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Thank you, USA Today for sharing lifesaving info on how to keep pets safe during a disaster! We continue to help Helene-impacted animals in NC while assessing needs in FL in the aftermath of Milton. https://lnkd.in/eHNMXm3z

❗Announcement: Hurricane Relief Grants❗ The ASPCA will release an additional $1 MILLION in grant funding to help shelters with essential needs and hurricane recovery! Visit our grants page to apply today: aspcapro.org/helenegrants This funding will cover urgent expenses like supplies, food, transport, and vet care for animal welfare groups affected by Hurricane Helene and those helping animals in impacted communities. We recognize the devastation this disaster has caused in Western North Carolina and have boots on the ground bringing relief to impacted shelters to help move animals to safety. Thank you, animal welfare professionals, for everything that you are doing for the animals and let's work together to recover! The Hurricane Helene Disaster Response & Relief Grants are made possible in part through a generous gift from The Rachael Ray Foundation™, along with donations from other dedicated supporters ❤

We are thrilled to announce the 4 recipients of this year’s ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming grants. These projects are improving our food system for the benefit of animals, people, and the earth. Congrats Vermont Law and Graduate School, Food & Water Watch, Friends of Family Farmers and Nebraska Communities United 🎉

🚨 BREAKING UPDATE🚨 Our disaster response team has been on the ground in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina assisting round-the-clock with critical disaster relief efforts following the catastrophic and widespread destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Helene in the Southeast. While assisting locally, we are also working to ensure the safety of the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center (BRC) staff and animals in North Carolina, and yesterday we urgently evacuated more than 30 dogs from the BRC to the ASPCA Cruelty Recovery Center in Ohio. As we remain on the ground in North Carolina, we are working at the Emergency Operations Center to coordinate with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture to establish a statewide pet supply distribution plan to support impacted communities. Our teams are also supporting the North Carolina Department of Agriculture with help coordinating with partners in Western North Carolina to determine how we can best support additional needs, including evacuating displaced homeless animals out of the disaster zone. In Georgia, our teams are also on the ground assisting with impact and needs assessments in the storm's aftermath. During emergencies like this, it’s critical that we have support from compassionate people like you. While our response to this disaster continues to evolve, we hope we can count on you. Please make an urgent gift today to support our lifesaving efforts for communities, people and pets in need 🧡 aspca.org/HurricaneHelene

This October, as part of the Subaru Loves Pets initiative, Subaru of America and its retailers will provide more than $3 million in direct funding through grants administered by the ASPCA to their local animal welfare partners to help cover costs for preparing animals for adoption, veterinary expenses, and more. Many Subaru retailers will also host adoption, microchipping, or other types of events in their stores to help ensure more pets can find loving homes in their communities. Learn more about our partnership here: aspca.org/subarulovespets #SubaruLovesPets

🚨 URGENT: HURRICANE HELENE RESPONSE 🚨 Our team is currently on the ground in the Southeast with multiple response efforts following the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. In Florida, at the request of Citrus County Animal Services and Franklin County Humane Society, we have been conducting water and land search-and-rescue assessments, providing support for animal evacuation and supporting impacted communities with pet food and other critical supplies for animals and pet owners. Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare has also been assisting us with emergency relief efforts in Citrus County. After FCHS shelter experienced flooding, we worked quickly to transport over three dozen shelter cats from Eastpoint to Sarasota, Florida. Shelter staff from Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League and Cat Depot were on-site to receive the 37 cats, and are providing medical and behavioral care until they're made available for adoption in the coming weeks. This emergency transport is just a slim part of our wider disaster relief in the Southeast. Hurricane Helene has also impacted our teams at the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center (BRC) in Asheville, North Carolina. While our response efforts continue, we are also urgently relocating dogs from the BRC to our Cruelty Recovery Center in Ohio. We will continue to update our relief efforts and assess needs in the affected communities! Read more here 🧡 https://bit.ly/3ZJjONC

The Industrial Agriculture Conversion Act is the FIRST stand-alone federal legislation focused on supporting contract farmers who want to get out of the cruel, unfair factory farming system as they transition to higher-welfare, more resilient animal and crop production! The IACA is endorsed by over 100 farm, animal welfare, environmental and public health groups including the ASPCA 🧡 Read more from Reuters here: https://lnkd.in/eApbZ54J

‼️BREAKING NEWS‼️ This new federal bill will empower and support farmers who are leaving factory farming in the past! Factory farms are a horror for animals, a trap for farmers, a danger to our environment and a disaster for rural communities. The Industrial Agriculture Conversion Act (IACA) would help farmers reshape our agriculture system by using conservation funds to convert factory farms into more humane and sustainable operations that allow people, animals, and the planet to thrive. The IACA is the FIRST stand-alone federal legislation focused on helping contract farmers who are stuck in the cruel, unfair factory farming system transition to higher-welfare, more resilient animal and crop production. To read more about this bill and voice your support click here 🧡 https://bit.ly/4dmFDG2 Thank you to Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, PhD, Congressman Jim McGovern, and Senator Cory Booker!

🚀 Internship Opportunity Alert! 🚀 Are you passionate about animal welfare and interested in making an impact through policy and advocacy? Join our team! The ASPCA is accepting applications for our 2025 Winter Government Relations Internship. This paid internship is an excellent opportunity to learn how one of the world’s largest nonprofit animal welfare organizations works to enact meaningful legal protections for animals at the state and federal levels. Applications close October 8th. 📅 Duration: January 2025 – August 2025 📍 Location: Remote and Washington, DC-based positions available https://lnkd.in/eqjsQ2qf

This Saturday is #PuppyMillAwarenessDay, we remember why we fight for hundreds of thousands of dogs in puppy mills who are kept in cramped cages without proper food, water, or vet care while being bred for profit. Please join us as we take on puppy mills at the local, state, and federal levels! Take action here: https://bit.ly/3ZyoYfg