$141.2M in expenses

Shelter and veterinary services (SVS) shelter and veterinary services (SVS) includes the aspca animal hospital (NYC), aspca spay/neuter alliance (NC), northern tier shelter initiative (ak, wa, id, MT, ND, MN, wi), shelter medicine services (national), aspca adoption center (NYC), aspca animal poison control center (il), animal recovery center (NYC), canine annex for recovery & enrichment (NYC), kitten nursery (NYC), kitten foster program (l.a.), animal relocation & placement program, and community medicine programs including spay/neuter clinics in new york city and los angeles; and community veterinary clinics (CVCS) in liberty city, miami, and the new york city boroughs of the bronx, brooklyn and queens. SVS also includes the aspca equine welfare program and equine transition & adoption center in el reno, ok (etac). In 2024, aspca SVS programs assisted hundreds of thousands of animals through veterinary care, behavioral treatment, relocation, emergency and standard sheltering, poison exposure consultations, fostering and adoption. Additionally, the teams supported organizations nationwide through training and consultation. 2024 SVS highlights providing affordable veterinary services to owners and animals in under-resourced communities the aspca's community medicine (CM) programs, including mobile clinics in new york city and mobile and stationary spay/neuter clinics in los angeles, community veterinary clinics (CVCS) in miami and the new york city boroughs of the bronx, brooklyn and queens, provide veterinary care to animals and pet owners in under-resourced communities who are facing various barriers to accessing medical services for their pets, including lack of transportation and lack of access to affordable veterinary care. Addressing these barriers in 2024, aspca CM teams and operations in new york city, miami, and los angeles helped more than 58,000 animals with primary pet care services and spay/neuter surgeries through brick-and-mortar facilities and mobile units. Delivering urgent medical care and services to vulnerable pets across new york city in 2024, the aspca animal hospital provided vital veterinary care and critical services for more than 6,500 animals in need. The aspca animal recovery center (arc) and canine annex for recovery & enrichment (care) provided lifesaving veterinary care and behavioral assessments and treatments for more than 346 dogs in 2024, most of whom were victims of neglect or cruelty. The canine annex for recovery and enrichment (care) provided behavioral assessments and treatments, physical and mental enrichment, daily exercise, and training sessions for many of these dogs who were a part of NYPD animal cruelty investigations in the new york city area. The aspca kitten nursery assisted hundreds of kittens too young to survive on their own with the help of hundreds of foster homes. In addition, the aspca operates community veterinary clinics in the bronx, brooklyn and queens, which opened in september 2024, and several mobile clinics that provide affordable and accessible veterinary care and spay/neuter surgeries in the heart of communities in need of those services. These teams also support animals through a partnership with animal care centers of new york (acc) and local rescue groups. In 2024, the aspca NYC community medicine teams assisted more than 35,000 animals. The aspca also continues to support new york city pet owners whose access to veterinary services and vital pet supplies and resources is limited due to financial challenges, lack of affordable and nearby veterinary resources, family and personal emergencies, and city transportation challenges. Supporting los angeles animals and communities with spay/neuter and veterinary services in los angeles, the aspca operates a spay/neuter clinic that serves the south los angeles city animal shelter and local pet owners. Like many shelters across the country, the number of animals entering california shelters is outpacing those leaving. The services the aspca provides, including spay/neuter surgeries, are essential to decreasing the number of animals entering shelters and improving the health and welfare of animals and community animal populations. The aspca also offers basic veterinary care and spay/neuter services on mobile units that serve pet owners in under-resourced communities across los angeles county. In 2024, the aspca la clinic and mobile units assisted more than 12,000 animals. Providing community veterinary care to miami pets and owners the aspca operates a community veterinary clinic in the liberty city area of miami-a community with limited options for veterinary care and other resources. As the only veterinary clinic in liberty city, the miami community veterinary clinic provides accessible and affordable basic veterinary care and spay/neuter surgeries for miami-dade county cats and dogs through direct services to the public and through collaboration with miami dade animal services. In 2024, the aspca miami community veterinary clinic assisted more than 9,900 animals. Helping shelter animals and communities across the country by strengthening shelter medicine programs to support animals in shelters and fostering greater adoption opportunities the shelter medicine services (SMS) team works to improve the health and welfare of animals in shelters and communities by strengthening shelter medicine programs and expanding access to veterinary care. The team broadly supports the animal welfare field through training, research, development of educational resources on shelter medicine topics and direct consultation with external sheltering organizations, clinics and veterinarians. SMS provides mentorship and training to shelter veterinarians and future specialists through the residency and practitioner pathway mentorship programs. Over the course of 2024, SMS provided training and mentorship to more than two dozen veterinarians, including four residents, pursuing board certification in shelter medicine practice through the residency and practitioner pathway programs. In july 2024 nearly 1,200 sheltering and veterinary professionals received cutting-edge continuing education and valuable networking opportunities at the annual shelter medicine conference, co-hosted by the aspca, maddie's fund, and the maddie's shelter medicine program at cornell, which provides over 40 hours of veterinary, behavior, and shelter operational content for attendees joining in-person at the college of veterinary medicine as well as virtually via livestream. The aspca is the largest transporter of shelter dogs and cats for adoption in the u.s., partnering with shelters and rescues across 40 states to move thousands of animals annually from shelters in areas of high homeless pet overpopulation to destination shelters, where there is a higher demand for adoptable animals. Since 2014, the aspca animal relocation & placement program has worked with over capacity shelters across the country to relocate more than 250,000 animals to shelters where those animals have greater chances of being adopted into loving homes. Putting these animals on a faster path to new homes also reduces pressure at partner shelters where the animals originated, giving those organizations space and resources to create and strengthen animal welfare programs in their communities. In 2024, the aspca animal relocation program safely relocated more than 25,000 animals through more than 700 lifesaving animal transports by ground and air. In 2024, relocation saw a 13% increase, driven by more open capacity at destination shelters and the addition of new transport vehicles and a flight partner. Preparing vulnerable and harder-to-adopt animals for adoption into safe and loving homes the aspca centralized placement program provides pathways for aspca-owned animals who have come into the aspca's care through cruelty investigations and/or response to natural disasters. Through partnerships with shelters and rescues nationwide, more than 800 animals rescued by the aspca were placed with partner organizations in 2024. This program also helps these shelter partners with grant funding for capacity building, allowing them to support more animals in need in their own communities. Helping hard-to-adopt animals in new york city to address some of the biggest challenges to animal adoption, the aspca adoption center in new york city is an innovator of new approaches and lessons learned about the management and placement of harder to adopt animals, which it shares with the animal welfare field. The adoption center worked with hundreds of foster homes in NYC to provide care and support for animals throughout the year and to find them loving homes, assisting more than 2,000 animals through foster and adoption in 2024.

