ASPCA - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

I started donating to this organization last year. We got hit by the two hurricanes back to back near the end of 2024. Due to the damage caused by the hurricanes and having to help take care of other people and family members, we had to see our donations. We called. We spoke with someone who was polite. They asked us why we couldn’t donate anymore. Asked if we could donate a lesser amount and we mentioned we simply could not afford it at the time due to the circumstances. Come to find out they have been billing me every month for the last five months. When I called to ask about it,
they said oh sorry I see that you canceled. That is very unprofessional, especially during such times. I will not be donating to them again and be wary if you decide to as well.

Their commercials make me so sad.

I'll always donate to them when I can.

I would see there commercial on TV and I would feeling something inside but I either did have any money on me or did have enough to give monthly and years later I decided to give to this charity when I saved up my money and I’m glad I gave knowing where the money is actually going to do and what animals lives would be impacted when I gave to this live care changing Charity for Abandoned Animals. This Charity is wonderfully very generous of helping Dogs and other Animals in so many ways that impact them their with great resources like: food, housing, give them clean water, providing them with hospitality and vets for any needs they need, and in there lives to help them get back on their feet and help them get adopted on their own to families that will take care of them, by giving them peace and comfort everywhere they go. Thank you for your support. May God bless you and your family a thousand fold and more. Your donation is essential and to the cause of others going through difficult times in life. Any Donation helps no matter how much your donation is it will help someone greatly. I also want to say don’t take your dog to hounds and lounge my bulldog Loki with there and they did nothing what we said and when he was at my aunts house he died so My bulldog is a reason Why I also give to this charity in a memory of him. Have a wonderful rest of your year, Happy Holidays, Have a Happy New Year, Stay Safe and always Take Care Of Yourself You Are Very Important Also. Remember God is with you always and He loves you Greatly. Highlight the link and double tap and move the white arrow to your right until you see open link and press open link: This is the link to hounds and lounge: https://www.houndslounge.com/

I know that the ASPCA is the help stop animal cruelty, but it is impossible to get services for my dog. And party other people are having the same problem. Can you please tell me how can I address this problem thank you I've been trying for 3 months at 8 o'clock in the morning to try to get an appointment to get his updated shots and treatment. And it is very impossible to do so I got lucky and twenty twenty two but it since then I have no look and getting a touch with them to get servic

Why is it that with such a large non-profit organization that it does not have a group of workers who can address the cruelties going on in the more rural areas of every state in the nation? Law enforcement does nothing. Can’t ASPCA fight to put laws on the books that fine the abusers? In this day and age ASPCA should be paying more attention to the abusers and finding ways to work with law to rescue and fine the criminals. I’ve been a donor for years. . I’ve yet to hear of an ASPCA group actually helping the abused in my area. It’s worse than our border laws! Please help those in ALL locations of America.

I have 2 large German Shepherd dogs. One of them managed to find a Vicks Inhaler under a recliner or somewhere in the house and chew it up. The pieces appeared not to have been swallowed so I was concerned about the product itself and its toxic effects. After making some phone calls and piecing together enough to figure out what it was we came to the conclusion it was a Vicks Inhaler. I don't use this product and had no idea how it got there, assume it was a visitor who lost it at some point. I also did not see the dog chewing on it so I didn't know what which dog it was, neither were displaying any symptoms yet or had guilty looks on their faces. I wanted to talk to someone to find out what to look for as far as symptoms (since I didn't know which dog it was) and when to seek medical help so I called Walgreens and our local Veterinary 24 hours emergency clinic who told me ASPCA could help and provided me with their 800 number for animal poison control. When I called I learned that they could only answer a few questions if I paid them 75.00. I was floored! I asked myself why is a non for profit operating like a for profit organization? This is an organization that our family had donated to for many year. No more.

I like how hard they work to better the lives of animals within the country. Will always be a supporter.

If the ASPCA put half as much effort and money into taking care of animals as it does begging for money with the same commercials and pathetic bull it would help animals.
Yet with all the money they have they euthanize healthy animals. They do not help shelters! They are a farce!!

