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We Go the Distance to Relocate Adoptable Pets

The ASPCA’s Animal Relocation team safely transports animals to partner shelters where they have a higher chance of adoption.

Relocating adoptable pets is one of the best ways to prevent needless euthanasia due to shelter overcrowding or lack of resources. It also provides access to critical medical care and gives pets a better chance at finding loving homes.

Animal Relocation Saves Lives

See what it looks like through their eyes.

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23,769

Animals relocated for a better chance of adoption in 2023.

270,000+

Animals relocated since the program started in 2014.

10,000+

Relocation trips made since 2014.

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A safe ride.
Expert care.
A second chance.

While national transport can take many hours and cover thousands of miles, the ASPCA’s experience is safe and secure. Animals travel in customized, climate-controlled vehicles designed specifically to provide safe animal relocation.

Most importantly, these relocation efforts give dogs, cats, and horses the medical care and rehabilitation they need, and a better chance of finding homes.

Karen Walsh, Sr. Dir. Animal Relocation
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When our relocation vehicles arrive with adoptable dogs and cats, it’s almost like a rock concert. People line up to see them because they’ve been waiting a long time to adopt.

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