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April 20, 2010

Contestants Announced for the ASPCA $100K Challenge

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Last week, we asked if you were ready to take our Challenge and boy did you answer—in a big way! Officially launched on April 8, the ASPCA $100K Challenge seeks to encourage animal welfare leaders to develop innovate ways to increase pet adoptions in their communities. We received so many amazing applications that we reached our Challenge limit of 50 contestants in less than a week! Congratulations to the following shelters and rescue groups who now have a chance to win more than $125,000 in prizes—including a grand prize grant of $100,000—and save more animals' lives!

SPCA, Inc., Lakeland, FL
Wisconsin Humane Society, Milwaukee, WI
St. Hubert's Giralda, Madison, NJ
Team: Richmond AC&C and Richmond SPCA, Richmond, VA
Kansas Humane Society, Wichita, KS
Kauai Humane Society, Kauai, HI
SPCA of Wake County Raleigh, NC
South Suburban Humane Society, Chicago Heights, IL
Animal Aid Coconut Creek, FL
Erie County SPCA, Tonawanda, NY
HS of Boulder Valley, Boulder, CO
Animal Resource Center, Dayton, OH
Irvine Animal Care Center, Irvine, CA
Jacksonville Humane Society, Jacksonville, FL
Joplin Humane Society, Joplin, MO
Larimer Humane Society, Fort Collins, CO
Louisiana SPCA, New Orleans, LA
Humane Society at Lollypop Farm, Rochester NY
Tallahassee Leon County Animal Services Center, Tallahassee, FL
Team: Geauga Humane Society and Lake Humane Society, northeast Ohio
Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society, Menands NY
Team: Arizona Animal Welfare League and HALO Helping Animals Live On, Phoenix, AZ
Western PA Humane Society, Pittsburgh, PA
Atlanta Humane Society & SPCA, Atlanta, GA
Animal Rescue League of Boston, Boston, MA
Animal Welfare League, Chicago Ridge, IL
Humane Society for Southwest Washington, Vancouver, WA
Humane Society of North Texas, Fort Worth, TX
Greater Birmingham Humane Society, Birmingham, AL
Santa Fe Animal Shelter, Santa Fe, NM
Autauga County Humane Society, Prattville, AL
Calcasieu Parish Animal Services & Adoption Center, Lake Charles, LA
Northwest Organization for Animal Help (NOAH), Stanwood, WA
Kern County Animal Control, Bakersfield , CA
Puerto Rico Animal Welfare Society, Isabela, PR
St. Tammany Parish Dept of Animal Services, Lacombe, LA
Capital Area Humane Society, Hilliard, OH
Southern Pines Animal Shelter, Hattiesburg, MS
Dubuque Humane Society, Dubuque, IA
City of San Jose Animal Care Center, San Jose, CA
McKamey Animal Center, Chattanooga, TN
Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society & SPCA, Tacoma WA
Animal Friends Humane Society, Hamilton, OH
Humane Society of Greater Dayton, Dayton, OH
Kent County SPCA, Camden, DE
Maui Humane Society, Maui, HI
Salt Lake County Animal Services, Salt Lake City, UT

The official competition period is August 1 through October 31, when all 50 contestants will start tracking their progress. To qualify for the grand prize grant, shelters need to save a minimum of 300 more animals from August through October 2010, compared with the same three-month period in 2009. Beyond that, the winner will be the shelter that saves the most additional animals during the same time period. The ASPCA will also grant $25,000 to the shelter that most engages its community to promote pet adoptions and reunite lost animals with their pet parents. Winners will be announced in December 2010. Stay tuned to ASPCA.org for the latest news about the ASPCA $100K Challenge.

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Submitted by janeiro at:April 16, 2011 09:54 AM
we missed out here at dogs in brazil good luck we know how difficult it is to raise funds
Submitted by Ann at:October 1, 2010 12:00 AM
This is great BUT now it is October and many of the shelters are lowering the cost of adoptions to meet the quota. What a disaster!! This is the month that the crazy people try to get animals for Halloween. So now you are making this cheap and easy for these shelters desperate for the $100K? Can't you put an alert out to the shelters that they cannot reduce prices???? If a person cannot afford to pay an adoption fee, they cannot afford to CARE for the pet! We all know this. Have someone do some googling. One shelter To find more homes, the SPCA has reduced adoption fees for all cats and large dogs. Cat adoption fees are $15 and that fee is reduced to $5 for cats that are more than 7 years old or for adopters who are more than 60 years old. Any dog weighing more than 30 pounds can be adopted for $60. One shelter is GIVING away cats and kittens this Saturday and all over 6 months are only $10 this month. That seems smart in OCTOBER. Dogs 60 lbs will be rots, dobs, labs, BLACK dogs. UGH. WHAT is innovative about lowering the cost? We all know that if people are not willing or able to pay for the life, chances are they will not value it. Next year, if you do this again, perhaps you could have the contest end earlier in the year and hence, avoid the dangers of October. And make a rule that the shelters cannot make any adjustments in prices beyond their normal costs. I do think this is an outstanding idea but it needs some better parameters.
Submitted by Vikki at:June 25, 2010 12:00 AM
why cant we lower the cost of adoption and raise money in other ways Like: tubing down the river with you dog that loves water. This would be a blast!! owner and pet-tubing! FUN FUN FUN
Submitted by Maggie at:June 25, 2010 12:00 AM
Go everyone!
Submitted by tracy at:April 23, 2010 12:00 AM
yeah! go Ft Worth!!! go New Orleans!!! go Lake Charles!!! go Lacombe!!!
Submitted by roger at:April 20, 2010 12:00 AM
this is pretty exciting stuff!