Just moved in to a home near two dogs that are locked up day and night in kennels outside in this heat. They both cry all day long non-stop. Neighbors have complained to
animal control. Animal control has talked to the owner several times about the complaints.
The owner should not own dogs if he is going to abuse them in this way. Please help. I do not have his name but here is the address.
The address is:
14902 11th ave CT. E.
Tacoma, WA 98445

There are 2 very large German Shepards locked in a small blue truck on Morrill Ave (parked north) on the corner of Sierraville Ave in San Jose, Ca. They are kept in this small caged area day in and day out. Knocking on doors, calling animal control (several times)the Humane Society and German Shepard rescue have resulted in no action. There is a perched bottle of water but the truck is often parked in the sun, the dogs go nuts (understandably) when folks walk by. Is this not animal abuse? Animal Control of SJ says they have been out on this (as called by other citizens) yet they state they cannot do anything. As you know, large dogs have skeletal challenges. They NEVER leave the truck. The zip code is 95132, Please help. These poor animals deserve better and this has been occuring for MONTHS.

They always step up for animals...
Bless all the workers! And volunteers!!
It can be a very emotionally draining job to see these sweet abandoned animals.
I have no heart for the cold people who think it’s ok to just drop off their pet, part of the family, because it’s no longer convenient!!

BEST agency for animals!!!! LOVE ASPCA!!!! ASPCA is always there when animals in need need help.

We adopted out puppy from here thank you for what use do to save animals she’s an amazing dog

We adopted a dog through ASPCA. As we live in university housing we don't have a formal agreement of the landlord for having pets, however we were told that if there will be no complaints from the other neighbours we can have a dog. ASPCA were the only place who trusted us and did not require an official landlord agreement for the adoption. The process was smooth and we got the dog of our dreams in the same first visit. The staff were super friendly and helpful. Great experience!

I decided I would like to try fostering dogs, and I found that the ASPCA had received good reviews. The training was very thorough and helpful and I received a lot of support while I was fostering dogs. I enjoyed the experience so much I decided to adopt one of the dogs! Again, I received a lot of support, as the ASPCA gives you any medication that is required and lots of tips for helping your new pet to settle in. They also make sure all pets that are adopted are desexed and up to date with vaccinations. I highly recommend adopting from the ASPCA, you will find it to be a great experience.

We adopted the best dog in the world! She is a 2 year and 9 month pure bread German Shepherd. She is sweet, fun, healthy and perfect. She came from an abused home and had a bowel disease when brought to the ASPCA. It is obvious that she was brought back to health with such great care. She had extensive medical care, and lots of love. She is socialized, has basic training and is just wonderful. I fully support the ASPCA and am so grateful! A class act!

Fostered a kitten from the ASPCA and found it to be a seamless experience, both for me (the adopter) and the kitten as well!

I adopted a kitten after going through sort of a nightmare experience with a local adoption organization, and the contrasts between these two experiences emphasized the excellence of the ASPCA, its staff, and its volunteers. Founded in NYC in 1866, the ASPCA does a fantastic job of taking care of the city's animals, and educating pet owners. I was impressed by the friendliness and professionalism the staff and volunteers I met at the ASPCA. They set expectations clearly, and communicated well. When I went in on a Saturday morning, the kitty I wanted to adopt was not yet ready, but I was able to place her on hold. It was frustrating and a bit bewildering that they couldn't give me an indication of when she would be ready; I am sure there were good reasons for this. In any case, I appreciated that they had a way of reserving pets, and that once I committed to a pet, that they considered her "mine" until I decided otherwise. They called me the next morning with the news that she was ready to adopt. I got a bit emotional when they brought out this precious little kitten. Lia is only 2 months old but already spayed, up to date on shots, and microchipped and registered to my address; they also provide a metal tag with your phone number and the pet's name, and offer a veterinary voucher of $250. Given all that they do for the community (upstairs they provide discounted vet services for low income families), the fee of $ 125 for adopting a pet seems fair; I doubt it even covers the whole cost of everything they provide pets and their new families. They sent me home with literature on cats, as well as food samples and toys, and have a number (open 8 hours a day, 7 days a week) that owners can call for advice and help. The tone of the instruction I received was very even-handed, well researched, and not at all judgmental. I would adopt a pet from the ASPCA again; it was a very positive experience, and they earned my respect.

