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Foster One, Save Many.
That’s The Rescue Effect.
Shelters and rescues are full. Lend a paw by fostering an animal for your local shelter or rescue group. By fostering, you give animals a break from the shelter, a comfortable place to recover from illness or injury, exposure to new people, lots of love, and you increase their chances of adoption.
Get started today. Use our Shelter Finder tool to see which local shelters and rescues are participating in The Rescue Effect. If your local organizations do not appear on the map, please contact them anyway!
Your Donation Transforms Lives.
That’s The Rescue Effect.
For more than 150 years, the ASPCA has worked to end animal abuse and neglect, and we are a national leader in animal rescue, protection and placement. The ASPCA builds bridges between animal welfare organizations from coast to coast, supporting ambitious local programs with grant funding, running America’s largest adoptable-animal transport network, training tomorrow’s shelter vets and so much more.
Your gift to the ASPCA can help animals find loving homes, provide rescued animals with care and meals, and ensure that our lifesaving work continues. Together, we can give more animals the second chance they deserve.
Prefer to donate to your local shelter or rescue group? That’s great! We encourage local giving. Our Shelter Finder tool can help you discover organizations near you.
Your Voice Saves Lives.
That’s The Rescue Effect.
America’s municipal animal shelters are funded by their local governments and are notoriously under-resourced.
State-level funding is missing from the conversation — but it shouldn’t be. You don’t get what you don’t ask for, and just imagine the impact if we all ask together!
Every year, governors present their state legislatures with a roadmap of what they want to see in the budget for the following year. We’re calling on all animal advocates to tell their governors to include funding for municipal animal shelters in their state budgets. Complete our easy online form to urge your governor to support your community's most vulnerable animals.
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When you adopt, you bring home the friend you’ve been dreaming of and another animal will get the care and shelter they need. It’s a ripple: When you help one, you help many.
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Enter your zip code to view participating shelters and rescue groups near you.
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to find organizations that were awarded grants and will be waiving adoption fees on specified days from August through October.
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If your local organizations do not appear on the map, please visit them anyway! Check out Petfinder.com or download the Petfinder app to find adoptable animals near you.
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Together, We’re Saving Lives
“Each pet who comes through our doors has a story — it’s our job to make sure it’s one marked by safety, health and affection. Thanks to partners like the ASPCA and Minneapolis community, we can continue helping every animal who needs us.”
Tony Schendel
Director, Minneapolis Animal Care and Control
“I felt like she was meant for me,” about Rocky, an 11-year-old cat adopted from the ASPCA after her previous cat, O’Reily, also from the ASPCA, passed away at 14. "O’Reily was — and Rocky is — such a sweetheart. That really says something about the ASPCA. I’ve been blessed with sweeties.”
Gabrielle L.
Adopter
Scared and starving, Melon was found by a Good Samaritan. She was in tough shape but transformed into a healthy “teddy bear” after extensive care from our veterinary and shelter teams. Melon was adopted to a loving family with children she adores, and her adoption enabled us to help more animals.
Melon’s Happy Tail
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