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Latest Press Releases
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Monday, December 31, 2012
The ASPCA today welcomed the new federal rule issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requiring facilities regulated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to create contingency plans for emergencies to better protect animals during disaster...
Friday, December 21, 2012
NEW YORK–The ASPCA today applauds the U.S. Congress for passing legislation to protect military dogs. Included as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, the measure provides significant steps for the...
Monday, December 17, 2012
The ASPCA today announced its participation in the fifth annual Subaru “Share the Love” event, now underway....
Friday, December 14, 2012
The ASPCA today applauded Gov. Rick Snyder and Michigan legislators for enacting three key pieces of animal welfare legislation. The new laws strengthen the existing penalties for those who participate in animal fighting, by allowing for the...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The ASPCA today announced the arrest of Jordan Heuer for attacking, injuring and causing the death of an opossum inside Peck Park in Fresh Meadows, Queens. ...
Friday, December 7, 2012
The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) today announced two new additions to its Field Investigations and Response team. Dr. Sarah Kirk will serve as the medical director for large-scale animal cruelty and disaster...
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The ASPCA announced today that its Animal Poison Control Center has officially handled 2 million cases since its inception in 1978. The record breaking call involved a domestic longhair cat whose owner suspected exposure to a new houseplant. ...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The ASPCA commends the U.S. Senate for passing the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act as well as a measure authorizing care for retired military dogs. These two provisions were passed with the leadership of Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT),...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Animal Planning Task Force, in an effort to reunite lost pets with their families, urges individuals looking for lost pets to visit Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C’s) lost pets website,...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
NEW YORK–The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), as part of its national "No Pet Store Puppies" campaign, today announced with a newly released poll conducted by Edge Research that 37 percent of Americans,...

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