Relative to the other cat adoption locations (Bide a Wee), the ASPCA was terrific. They have many more animals available, and they take wonderful care of them. Therefore, they adapt to their new environment quickly. The facility is very clean. Everyone at the ASPCA was very knowledgeable, helpful, and pleasant. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to adopt a cat or a dog.

The ASPCA is a uniquely effective organization. They invest in innovation that will help reinvent our tools to help animals; evidenced by their long-time support of our Non-profit, The Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs, focused on non-surgical methods of fertility control for dogs and cats. ASPCA leadership has helped strategically guide our non-profit from its beginning and they are a major funder. We would definitely not be where we are today if not for their support.

The A is unique in that it combines highly effective work, daily, on the forefronts of fighting animal cruelty and homelessness in NY and where deployed, and provides critical grants and professional resources to animal welfare organizations across the US. Their strong research dept. helps the field measure and evaluate programs to continue to learn about how to do a better job helping animals.

A wonderful experience. The volunteer was patient with me as I explained my needs and helped make sure I found the perfect companion. I made the choice to adopt a very skittish kitten, and after getting the staff's approval, the cat behaviorist gave me tips and suggestions on how to slowly win him over. For the first few days in his new home, kitty hid behind the toilet tank in the bathroom where he was confined. It took 3 weeks of sleeping next to him on the floor and another month of no TV or loud noises to really make a difference. But it was all worth it.
The result is that Mr. Darcy is the best cat I could have ever dreamed of! He is loyal, affectionate, playful, gentle and friendly. I am so grateful to the supportive staff for all the good advice that helped me bond with a perfect furry companion.

Great organization! I find myself donating time after time because it's a truly worthy cause.

West Place Animal Sanctuary got involved with the ASPCA in 2016 to help out with an animal cruelty case in Massachusetts. They spent several months on site organizing and running the operation and they did not leave until they succeeded in finding homes for every animal. From that cruelty case our organization agreed to take in goats, sheep, ducks, peacocks, partridges, quail, pheasant and fish, and in turn the ASPCA assisted in making sure we had the needed housing for these new rescues. Without their help, we would not have been able to offer our help to the animals. We cherish this new relationship between the ASPCA and West Place Animal Sanctuary and we look forward to being involved with them in the future for all the good work they do.

I met an ASPCA volunteer in Hoboken today and he asked me to donate money to animals in need. I told him many times that I am already making a donation to an animal shelter but he kept pressuring me to signup and donate. ASPCA needs to train their volunteers better.

my puppy Aspen is a 4 yrs old Yorkshire terrier. I adopted him from the aspca in New York. the lady in the humane society said to ask them at the aspca if Aspen was healthy, social and friendly. When I met Aspen he was all three. He had just arrived at the aspca and they needed time to evaluate him - then he could be put on hold. A week later, I got a call that I could adopt him. When I met Aspen he immediately felt comfortable with me. The dog behaviorist said that he is slightly nervous around children and strangers and almost trained. I knew from the first time I saw him that he was comfortable with me and my husband and I adopted him. He is nervous around children and strangers and is almost trained, but he adjusted quickly to his new home and is so happy in his new home.

ASPCA does so much for the animals in their care. They also donate to the rescue groups who need financial assistance!

I had a great experience adopting a kitten! The volunteer let me spend 2+ hours looking at every single cat. Once I chose the cat, I was able to talk to a behaviorist to make sure it was the right cat for me. Then even though they were backed up and I almost couldn't process the adoption that night, they ended up squeezing me in, which I really appreciated. They provided a free collar and identification tag and I was able to buy very cheap treats and toys and they gave me free samples of the food he was on. My cat is adorable and sweet and I have called back to ask questions and the staff has been so knowledgable. Definitely recommend!

