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History Intertwined: The ASPCA Maclay National Championship

The ASPCA name is synonymous with dog and cat welfare, but did you know that our origins lie in preventing cruelty to equines? In 1863, Henry Bergh, who would later go on to create the ASPCA, was on assignment in Russia as an American diplomat. While there, he stopped a carriage driver from beating his […]

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ASPCA Reaches Spay/Neuter Milestone in Los Angeles with 100,000th Procedure

The ASPCA recently achieved a significant milestone by completing 100,000 spay/neuter surgeries in Los Angeles. Our services provide free and low-cost spay/neuter services directly to underserved communities and pet families at the ASPCA South L.A. Spay and Neuter Clinic and on three mobile spay/neuter clinics serving L.A. County.  Accessible and affordable spay and neuter is an important […]

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ASPCA Urges BLM to Immediately Expand Wild Horse Fertility Control

The ASPCA and other leading animal welfare and wild horse organizations recently wrote to Interior Secretary Haaland urging her to immediately reverse the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) alarming recent decision backing away from the only strategy that can safely and humanely protect our wild horse and burro herds. Last month, the BLM announced it […]

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ASPCA Assists with Rescue of Neglected Dogs in Southeast Missouri

At the request of the Caruthersville Police Department, the ASPCA is on the ground assisting with the rescue of 19 dogs and one cat from two properties in Pemiscot County, MO, approximately 90 miles north of Memphis. When investigators arrived on the properties earlier today, they discovered the dogs, primarily young Beagle-mixes, living in filthy […]

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ASPCA Behavior Team Helps Turn Terrified Dog into Loving Pet

Last December, dancer Kathlenne “Kat” B. and her boyfriend Connor M., a musician, moved to New York City from Orange County, New York to grow their careers. As part of that new chapter in their lives, they also wanted to adopt a dog. Once the couple rented an apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, they […]