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Latest Press Releases
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ASPCA Grants $160,000 to 16 Animal Welfare Organizations For October 'Mega Match-a-thon' Events Presented by Subaru
Friday, October 2, 2015
The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that 16 animal welfare organizations from across the country have received grant funding to hold community adoption events during the 4th Annual ASPCA ‘Mega Match-a-thon’ event presented by Subaru.
ASPCA Assists Huntersville Police Department in Removal of Nearly 25 Dogs from North Carolina Dog Fighting Investigation
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
At the request of the Huntersville Police Department, the ASPCA is assisting with evidence collection and the removal of 23 pit bulls allegedly housed and fought at a property in Huntersville, N.C., approximately 12 miles north of downtown Charlotte. The Animal Care & Control Division of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is also working to support local authorities with the investigation.
New ASPCA Campaign Challenges Consumers to Choose More Humanely-Raised Chicken
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The ASPCA is encouraging people to take the new “Change Your Chicken Challenge,” in which consumers pledge to, for 30 days, shift their chicken purchases to only higher-welfare certified products that prohibit the most extreme factory farming practices.
USDA Urged to Improve Care Standards for Puppy Mill Dogs
Monday, September 21, 2015
The Humane Society of the United States, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association filed a legal petition with the United States Department of Agriculture urging the agency to improve the standards of care for dogs kept in commercial breeding facilities.
ASPCA Assists Lake County Animal Care & Control in Rescuing Displaced Animals from Devastating Wildfire in California
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Professional responders conduct field rescues to save pets and livestock left behind, assist local agency with sheltering effort.
ASPCA Urges Gov. Jerry Brown to Sign Bills to Protect Animals in Peril
Friday, September 4, 2015
The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) urges Gov. Jerry Brown to sign two critical bills, overwhelmingly passed by California lawmakers, that will aid animals endangered by disasters as well as animals seized in large-scale cruelty cases.
The ASPCA Grants Nearly $1 Million to Encourage and Facilitate Pet Adoptions in Los Angeles
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced a grant totaling nearly $1 million to Los Angeles Animal Services and the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care & Control to facilitate life-saving adoptions of homeless pets in Los Angeles.
ASPCA Places Cats Removed from Guymon, Okla. Residence with Humane Society of Tulsa
Friday, August 21, 2015
The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and the Humane Society of Tulsa today announce that nearly 20 cats who had been removed from overcrowded conditions at a Guymon, Okla. private residence in mid-August are now ready to be adopted into loving homes.
Massachusetts Ballot Initiative Seeks to Curb Farm Animal Confinement
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Citizens for Farm Animal Protection has announced a new ballot initiative in Massachusetts to curb extreme confinement and lifelong immobilization of animals at industrial-style factory farms.
ASPCA Grants More Than $110,000 to 15 Shelters Nationwide for 'Clear the Shelters' Adoption Event on August 15th
Thursday, August 13, 2015
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced it has granted $114,000 to 15 participating organizations nationwide for ‘Clear the Shelters,’ a one-day nationwide dog and cat adoption effort sponsored by the NBCUniversal-Owned Television Stations division of NBC Universal and Telemundo.

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