ASPCA shares a wealth of knowledge with animal welfare agencies around the country. ASPCA also provides large amounts of grant monies to agencies who apply and are chosen. At Flagler Humane Society we have been the recipient of several small grants from ASPCA as well as personal visits with their experts which helped us through disasters years ago and a animal cruelty case more recently. The ASPCA's grant process is simple to understand and not overly time consuming. They have staff who provide personal advice and service in a variety of ways. We are eternally thankful for our partnership with ASPCA.

Last week we decided to visit the ASPCA to adopt a dog. We had looked at other rescues but had had good experiences with the ASPCA's medical center and decided to give their adoption center a try. The process was very easy but informative. The volunteers clearly have a lot of knowledge and care deeply for the animals that are in the shelter. One of the things we really liked was that volunteers only show you dogs that they think will be a good match for your family. Once you express interest in a dog, you have a consult with a dog trainer who has been working with that dog. The trainer gives you more information about that dog and it is incredibly helpful.

We looked at two dogs, the first was not quite the right fit for our family but we ended up bringing the second dog home. Although we have only had him for a week, we absolutely love him. The information the ASPCA gave us about his personality and what behaviors they thought he might exhibit were spot on. Thank you to the ASPCA for all the wonderful work that you do.

I have the utmost respect for the ASPCA. They do incredible work for animals and for organizations serving animals. Our non-profit, the Ozzy Foundation, which assists families with veterinary bills for their pets, has received grants from the ASPCA totaling $15,000 over the past several years. Having support from such a prestigious organization means a lot to us.

So grateful for the ASPCA and for Animalkind in Hudson for helping low income pet owners in our area who cannot afford to spay/neuter their beloved pets. It has made such a difference for so many people....and so MANY pets that will no longer proliferate and find themselves homeless in a world they are not prepared for.

Kudos to the ASPCA!!! The ASPCA is helping not-for profit groups like us (AnimalkindNY) to continue our important mission to spay/neuter pets of low-income pet owners. ASPCA rocks!

I adopted Jubilee a few days ago from the adoption center on 92nd street. My experience at the center was wonderful. The workers were helpful, seemed to genuinely care about the welfare of the cats and kittens and have very close relationships with some of the cats. I went on a Tuesday afternoon around 4 PM expecting it to be empty, but apparently other people had the same idea, but although they seemed pretty busy, I was able to fill out a few forms and see available cats in short order, and walked out with my new roommate just over an hour later. The adoption center provided a collar and name tag with my phone number on it, as well as an information packet on certain aspects of feline care and food to make sure that her diet would be the same at home as it was at the shelter to provide consistency in her diet and comfort with her routine.

I would certainly recommend the ASPCA adoption center to anyone considering adopting a cat or kitten. Additionally, I adopted on a weekday, so Jubilee, who is just over a year old, was free, as opposed to the normal fee of $75 for cats aged 4 months to 3 years. Even though I did not have to pay (and I was pleasantly surprised about that) I will probably donate to the ASPCA due to the excellent service I received and the great work they are doing, and I would encourage others to do the same.

I went to see about adopting a new fur-ever friend after the passing of our beloved 16.5 year old tuxedo girl, Lola. The space was well set up, with a variety of cats to see and meet. The volunteer who took me (and my mother-in-law, who was in town that weekend) through the process explained everything and answered any questions I had. I wound up meeting several cats, but as they say, a cat picks you, and that's how I wound up with Jackie (previously Nicoria), who loves her new home so far. Definitely a worthy option if you are looking to provide someone with a new lease on life.

Ain't it funny how the ASPCA shows you these commercials about the sad, helpless, and injured animals? When at the same time these commercials prove that it is not as important to care for these animals immediately but to make you feel bad to pull in extra dollars by continuing to leave these animals in cages and helpless situations longer as they must take hours ( more hours minutes or even seconds that these animals must suffer) to set up their cameras and walk around photographing these poor animals. But, instead of releasing these animals and getting medical care immediately they walk around and leave them helpless while fulfilling their own agenda first in order to stuff there own pockets with as much money as possible. These commercials are proof of only one thing. That the ASPCA doesn't care of the immediate attention of these animals which may only have seconds left to live but instead to get the correct shots for their money making commercials first. I would never donate money to such an organization with the lack of respect for life as the ASPCA. Don't judge a book by the cover. Open it up and have a more broad view of the situation.

