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Latest Press Releases
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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.
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.
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.
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.

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