Animal Cruelty

Every 10 seconds of every day, a homeless dog will enter a shelter. That’s millions of loving dogs, every year waiting to be seen as the loving pets they are meant to be. October marks Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, when we encourage everyone to get involved and make a difference in a shelter dog’s life—whether it’s by adopting a dog yourself, volunteering at your local shelter or continuing your support for the ASPCA. Because with your help, love and compassion, any dog–even from the most tragic circumstances–can blossom into a regal rescue.

Each September, the ASPCA joins like-minded animal welfare organizations and advocates to remind animal lovers that there are still hundreds of thousands of dogs living in heartbreaking conditions in puppy mills across the nation.

These dogs are kept in outdoor kennels or caged in darkness, without adequate food, water or veterinary care. We are shown spotless, adorable puppies in shop windows and on pet-selling websites, but the facilities they come from and their parents—the breeding dogs still trapped in these places—remain hidden.