Thank you with your help to provide pasture for horses in need.

I am incredibly impressed by the ASPCA's adoption program. They are very organized, and both their staff and many volunteers walk you through the process from start to finish. It's the additional support provided, however, that I want to write about. You are given a free vet visit to use within a month of when you adopt (I adopted a kitten, so this is to make sure his booster shots are done). They also provide an extensive information packet with everything you need to know about caring for a cat - I am a previous cat owner and rescuer, and I still learned new things. They provide a hotline to call with any questions re: health, behavior, or any other support you need; I've used it a few times already. At no extra cost, they gave me a bag of both the dry and wet food brands they'd been feeding my cat so that I could transition him smoothly. They also gave a collar with engraved tag. For the $125 adoption fee (it's lower for older cats), you get all of the above as well as spaying/neutering, deworming, vaccinating, SNAP testing and microchipping. They follow up afterwards by e-mail to see how you're doing, and they'll take back any pet they adopt out if you can no longer provide care. I am thoroughly impressed and recommend them highly! They've got animal rescue down to a science. Sidenote: they also play a huge role in spaying/neutering NYC's feral cat population. Being TNR certified, I have been able to bring several stray cats and have them spayed/neutered for free.

Went to ASPCA to adopt a cat and ended up leaving with a bonded pair of 8 month old cats, Deirdre and Dylan. The volunteers described their feline-ality purrfectly so I knew what to expect. I can tell all of the animals housed here are well cared for. I was able to meet many fur babies before making my decision. The process was enjoyable, thorough and took about an hr. Although they can never replace our Softy, we love our new babies!!!

i went to the ASPCA on sunday with the intention of adopting a kitty, when the kitty i wanted to adopt didn't end up being the right match for my family i was introduced to another little cat named PEYTON. well needless to say i fell in love and couldn't leave with out her.
she is such a joy to my family.
I would highly recommend adopting from the ASPCA every one from the volunteers to the adoption counselors to the Drs there.
everyone is wonderful!
thank you all so much!

We are a nonprofit shelter in the Pacific Northwest. We have received a great deal of support from the ASPCA over the past several years, including grants to help us improve our cat housing, transport cats from other shelters, and find homes for special needs cats; as well as resources and information through ASPCA Pro. We are also pleased to partner with the ASPCA on relocation of at-risk cats and kittens from the Los Angeles area up to our shelter.

We are a small municipal shelter with a very dedicated staff of employees and volunteers and fosters. We have worked with the ASPCA for a few years and have had nothing but positive experiences with all the employees. We have been fortunate to receive grants to support our adoption efforts. The grants are easy to navigate and the people are wonderful to provide resources and help. The website has training and educational resources that have been a great help to us over the years. We recently received $4,000 for Rescue Ride Transports and will continue to look to the ASPCA to help us save lives.

I'm the director of a small (but mighty) humane society in MN. The ASPCA has been a great resource for us in many ways. We've received grants from them for a variety of projects and we also learn about successes other shelters are having with programs so we can apply them to our organization. I have them on speed dial!

I adopt hard-to-place cats: senior, blind, handicapped in some way. And i saw a 12-year-old cat on the ASPCA's website. I went there, carrier at the ready, but it turned out this one fellow needed to be an only cat. But the staff there was very helpful and understanding, and instead of my leaving disappointed, showed me some other deserving cats. And so i met Apricot, a 13 year old with a heart murmur, a sweet disposition and, having come from a hoarding situation, ready to join a home with just a couple of siblings! And it's all thanks to the patience and understanding of a very informed and compassionate staff. And the building itself is a marvelous place -- nothing like the sad, dark shelters of the old days. This place was light and clean and filled with enthusiasm, with quiet rooms set aside for those animals who weren't quite as social. Really lovely.

