The New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals teamed up with the car company MINI to teach three rescue dogs how to, well, drive a car.
The car company modified one of its Countryman models to respond better to paws, and the animal organization picked three canines โ Monty, Porter and Ginny โ to be the drivers.
The idea is to show that the animals are intelligent, trainable, lovable and ultimately deserving of good lives and good homes.
โThis is a fun campaign but we hope it will seriously encourage people to consider SPCA dogs for pets, โ said Simonne Mearns, MINI Brand Manager New Zealand . โWe want this campaign to raise SPCA awareness and drive adoptions.โ
New Zealanders will get a chance to see more of the dogs on Dec. 10, when a segment on them will air on the โCampbell Liveโ television program.