$85.5M in expenses

Public education and communications essential to the aspca's mission is raising awareness about its programs and educating the public on how people and organizations can engage in protecting animals from cruelty and ensuring all animals live good lives. In 2024, aspca.org received over 38 million views, informing millions of supporters and the public about effective actions they can take on behalf of animals. Additionally, the aspca sent advocacy emails to more than 1.4 million supporters, urging them to take action on various animal welfare issues. With the help of these advocates, the aspca secured new animal protection laws and regulatory wins both in the nation's capital and across state and local legislatures. The aspca distributed print and digital copies of its member magazine, aspca action, to over 740,000 households, with 440,000 copies in digital format. Aspca action provides information on aspca programs, events and pet care tips. It also includes legislative and animal advocacy news to keep members informed about current and future initiatives and how they can help ensure animals receive necessary protection. This magazine is available on the aspca website, along with many additional educational resources for the public. Social media engagement is a key part of the aspca's education process and motivates the public to take action to help improve the lives of animals. Aspca content on social media generated more than 420 million impressions in 2024. The public was updated on actions they could take, including writing legislative letters, donating critical supplies and resources, adopting, fostering, and supporting their local shelters. The aspca also engaged numerous celebrities and social media influencers to support its lifesaving efforts in 2024, including celebrities like edie falco, dave bautista, drew barrymore, eric mccormack, bellamy young, martha stewart, anjelica huston, and andy cohen, and influencers including the dodo, izzy the frenchie, doug the pug, my foster kittens, taryn delanie, and life equestrian, who contributed their voices to increase awareness and drive action around the aspca's program for dogs, cats, horses, and farm animals in need. In 2024, the aspca appeared in more than 29,000 media stories sharing important information about animal protection and care, including 2,215 media placements in outlets such as abc news, the associated press, CBS news, CNN, fox news, good morning america, the hill, the new york times, NBC news, time magazine, today, USA today, the wall street journal, and the washington post.