Our small non-profit rescue just received a ASPCA and Subaru Share the Love Ride for the Rescue grant. What a blessing this is for our organization and the animals. The grant process was very straight forward and relatively simple to navigate. We were notified of the grant in a short period of time.
The ASPCA is a wonderful organization, who are known and acclaimed for helping animals. We thank them for their generosity and continued work on helping animals and organizations in need.

Our small non-profit animal rescue organization just received a $4,000 grant from the ASPCA and Subaru "Share the Love" Rescue Ride. Kudos to the ASPCA for making the grant application process so very user friendly. And, for also looking out for the small rescue organizations too. Many thanks of gratitude from all the volunteers & animals at the Humane Society of Dover-Stewart County. Will post pictures later when we receive our Adoption Trailer.

The ASPCA provided us with an emergency grant that helped the 26 dogs we rescued from the flooding in South Carolina! We could not have done it without them. The process was user friendly, the staff was professional and a pleasure to work with.

Great experience with patient, knowledgeable staff and volunteers. We left with the two most adorable kittens and couldn't be happier.

The staff was great. I had previously worked at ASPCA a few years ago and knew the difficulty in getting pets with handicaps and deformities adopted. I had recently had one of my cats pass away, and went there looking for a " special needs" cat, knowing that he or she would fit in with my other pets. I looked at a few, but fell in love with this little Tripod. The staff was very helpful in explaining what he would need, and getting me through the adoption process. He turned out to be a great little guy. He made friends with my others quickly and is a real love bug. I was so glad I adopted him. The staff there helped me make a great choice. I highly recommend going to ASPCA to adopt. They won't rush you through a decision. They make sure you get what is appropriate for your level of experience.

Staff was incredibly patient and caring. Excellent facility. Adorable animals!! - highly recommend

I Adopted 2 Kitten's at ASPCA Over The Summer & there Very Healthy Good Kitten's & i'm keeping them Forever :) & there Names are Oreo & Garfield & I Love them a lot :) ASPCA Is Awesome. :)

The ASPCA, through their Rescuing Racers Initiative, has sparked the horse racing industry to focus on quality aftercare when horses are done running. We appreciate their continued support in our mission....

I just adopted a new cat from the ASPCA van. The staff and volunteers were so helpful and friendly, and I am impressed with all the support you get for a new pet-- an info packet, collar and starter tag, dry and canned food, plus I got a great deal on a new cat carrier. He also came home w a hand crocheted blanket and two little cat toys. You can really tell that the ASPCA genuinely cares about animals and love cats!

Just received news that our animal shelter will receiving a grant from the ASPCA to help us with our work. Thank you ASPCA for your generous support!

Thank you for your generous donation for the spay/neuter grant to help Animalkind in Hudson, NY continue their work with ferals. This grant will enable them to reach even more people in the community in need of help.

Thanks to ASPCA NY, their spay/neutering grant to Animalkind Inc. (animalkind.info) in Hudson, NY, we were able to do 2000+ procedures for low-income pet owners in 2013. We are looking forward to do more of the same this coming year with the generous grant that the A has just awarded us for 2015-16. We are also grateful for the mobil S/N clinic which will enable us to go to farmers and low income communities--families with unneutered cats and be able to help people who otherwise will not have the means or access to take care of their animals. We are so grateful to be able to carry out this work. Thank you ASPCA NY!!!

The ASPCA is the BEST organization helping animals and organizations! Animalkind Inc. in Hudson, NY had a fire in 2012 and the ASPCA stepped in to help to rebuild our facility as well as granted us a big grant to alter pets of low-income pet owners!
In addition, a vehicle was donatated, much needed in our rural area, to transport pets of low-income pet owners to our S/N clinic at our facility! The surgical suite was equippt by another grant from the ASPCA- we would have not recovered from the tragic loss. The ASPCA ROCKS!!! Thank you for always being there for the animals in need!!!!
Katrin Hecker (Animalkind/Executive Director)

ASPCA is a great organization for animals who don't have home. I adopted one cat who is my love. Recently I adopted another cat who is so sweet. I strongly advise people who consider pet ASPCA is a great place to get one. Because so many lovely animals are waiting to be adopted. I promise that they will give back to you more than you give to them.
Good Luck!

