Super Bowl Sunday is the second most popular food day in America, just after Thanksgiving. Americans are projected to eat more than 1.45 billion chicken wings this weekend. More than 30% enjoy dip during the big game, and it is expected that 14 billion hamburgers will be consumed. The plight of farmed animals often isn’t […]

Cheese was found how no animal ever should be, chained up and abandoned in a home in deplorable conditions.  “I couldn’t believe that from how he acted,” says Cheese’s adopter, Keith R., in regard to Cheese’s past. Thankfully, Cheese was rescued from the property by the NYPD and then cared for at the ASPCA Canine Annex […]

THIS IS BIG! The Farm Bill comes along only once every five years, and perhaps more than any other piece of legislation, it gives our nation the chance to improve farm animal welfare and transition to a more humane food system.  Unlike most bills, the Farm Bill must pass. The key question is: what will […]

Earlier this week, a dog breeder in Iowa was arrested by the Appanoose County Sheriff. Henry Sommers, a USDA-licensed breeder until he voluntarily cancelled his license in mid-January, has been charged with two counts of animal neglect with serious injury, three counts of animal neglect with injury and two counts of animal neglect without injury.  […]

Global Animal Partnership (G.A.P.), one of the United States’ largest farm animal welfare certification programs, has released a new label that can be found on product packaging, empowering shoppers to shift the chicken industry toward more compassionate practices. Three chicken brands have met the new label requirements that ensure a higher welfare breed of chicken. […]

We recently sent a poll to our supporters asking which critical animal welfare issue was most important moving into 2023. The four issues we focused on were rescue and relief during emergencies and natural disasters, cruelty and suffering dogs endure in puppy mills, rehabilitation and recovery for neglect and cruelty victims, and helping horses find […]

Tricia and her daughter, Clara Rose, are horse lovers. For years, they dreamt of owning a horse of their own, and it was finally time to make their dreams come true. In March of 2020, they patiently started searching for their #RightHorse, a search that would last about a year.  In 2021, Clara Rose was […]

Sure, all pets could make a good BFF, but Boo Boo would make the BEST BFF! This sweet girl has been with our Los Angeles foster program for quite some time now, and she’s more ready than ever to find a doting adopter to love her the way she deserves to be loved. So, if […]

If there’s one thing to know about Charli, it’s that she loves people with all her heart! She’s also a big fan of meditation music, soft snuggles and will be your #1 fan while you sing along to all your favorite jams. When spending time with Charli here at the Adoption Center, our staff noted […]

Hi new pet parent! My name is Skateboard, but my friends call me Skatie or Skatertot. I’m SO excited to finally meet you! I’ve been waiting for this day for a really long time, and I’m so glad it’s YOU.  Seeing as you’re going to be my new favorite person in the world, there’s a […]