ASPCA

Suspected Cruelty Response ❗ ASPCA Helps Rescue 100+ Animals Our teams have been on the ground in South Carolina and Pennsylvania, assisting with multiple cases of alleged cruelty, including the removal of 13 dogs from suspected dogfighting in Darlington, South Carolina, and over 100 cats from a self-described animal rescue organization in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. These animals were found living in poor conditions and many suffered from untreated injuries and other medical conditions. While we provide the dogs and cats with necessary medical care and enrichment, we need your help. Your support is urgently needed today as we continue our response efforts. Please make a lifesaving donation now to ensure that we can continue to be there when animals are most in need.🧡 aspca.org/PAandSCresponse

Our 2024 ASPCA #SupermarketScorecard combines research on private labels and ESG/sustainability policies, analysis, and data visualization to reveal the opportunities that the largest supermarkets have to improve farm animal welfare within their #supplychains - even those stores that scored highest. Each supermarket was scored on the extent to which their corporate policies, progress reporting, and private labels address core welfare issues for broiler chickens, egg-laying hens, and pregnant pigs. Read the Scorecard and learn more about how the #foodretail industry can achieve progress on #farmanimalwelfare: https://lnkd.in/gUAFhXMn

64% of Americans report being likely to switch to another supermarket if their primary supermarket doesn’t offer enough more humane alternatives to factory farmed food. If you can’t find higher welfare food at your local store, why not try an online delivery service that ships welfare-certified products and plant-based meals straight to your door? See our latest list: https://bit.ly/4drEnC4 #ShopWithYourHeart

ASPCA Helps 100+ Dogs in Suspected Dogfighting Case 🧡 St. Petersburg Police Department reached out and asked for our assistance for a suspected dogfighting operation across multiple locations in Florida. Our team jumped into action to help 100+ dogs, including puppies, who are suspected victims. We are providing subject matter expertise, including offering legal support and conducting veterinary and behavior forensic exams on all the dogs to support the investigation. From the forensic exams, our experts found that many dogs had scarring consistent with organized dogfighting and many had untreated medical conditions. Dogfighting is a horrendous form of animal cruelty where dogs are trained and forced to fight each other for entertainment and profit. So far, we have assisted nearly 6,000 victims of dogfighting from more than 300 cases and have trained more than 35,000 law enforcement officers and animal welfare professionals across the country to better identify and respond to animal cruelty situations like these. However, dogfighting is much more common than people realize and we estimate there are hundreds of thousands of innocent dogs being forced to fight and suffer every year. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3yFIr2u

Our #SupermarketScorecard was just covered by Progressive Grocer! Here’s their take on why our evaluation of stores’ policies and private labels is both relevant and timely for shoppers and the grocery retail industry: “According to the results of a national public opinion survey, 91% of consumers want companies to address the treatment of farm animals and the environment as a part of their corporate sustainability programs, with most willing to switch supermarkets if they discovered that theirs didn’t offer more humane alternatives to factory-farmed food. Progressive Grocer’s 2024 Consumer Expenditures Study found that one-third of shoppers are buying more store brands and consider ethical sourcing to be very important, making higher-welfare private label products a prime opportunity for supermarkets to earn and retain customer loyalty.” Read more below and check out our Supermarket Scorecard to learn more!

🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨 At the urgent request of Butte County Animal Control, we deployed our disaster response team to provide essential support in response to the devastating Park Fire in Northern California – one of the largest wildfires in the state's history. Our team is currently on the ground in Oroville, California, assisting animal control, alongside the North Valley Animal Disaster Group with search and rescue efforts and emergency sheltering of owned pets displaced by the fires. To date, we have assisted with the emergency sheltering and care of over 120 animals. We are also providing disaster response subject matter expertise in the county’s Emergency Operations Center and emergency sheltering leadership. As the Park Fire continues, we remain committed to supporting local efforts and ensuring pets receive the care they need during this challenging time. Please consider making an urgent donation today to support our lifesaving efforts for animals impacted by disasters and emergencies, and to be there for vulnerable animals in times of need.🧡 https://lnkd.in/e8qevrPM

Are supermarkets embodying their farm animal welfare policies by giving their shoppers more humane options within their own #privatelabels? This is just one question we set out to answer in our second annual ASPCA #SupermarketScorecard, which ranks the 25 largest U.S. grocery stores on their farm animal welfare policies, progress reporting, and now, private label options for chicken, eggs and pork. Here’s just some of what we found, at-a-glance: 4️⃣ Four stores IMPROVED their policies or progress reporting since last year’s Supermarket Scorecard. ️ 4️⃣ Yet, four stores STILL have no foundational farm animal welfare policies. 9️⃣ Nine out of the 25 supermarkets are aligning their brands with their cage-free policies by offering at least one fully cage-free store brand. 1️⃣ Only ONE store received an A grade this year. To learn which stores these are, and to find out more about the state of the food retail industry as it pertains to core farm animal welfare issues, check out our 2024 ASPCA Supermarket Scorecard, released today! https://lnkd.in/efGp6i86

REMEMBER GOLDIE: It has been three years since Goldie, a young Golden Retriever, died at a USDA-licensed puppy mill and the agency STILL is not doing its job to protect animals. Goldie suffered needlessly at a puppy mill in Iowa while the USDA stood by and watched—documenting her deteriorating condition for months—despite being responsible for protecting the welfare of dogs at breeding facilities under the Animal Welfare Act. Let's remember Goldie as a symbol of change and hope, rather than a victim of neglect. Honor Goldie by urging your members of Congress to pass #GoldiesAct—legislation that would hold the USDA accountable for its inaction and require more frequent and meaningful inspections, lifesaving intervention for mistreated animals, issuing penalties for violations, and more. The agency’s negligence affects thousands of dogs suffering in puppy mills every day, and it impacts many other animals at USDA-licensed facilities who are living in poor conditions. Take action with us at https://lnkd.in/e6NFQN4W 🧡

Kitten season may sound cute, but it’s the most perilous time of year for homeless felines. As feline breeding season peaks this summer, thousands of tiny kittens are left vulnerable and in need of critical care nationwide. Many are found abandoned without their mothers, and the youngest orphaned kittens require round-the-clock care – making the situation for these animals dire. We’ve been working tirelessly to provide care for defenseless young felines during this dangerous season for cats. Providing lifesaving and routine veterinary treatments, bottle-feeding young, fragile kittens and helping these animals become healthy and strong is just some of what we do to save lives every day. We urgently need your help as we continue to be there for vulnerable animals during the summer months. Please make an urgent, lifesaving gift today to help us continue to give rescue and care to those who need us most. 🧡🐱 https://lnkd.in/e3bDEj9w

❗ DOGS AGAINST PUPPY MILLS❗ Today is #NoPetStorePuppies Day - a day raising awareness about the cruel reality of pet store puppies and the puppy mills that they come from. These large-scale breeding facilities treat the dogs like products. The dogs live in cramped, overcrowded, and filthy conditions without proper veterinary care, food, water and socialization. The puppies are then trucked across the country to be sold in pet stores and online. Pet stores misrepresent where their puppies come from and continue to exploit them for profit. If you’re considering adding a new pet to your family, we encourage you to adopt from a local shelter or rescue, or learn how to identify a responsible breeder to ensure you’re not supporting cruel breeding practices like those found in puppy mills. For more info click here 🧡 https://bit.ly/4cEeZZD