The ASPCA grant process has been exceptionally smooth (technologically), thorough, and the follow-up was exactly as they said it would be. It has been a pleasure working with this organization. Drema Telfer, Volunteer, BrightSide Animal Center, Redmond, OR

Misfit Acres will be forever grateful for everything the ASPCA does for animals and for those facilities that help them. Their generosity and eagerness to help all involved in the animal world is to be commended

We popped into an ASPCA van with adoptable cats on Sunday and ended up taking one home! We received fabulous guidance from the staff regarding food, litter, toys and everything in between - Eileen was exceptional in setting expectations and making sure we took home a cat that would be compatible with us. We have had Maisy Jade (formerly Blanche) at home for 3 days now and after meticulously following the staff's instructions, she is adjusting very well! She is playful and affectionate and we are so happy to have found a great new companion!

We are also very pleased to know that Maisy can have a free checkup at the shelter within a month of her adoption and that she was up to date on shots at the time of adoption! We are very happy with the services of ASPCA and very thankful to the staff who supported us through the adoption process. Thank you!

We visited the ASPCA in upper Manhattan and had an amazing experience. They take great care of the animals and the people coming to adopt them. The place is extremely clean, the staff very kind and knowledgeable and efficient. After being taken around to look for a new cat, we chose one and were instructed what to expect and what to do. We love our new family member.

The experience was so great we are hoping to volunteer and will definitely be donors. Thank you to the staff!

The ASPCA has supported the Longhopes Donkey Shelter in many ways the past few years. They have provided us with excellent educational opportunities to help further our cause. They have provided grants for castration programs, emergency hay support and capital improvements. Their grant application is easy to navigate and their communication is responsive. We are very appreciative for their support.

My partner and I began searching for a cat in NYC in about September 2014. Before discovering ASPCA in Feb 2015 on the UES, we tried several agencies and smaller adoption operations and became quickly dismayed by the process. The fees were high, and we later learned several agencies were getting paid from NY Government, getting the cats for free, but still charging adopters. The application process was also onerous and many other aspects were shady and inconvenient. We gave up some time in November, after searching for at least a month.

The new year rolled around and we started searching again. We found ASPCA just by googling "same day adoption" and went the next day. We walked in and did some very fast paperwork but were quickly on our way to actually seeing the animals. One of the first cats we saw was this beautiful, curious 2 year-old girl. We had shown up pretty late but they let us begin the paperwork before the site closed. We returned the next day and within an hour we were leaving the site with our amazing animal. Oh, and she was completely free!
In NYC, ASPCA was easily the fastest, cheapest, cleanest adoption center, with guarantees, free check-ups, and other amenities.
I will absolutely be donating to this organization and recommending it to anyone looking for a pet for their home.

Adopted a cat great experience! They found the best cat to fit my lifestyle and personality. He is a great addition to my home! The staff was very kind and very helpful. It's great that a free check up is included as well as free food samples to get him started. Very happy with my experience. The place was very clean and the animals looked well cared for.

The ASPCA on 92nd Street is a wonderful place. I went two days after Christmas and the place was hopping. I was greetd warmly right away and told there would be a short delay but in the meantime I could fill out some paperwork. Before I was done there was a person assigned to help me. They asked me many good questions and reviewed my preferences before we began. The area we sat in had many cats in large rooms enclosed by glass. They were all healthy looking, had cozy beds, lots of space and toys to play with. None of the cats seemed at all agitated but were either sleeping or playing.
I had wanted a kitten but they were in short supply and before we even got to view them, I overheard that the two cats (5 months and 6 months old) in a room we were passing needed to be placed in homes with at least one other cat. Since I had another cat at home, I asked to see these two young cats. One was very shy and I was told she'd need to be handled very gently and might take a long time to warm up. I saw her and fell in love and that was that. They sent a behavioralist out to talk to me before they would consider placing this cat in my home. I was impressed that they knew their animals so well. The cat is now living with me. It's one week now and she does hide but she comes out and plays, eats well, loves the other cat, and will occassionally sit next to me on the couch.
I am very happy with this beautiful little cat and very impressed with the care and concern given to her and all the others at the ASPCA facility. What a wonderful organization.

