SPCA Christchurch Centre is the oldest established SPCA in New Zealand, and it has spoken for animals since 1872. Its centre is at 14 Wilmers Road in Hornby, Christchurch. The centre has about 40 staff and more than 500 volunteers, and it is the largest SPCA centre in the Southern Region. Its main work is animal welfare, and it also supports other SPCA centres. Adoptions are by appointment only. A small retail shop on site gives all its profit to the animals. Cruelty reports and welfare complaints go by phone to 03 349 7057, and complaints are handled from 8.30am to 5pm every day. A web form takes concerns outside those hours. For a sick or injured animal, the website says to take it to the nearest vet clinic if it is safe to do so, and it asks for emergency calls to go to the centre by phone, not email or Facebook. The centre responds to emergencies from 8.30am to 4pm, seven days a week.