Topic - Aspca

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing cruelty towards animals. Based in New York City since its inception in 1866, the organization's mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States." - Source: Wikipedia

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ASPCA President Matt Bershadker, left, pets Rainbow while speaking to Matchmaker Olivia D'Amico at the ASPCA adoption center, Friday, April 21, 2023, on the Upper West Side neighborhood of New York. While the Westminster Kennel Club crowns the cream of the canine elite on one of tennis' most storied courts next week, another 19th-century institution across town will be tending to dogs that have had far more troubled lives. New York is home to both the United States' most prestigious dog show and its oldest humane society, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Their histories entwine: Some proceeds from the very first Westminster dog show, in 1877, helped the young ASPCA build its first dog and cat shelter years later. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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In this Saturday, May 3, 2014, photo, Veterinarian Dr. Peyvand Silverman, center, and senior veterinary assistant Maria Silva, right, perform a dog ovariohysterectomy, to prevent the births of an unwanted litters, at the new American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) clinic at the Chesterfield Square shelter in South Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ** FILE **

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