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Latest Press Releases
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that 56,379 pets were adopted or reunited with their owners during the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge, a three-month competition in which 49 animal shelters from across the country worked to increase adoptions in order to win a piece of the $600,000 in prize grants, including a grand prize of $100,000.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that Almost Home Humane Society in Lafayette, Ind. has finished in second place in Division One of the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that Humane Society for Greater Savannah in Savannah, Ga. has finished in second place of Division Two of the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that HALO Animal Rescue in Phoenix, Ariz. has won Division Three of the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that Canyon County Animal Shelter in Caldwell, Idaho has won the $25,000 Community Engagement Award in the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge, a three-month competition where 49 animal shelters from across the country worked to increase adoptions in order to win a piece of the $600,000 in ASPCA prize grants, including a grand prize of $100,000.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that Washington Animal Rescue League (WARL) in Washington, D.C. has won Division One of the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that Texas Humane Heroes in Leander, Texas has won Division Two of the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that Debora M. Bresch, Esq., senior state director of ASPCA Government Relations for the Mid-Atlantic region, has been invited to join a bipartisan task force to examine the sale of cats and dogs sold in Connecticut pet shops.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for issuing a final rule establishing greater federal oversight of puppy mills and online dog sales.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
GREY2K USA, with funding from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), today released a report detailing the inhumane conditions and weak financial viability of greyhound racing in West Virginia.

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