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Latest Press Releases
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
For the ninth consecutive year, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) will partner with the Hampton Classic Horse Show to raise awareness of critical animal welfare issues and find loving homes for local shelter animals, including dogs, cats, and horses.
Monday, August 10, 2015
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that it will offer a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case of a six-month-old, severely emaciated puppy abandoned near the dumpsters of an apartment building on Beauford Place in Nicholasville, Ky.
Monday, August 10, 2015
In response to objections raised by the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and the Washington Humane Society (WHS), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has determined that a Washington, D.C. ban on pets in public housing violates federal law.
Monday, August 10, 2015
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that it has acquired Asheville, NC-based Humane Alliance (HA), the nation’s leading training and education organization focusing on high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter -- one of the most effective tools the animal welfare community has to combat homelessness and the needless euthanasia of dogs and cats.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Following a successful two-day adoption event, which drew more than 900 people and found homes for more than 200 animals, the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is transporting the remaining animals rescued in late June from Lawrence County Animal Shelter in Moulton, Ala., to various animal welfare agencies in 10 states across the country.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that it has granted $200,000 to 26 equine rescue groups across the country in recognition of their efforts to assist retired racehorses.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and the New York City Police Foundation today announced a collaboration through the foundation’s Crime Stoppers program that will, for the first time ever, allow the public to easily and anonymously provide information about animal cruelty crimes in the five boroughs.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
The ASPCA has been working tirelessly to care for neglected animals seized on June 30 from the Lawrence County Animal Shelter in Moulton, Ala. This fact sheet provides details of the events and activities related to this rescue as confirmed by the Moulton Police Department, ASPCA Investigations and Legal Advocacy experts, local eye-witness accounts, and local and state journalistic media who have been present at the scene.
Friday, July 17, 2015
Following its efforts to reunite lost pets rescued from Lawrence County Animal Shelter with their owners, the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is planning adoption events for the hundreds of remaining animals.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today commends the members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for approving an anti-horse slaughter amendment to its fiscal year 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bill.

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