NEW YORK--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced it will provide eight animal welfare groups each with a $10,000 grant to recognize their efforts for going above and beyond to save animal victims of cruelty or natural disasters this year.
NEW YORK--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that it has awarded a grant of $15,000 to Montana Horse Sanctuary in Simms, Mont., which will be used to buy hay and feed for horses and cattle affected by the disastrous wildfires that recently damaged about 18,000 acres of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
NEW YORK—The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), at the request of the Taney County Health Department Animal Control Division in Branson, Mo., has dispatched its disaster response team to provide emergency supplies to aid animals affected by the devastating tornado that struck the city of Branson and Taney County on February 29, destroying commercial, residential and rural areas. ASPCA officials estimate that approximately 250 to 500 animals have been directly impacted by the tornado.
NEW YORK—To mark the anniversary of the catastrophic tornado in Joplin, Mo., the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is teaming up with Joplin Humane Society to host a low-cost spay/neuter and vaccine clinic from Friday, June 1 to Sunday, June 3 for dogs and cats of low-income pet owners from Joplin and surrounding areas. Appointments must be made in advance for the spay/neuter surgery, and the vaccine clinic is first-come, first-served from 12 noon to 3 p.m. each day.
NEW YORK—In anticipation of Hurricane Isaac, the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is assisting the Humane Society of South Mississippi in pre-evacuation efforts by transporting animals from Gulfport, Miss., to the Humane Society of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The ASPCA's custom-built, 40-foot-long animal transport trailer is en route to Fort Lauderdale and is scheduled to arrive at the Humane Society of Broward County this afternoon.
NEW YORK—As severe flooding continues to threaten communities in St. John the Baptist Parish, La., the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) has dispatched its Field Investigations and Response team to assist in the emergency relocation and water rescue efforts to help displaced animals affected by Hurricane Isaac. The parish requested the assistance of the Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART), which in turn contacted the ASPCA for assistance.
NEW YORK—In anticipation of Hurricane Sandy, the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) urges pet owners to develop an emergency evacuation plan to keep their families and pets safe before the storm makes landfall on the East Coast.
NEW YORK—At the request of the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM), animal welfare agencies in the OEM's Animal Planning Task Force urge pet owners to develop an emergency evacuation plan to keep their families and pets safe before Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in New York City.
NEW YORK—The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), at the request of the Ocean County Health Department and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department in Toms River, N.J., has dispatched its disaster response team to conduct water and land search-and-rescue for animals affected by the devastating storm that struck Ocean County.
NEW YORK—The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today established an emergency boarding facility—made possible by a $500,000 grant provided by television personality, bestselling author and animal advocate Rachael Ray—in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn to provide temporary sheltering for hundreds of animals displaced by Hurricane Sandy.
