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Learn about all the amazing work the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is doing to help dogs and cats in need.

Matt Bershadker at dog fighting shelter (Caption: Breaking The Dog Fighting Chain)

Dog Fighting Facts: We Need To Break The Chain

Many people see dogfighting as a relic of our distant past, or a sick phenomenon that ended the day Michael Vick was arrested eighteen years ago. Even if it exists, surely it occurs only in a handful of dark corners of our country, run by individuals too despicable to live as ordinary members of our communities, right? Sadly, none of those statements are true. Learn the dog fighting facts from Matt Bershadker, President and CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

Dog in cage at shelter (Caption: Adopt Don't Shop)

Adopt, Don’t Shop: A Phrase Worth Thousands Of Lives

Have you heard the latest catch-phrase, “Adopt, Don’t Shop?” If so, you might be wondering what it means. Adopt, Don’t Shop is a campaign slogan that a growing number of animal rights proponents are using to promote adopting pets from shelters, rather than buying them from pet stores. What’s behind the movement? Is it controversial? And how can you get involved? Read on for answers to all these questions and more…

Rescue Dog: ASPCA Giving Dogs a Second Chance

ASPCA’s CEO Matt Bershadker & Behavioral Rehab Centers for Animals

The ASPCA is developing groundbreaking dog rehabilitation approaches that are giving rescuers new hope, and even more importantly, victimized dogs a second chance. That’s the idea behind the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in New Jersey, where a team of experts uses scientifically-based behavior modification techniques to help severely undersocialized dogs overcome their fears…

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