$62.3M in expenses

Policy, response, and engagement programs (pre) policy, response, and engagement programs (pre) include the behavioral rehabilitation center (NC), the cruelty recovery center (oh), the aspca learning lab (NC), national field response, legal advocacy & investigations; humane law enforcement (which includes the aspca-new york city police department partnership, community engagement work in NYC, and the forensic sciences team), farm animal welfare, the aspca puppy mill initiative, behavioral science team, aspca grants (which serve both SVS and pre projects), and government relations (covering federal, state, and local levels). 2024 pre highlights responding to and rescuing animals in crisis the aspca provides extensive support in response to emergencies that threaten the lives and welfare of animals nationwide, responding to requests for assistance from law enforcement, emergency management authorities and animal welfare agencies. These emergencies include large-scale animal cruelty cases and natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires. The aspca offers expertise in cruelty investigations and hands-on operational planning and rescue, facilitating positive outcomes for many animals. In 2024, aspca rescue teams deployed to arkansas, california, florida, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, nebraska, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north carolina, oklahoma, pennsylvania, south carolina & texas. Cruelty & disaster response in 2024, aspca teams deployed to 15 states, impacting more than 43,000 animals affected by cruelty, neglect, or disasters. These teams provided a wide range of services including investigative and legal support, operational planning and animal rescue, evidence documentation and collection, forensic exams, medical care, emergency and long-term sheltering, food distribution, behavioral treatment and enrichment and placement. In 2024, one of the team's largest and most in-depth disaster response efforts was to support communities and aspca facilities and teams impacted by hurricane helene. With two locations and approximately 200 aspca employees located within the impacted area, aspca operations in the area were paused while the organization evacuated animals and joined local response efforts. In addition to supporting local rescue and care efforts, the aspca also launched a $3 million grant for disaster relief funding to organizations helping animals affected by hurricanes helene and milton. The aspca has a three-pronged approach to helping communities respond to disasters. First, the disaster response team assists nationwide with the relocation, search-and-rescue, sheltering, and placement of animals during disasters such as wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods. This rescue work also helps local agencies effectively address animal welfare crises they might not otherwise manage. For cruelty and neglect cases, aspca legal advocacy experts support law enforcement, prosecutors, and animal welfare professionals with legal support, training, and consultations to aid in animal cruelty investigations and prosecutions. Aspca subject matter experts also provide testimony in cruelty case court proceedings. Additionally, the aspca works with lawmakers to enhance disaster planning and response efforts by incorporating animals into emergency plans, thus preventing avoidable tragedies. Finally, the aspca enhances the capacity of local agencies to respond to cruelty and disaster situations by providing them with grant funding, training, and other critical resources. Since the inception of the aspca's disaster response team in 2010, the aspca has responded to more than 81 disasters and assisted over 170,000 animals in crisis. Advancing laws and policies that protect companion animals, horses, and farm animals the aspca works closely with policymakers at the local, state and federal levels to enact meaningful protections for animals while also providing advocacy training and resources for citizens engaging in grassroots lobbying on behalf of animals in need. The aspca's successful legislative and regulatory work assists animals on a large and lasting scale and influences the development of similar legislation and support for it around the country to advance systemic national animal welfare improvement. In 2024, the aspca worked to support state and federal policies aimed at protecting animals and addressing several key issues. Legislative success highlights protecting animals through federal laws in 2024, the industrial agriculture conversion ACT (iaca) was introduced by representatives alma adams (d-NC) and jim mcgovern (d-ma) in the u.s. House of representatives and senator cory booker (d-NJ) in the u.s. Senate. The bill would establish a federal grant program to support farmers seeking to transition from factory farming to pasture-based animal farming or crop production. During 2024 farm bill negotiations, the aspca advocated for the exclusion of the "eats ACT similar language, which would have undermined state-level animal welfare laws. This language was successfully kept out of the farm bill extension. The senate draft included provisions supporting farm transitions away from factory farming and mandated reporting on depopulation practices. The aspca supported the introduction of goldie's ACT in the u.s. Senate for the first time. The bill, intended to strengthen USDA enforcement of the animal welfare ACT, was introduced by senators richard blumenthal (d-CT) and rick scott (r-FL). Goldie's ACT received bipartisan support, including endorsement by the problem solvers caucus and over 100 cosponsors in the house of representatives. In 2024, congress extended the prohibition on horse slaughter facilities operating in the united states for another fiscal year. Additionally, congress continued to fund the bureau of land management's wild horse and burro program, with language directing the implementation of humane fertility control strategies. Legislation preventing wild horses and burros from being killed or sold for slaughter remained in effect. Protecting animals through state laws in florida, the "providing equity in telehealth services (pets) ACT" was signed into law in june 2024 and took effect on july 1. This law, supported by the aspca, permits pet owners to access certain veterinary services via telehealth technology, reducing the need for in-person visits and improving access to care for animals statewide. In colorado, voters passed proposition 129 to create a licensed veterinary professional associate (vpa) role. Vpas will be licensed by the state veterinary board and permitted to provide routine medical care under veterinary supervision. This measure passed with 53% of the vote in november 2024. Colorado also enacted legislation mandating that local governments include pets in all levels of disaster response planning and designate at least one pet-friendly emergency shelter per locality. This law, supported by the aspca, took effect in april 2024. In washington state, a law was passed to create a grant program for upgrading warming and cooling centers to be pet-friendly and to cover costs associated with transporting people with pets during extreme weather events. In california, voters approved proposition 4, which authorized $10 billion in bonds for climate-related projects, including wildfire prevention. The aspca secured language in the proposal to make projects that retrofit or develop pet-friendly resiliency centers eligible for funding under a designated $60 million allocation. In new york, the "puppy mill pipeline ACT" went into effect on december 15, 2024, prohibiting the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores. This law, supported by the aspca, is intended to disrupt the supply chain from cruel commercial breeding operations to retail sellers. Collaborating with the NYPD to combat animal cruelty and neglect in new york city through a groundbreaking and unique partnership, the aspca works closely with the new york city police department (NYPD) to prevent and address animal cruelty across the city's five boroughs with services including medical treatment, behavior assessments, forensic evaluations, sheltering, and adoption.