Animal Cruelty

While cats and dogs are known to behave like, well, cats and dogs, the truth is that some animals are a lot like people. They have distinct personalities, quirks and needs, and occasionally, they find someone with whom they really “click.” That seems to have been the case for Spencer, a sensitive cat who was lucky to find equally sensitive adopters. It was a perfect match, and shy Spencer soon blossomed into a perfect furry friend. Here is his Happy Tail.

Although we treat victims of cruelty nearly every single day, Bea’s story is particularly heartbreaking. After being rescued in January, the two-year-old pit bull arrived at the ASPCA with a horrific head wound.  She was extremely shy and very nervous around people, and it was apparent that she had suffered grave abuse. We vowed to find Bea a loving home where she could forget her previous pain, and fortunately, it wasn’t long before we did just that. Here is Bea’s Happy Tail.

The lives of Los Angeles shelter pets just got much happier thanks to some very generous community members!

This past Saturday, August 8, the ASPCA and California Assemblyman David Hadley (R-South Bay) joined forces to raise awareness about local shelters with a special donation drive and pet adoption event benefitting shelter animals in Southern California.

Update: We are pleased to share that an arrest has been made in the case of a severely emaciated puppy abandoned in Nicholasville, Kentucky. An anonymous tip led law enforcement officials to the dog's owner, who then confessed to starving and abandoning the dog.

This blog was originally posted on August 10, 2015.

We have exciting news: we are pleased to announce that the ASPCA has acquired Asheville, North Carolina-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.