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Latest Press Releases
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
The ASPCA today announced that Animal Rescue League Shelter and Wildlife Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. has pulled into the lead in the Northeast Division of the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.  The shelter has adopted or reunited 1,365 pets...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The ASPCA today announced that for the second month in a row, Toledo Area Humane Society in Maumee, Ohio is at the top of the North Central Division of the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.  The shelter has adopted or reunited 733 pets...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The ASPCA today announced that 36,017 pets were adopted or reunited with their owners during the first two months of the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge. Fifty animal shelters from across the country are working to increase adoptions in...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The ASPCA today announced that Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode in Diamond Springs, Calif. has moved into the lead in the West Division of the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.  The shelter has adopted or reunited 1,083 pets during the...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The ASPCA today announced that for the second month in a row, Humane Society of Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C. is at the top of the Southeast Division of the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.  The shelter has adopted or reunited 767 pets...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The ASPCA today announced that City of San Antonio Animal Care Services in San Antonio, Texas has pulled into the lead after the second month of the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.  The city shelter is now first in the nation and in the...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The ASPCA today opposed efforts by the Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to institute a new rule that would prevent non-profit animal shelters from providing affordable veterinary care to their animals. In a hearing earlier...
Friday, October 5, 2012
The ASPCA today applauded the M. Wells Dinette, located in the Museum of Modern Art’s PS1 gallery, for reversing its recent announcement of plans to serve horsemeat.  ASPCA Equine Welfare Ambassador Georgina Bloomberg joined the ASPCA in speaking...
Friday, September 28, 2012
October is officially recognized as Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month and the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is urging animal lovers across the country to commemorate the occasion by doing their part to help raise...
Thursday, September 27, 2012
The ASPCA today commended California legislators and Gov. Jerry Brown for enacting Senate Bill 1221 to prohibit the cruel and unsporting practice of "hounding" bears and bobcats. Sponsored by Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), the new law bans the use...

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