Animal Cruelty

Update 10/07: The ASPCA Disaster Response Team, along with additional response partners, deployed Thursday to the Southeast to assist animals in Hurricane Matthew’s path. With a base set up in Georgia, we are responding to requests from local animal shelters to assist in evacuation and transport efforts. We’ve already assisted more than 100 animals, and we expect more requests to come throughout the weekend as the region continues to be pummeled with rain, flooding, winds and power outages.  

UPDATE 10/06: Montreal’s dogs were granted a reprieve yesterday by a Quebec Superior Court judge, who suspended the city’s new BSL bylaw indefinitely following a legal challenge brought by the Montreal SPCA. The judge recommended the city "return to the drawing board" due to the bylaw’s lack of clarity, particularly regarding how to identify the targeted dog breeds. Montreal’s mayor has vowed to appeal the suspension, but it is expected to remain in effect for at least the next few months.

This post was originally published on 9/28/16