Copyright and Reprint Policy

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This website (the "Website") is designed to be used solely for educational, informational, personal, noncommercial purposes. You may not copy, reproduce, transmit, display, perform, distribute, alter, or otherwise use in whole or in part any of this Website's content including, but not limited, to news articles, artwork, photographs, data, images, illustrations, text, graphics, logos, and trademarks (collectively, the "Content") for any other purpose without the permission of the ASPCA, provided that Website Content may be printed for personal, noncommercial use that does not harm the reputation of the ASPCA and users may make such temporary copies in a single computers RAM and hard drive cache as are necessary to browse the Website.

To request permission to use Content from this Website, please see our Reprint/Reproduction Policy below. All Content that is published and/or displayed on the Website is protected under the Copyright Laws of the United States. Please review our Linking Policy for information on linking to our Website, and read our privacy policy for more information on our privacy policies.

Reprint/Reproduction Policy

This Website is owned by the ASPCA. All Content is the property of the ASPCA. Any unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, and other applicable laws.

The ASPCA authorizes permission to reprint specific articles, photos and other educational information (“Reprinted Content”) on a case-by-case basis. If your reprint request is granted, you must agree to the following:

  • You will not alter, delete, add or otherwise change the Reprinted Content except as approved in writing by the ASPCA or as necessary to format the Reprinted Content for your lawful purpose consistent with the information you provide to us below.
  • You will not alter, delete, add or otherwise change the Content except as approved in writing by the ASPCA or as necessary to format the Content for your lawful purpose consistent with the information you provide to us below.
  • You agree that the ASPCA will have no liability to you whatsoever, either express or implied, for the information, ideas, concepts or opinions contained in the Reprinted Content.
  • You will include the following copyright notice with any use of the Reprinted Contented: Copyright © 2017. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). All Rights Reserved.

Reprint Request Forms

If you agree to the reprint terms above, and would like to submit a request, please select the appropriate form below:

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