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Latest Press Releases
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ASPCA Awards $7.6 Million in Grants to Animal Welfare Organizations in First Six Months of 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The ASPCA today announced that it has granted more than $7.6 million dollars to animal welfare organizations across the country in just the first half of 2012. A total of 828 grants were issued to 619 organizations in 49 states nationwide in the...
U.S. House Committee Votes to Strengthen Animal Fighting Laws
Thursday, July 12, 2012
The ASPCA commends the House Agriculture Committee for approving an amendment to the House Farm Bill to strengthen laws against animal fighting. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), makes attending an animal fight a federal...
How Many Pets are Lost? How Many Find Their Way Home? ASPCA Survey Has Answers
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The ASPCA today announced that a telephone survey of more than 1,000 pet-owning households across the country has uncovered new data regarding how many pets have been lost, how many ultimately made it home, and how their guardians found them....
Animal Protection Groups Welcome July 1 Enactment of Law Banning Cruel Force-Feeding of Ducks
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Animal protection organizations are welcoming the implementation of California's long-awaited law — enacted more than seven years ago — banning the force-feeding of ducks as well as the sale of foie gras [PDF] produced by force-feeding. The law,...
ASPCA Applauds Florida Court Decision Placing Custody of Animals Seized From Caboodle Ranch, Inc. With Madison County Sheriff
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The ASPCA applauds the decision of the County Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Fla., ordering the animals seized from Caboodle Ranch, Inc. (“Caboodle”) on February 27, 2012, as part of a criminal animal cruelty investigation, to be...
ASPCA Assists NYPD in Seizure of 50 Dogs, Forensic Evidence Collection in Bronx Dog Fighting Case
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), in conjunction with the NYPD Vice Enforcement Division and Bronx District Attorney’s office, is assisting in the removal, forensic evidence collection and on-scene...
Born Free USA and ASPCA Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign Exotic Animal Bill
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Born Free USA and the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), two leaders in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, today commended New York State legislators for passing a bill to enact stricter regulations on...
ASPCA Welcomes Rhode Island Ban on Abusive Farm Animal Practices
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The ASPCA today commended Rhode Island legislators and Gov. Lincoln Chafee for enacting two critical measures to protect farm animals in the state from abusive industry practices. The new laws ban the intensive, crated confinement of veal calves...
U.S. Senate Votes to Strengthen Animal Fighting Laws
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The ASPCA commends the U.S. Senate for approving a measure originally introduced by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Scott Brown (R-MA) to strengthen laws against animal fighting. The Animal Fighting...
House Appropriations Committee Votes to Eliminate Funds for Inspection of U.S. Horse Slaughter Facilities
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The ASPCA commends the members of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for approving an amendment introduced by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., to prevent the use of taxpayer dollars by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to inspect U.S. horse slaughter...

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