B-	71	$4K

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Data sourced from Charities Services register and annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 12 May 2026.