Leaves are falling, there’s a chill in the air, and scary movies are playing on TV. It’s spooky season… but trouble lurks year-round for dogs in commercial breeding facilities. These facilities masquerade as something they’re not, deceiving well-intentioned families who just wanted to bring home a furry little friend. Be sure you don’t fall for […]

Get ready to celebrate—National Pit Bull Awareness Day is this Saturday, October 28! For this important day, our good friends at Cracker Jack® are helping us feature some of our adoptable dogs available in Ohio, North Carolina and New York! Pit bulls are just as amazing and loving as other dogs, and there’s no better […]

Doug and his dog, Rosie, were out on a walk when they bumped into his neighbor and her foster dog, Baltimore. Rosie and Baltimore immediately started sniffing each other, adopting play postures and wagging their tails. Doug grabbed his phone and called his partner, Greg, and told him he had found their new dog. “Doug […]

It’s almost that time of year again when we gather around the dinner table to celebrate, reflect and give thanks. Whether you are making a traditional recipe or trying a new one, finding ingredients that don’t come from factory farms can be tricky, and misleading food labels don’t make it any easier.  If you are […]

Disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornados and floods can happen at any time. They often take us by surprise, but even with advanced warning they can cause deep destruction and despair. Because horses require a high level of care to meet their needs, it is important for equine owners to have an emergency plan in […]

With a new season comes new seasonal hazards, and to be honest, it can be challenging to keep track of each and every seasonal toxin when they change so quickly. Luckily, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) makes it easy with handy lists and infographics to help keep your pets safe! This fall, you can use […]

From October 11-14, 2023, the ASPCA Right Horse program will return to Lexington, Kentucky, for the second annual adoption event at the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover. This fun event both brings needed visibility to equine adoption and helps horses find homes. Twelve adoptable Thoroughbreds from five different ASPCA Right Horse Partners will be there; ranging from […]

On November 12, 2022, an NYPD officer spotted an emaciated two-year-old pit bull-mix through the window of a seemingly abandoned house in the Bronx. After gaining access to the home, the officer brought the dog to the ASPCA’s Manhattan headquarters for treatment. The officer located the dog’s owner, who voluntarily surrendered custody of the dog to the […]

Hello there, I’m Salami! You must be my new adopter, and I’m so excited that I can hardly contain myself! My friends here at the Adoption Center call me “tiny but mighty.” I’ve got some pep in my step and love to jump around. I hope you like to play hopscotch! There are a few […]

On a 35-degree day last October in Queens, Zetty S. was walking a friend home. As they neared their destination, they passed by an open trash can and made a shocking discovery. “It looked like a dead cat, but as we got closer, we saw that he was struggling to breathe; his stomach moved up […]