ASPCA Assists in Rescuing and Sheltering Animals Displaced by Historic Flooding in Arkansas

blog_ar-response_060719_main.jpg At the request of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Poultry Commission, the ASPCA is on the ground assisting the Faulkner County Office of Emergency Management and Faulkner County Animal Response Team with the sheltering of 50 animals displaced by historic flooding severely impacting the central U.S. Our disaster response team is also providing support with animal search-and-rescue […]

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Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center Honored at 2018 ASPCA Humane Awards Luncheon

Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center Staff. Last week, we celebrated and honored exceptional people, organizations and animals who have showed continued dedication and commitment to the improvement of animal welfare at our annual Humane Awards Luncheon. For their commitment to and successes in providing second chances for vulnerable animals, The Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center was honored with this year’s ASPCA […]

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Announced Puppy Mill Inspections: Good or Bad?

When you hear the term “USDA licensee,” you might think the title comes with hefty federal oversight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Regrettably, that’s not the case.  For decades, certain facilities, including some cruel animal breeding operations, have been subject to unannounced inspections as infrequently as once every two years. To make things worse, when inspectors show up, breeders often […]

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The 2018 ASPCA Humane Awards Luncheon Honors Extraordinary Pets and People

This week, we honored six animal heroes who have vitally helped humans or other animals in extraordinary ways, as well as people who have demonstrated great commitment to assisting at-risk animals. The 2018 ASPCA Humane Awards Luncheon was held on Thursday, November 15th in New York City and emceed by WNBC anchor Chuck Scarborough. The event also spotlighted the ASPCA’s […]

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Former ASPCA Feline Rises to Fame as Princess Cheeto

She has graced cover of Modern Cat magazine. She’s been endorsed by Comedy Central® and Buzzfeed®. The popular website “I Can Has Cheezeburger?” dubbed her 118,000-follower Instagram site “the coolest Instagram feed.” And she’s also an ASPCA rescue. She is Princess Cheeto, an eight-year-old, black-and-white tuxedo cat who shot to stardom on social media with help from Brooklyn photographer Hugo […]

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Election 2018: Huge Wins for Farm Animals and Greyhounds

On Election Day yesterday, voters in California and Florida passed critical animal-protection ballot measures that will improve the lives of millions of farm animals and thousands of long-suffering Greyhound dogs. Californians approved Proposition 12, a measure requiring cage-free housing and more space for factory farmed veal calves, mother pigs and egg-laying hens. Prop 12 further mandates that any veal, pork […]

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Loving Senior Animals: An NYC Artist Meets Her Match

Growing up on the island of Antigua in the Caribbean, Nichole B. was frequently surrounded by cats.  “There were so many strays,” she recalls. “I was always bringing cats—and dogs—home and getting them fixed.” When Nichole relocated to New York three years ago and moved in with an uncle, she missed the kitty company. “I really wanted to have that […]

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At Last, His Lonely Days Are Over: How Orson Finally Met His Match

https://www.youtube.com/embed//Mae4JfdO-SM Didn’t see Part One of Orson’s story? Find it here! For some of us, it may take a long time before we feel like we’ve truly found “the one.” Love takes time and can often be a difficult, trying and long journey. These sentiments were especially true when it came to our boy Orson.  Orson first came to the […]

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Why Millions of Farm Animals Drowned During the Hurricanes

When Hurricane Florence struck the Southeast U.S. last month, in addition to devastating homes and communities, it also flooded industrial farms. News reports showed the tragic images of these facilities flooded to roof-level, and the public watched in horror as 4.1 million chickens and 5,500 pigs were left to drown inside. The fragility of factory farming has never been so obvious, and […]

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Chaplin’s Miraculous Second Act

On June 2 of this year, a three-year-old Shih Tzu was brought to the ASPCA Animal Hospital (AAH) by a Good Samaritan who had found the dog abandoned in a Brooklyn apartment building.  “Chaplin,” as he was later named, was then examined by ASPCA veterinarian Dr. Matthew Gordon, who found the dog’s fur heavily soaked with blood and fluids and the hair […]

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