I went the day after Christmas 2014 to adopt a kitten. From the moment I walked in there were several things that impressed me: the cleanliness, the staff, and their genuine need to make a perfect match. A volunteer immediately greeted me and within seconds I was filling out a survey to try and make the perfect match between the type of home the pet would be going in and the pet to make the pieces work. After filling out the appropriate paper work, we were escorted through the various rooms based on whether or not we would be adopting a single pet or a couple. As soon as we met T Jay, our new kitten, we KNEW this was the one. I am happy to say within just a few days, he has made a happy adjustment to our home. Thank you ASPCA for your love and care. I will forever be indebted to you!
Richard Skipper

The ASPCA is a great place to adopt a cat! Go on a weekday! Much less crowded - and cats over 1 year are free!

I want to thank Jill Van Tuyl , Mathew Bershadker, Michael Barrett, and Adam Liebling for helping Aslan's Cats to obtain a spay and neuter grant from this wonderful organisation.

The ASPCA has helped our 501c3 organisation with grants since 2011.

We are deeply thankful to them for believing in "Our Mission " to help the forgotten felines that are diagnosed with this very debilitating disease.

We thank you all so very much and we are deeply appreciative of all your help .

In kindest regards,


Sabrina Hansen

President of Aslan's Cats.

my first job in an animal shelter was with the ASPCA a few decades ago. i was enthralled with its founder HENRY BERGH. i even read and collected all the books about him! he is a fascinating character one you would truly love. he confronted a lot of cruelty in nyc in the late 1800's. its a part of history in the annals of nyc lore. as i am the only donor that goes to their yearly meeting, i can tell you the ASPCA is doing HENRY'S work, and he would be proud of them!

Adopted a lovely adult female cat a few days ago from their mobile van on 9/26/14. My new cat is great, and adjusted well on day one. She is content and eating up a storm. The staff at the van were very helpful and not pushy. My cat was clean and seemed used to people and activity.
Thanks for my Calico/Siamese girl.

The ASPCA is the epitome of excellent non-profit work, and their grant channel is exemplary. The online application is complete and wonderful to navigate. It's so much easier than traditional paper applications, and you can upload your documents directly. However, the personal essence is not lost, as communication from and with the grant personnel is open and friendly. They truly WANT to help you to help the animals, and their inquiries are reasonable and justified. We are thrilled to be able to continue our work with horses thanks to another grant from the ASPCA. Approval from them also creates an excellent reflection to other benefactors when we are being considered, and we appreciate their vote of confidence. Millions of lives saved thanks to the ASPCA. Proud to be a supported charity, and a personal adopter :)

For a second time we have adopted a cat from the ASPCA and each time it went very well. From the professional and caring staff who showed us specific cats with the criteria we had in mind, to processing all paperwork in a timely fashion, it was a very good experience. This time we wanted to adopt a healthy, sweet, senior cat as a new companion for our cat at home but we wanted to adopt one that had an especially hard past, so we could give her a loving home and a bright future for the rest of her life. We found it in Joya (formerly Popple). I can highly recommend to look for an adoptable pet at the ASPCA.

The ASPCA has mentored our Equine adoption program www.secondstride.org in ways that have grown our program in not only animal care and guidelines but also admin and professional services, marketing, donor care, social awareness and outreach. They provide free services to us with top notch programs on things like how to write effective grants, press releases, social media use, and how to reach out and network with other like programs. The teachings have been so valuable to us and the animals we care for as well as the donations from the public we steward. The ASPCA has brought our program up to the next level. They walk the talk too... they came out and did in person site visits of our facilities, and have came to town to do educational seminars. I can't say enough good about this group of folks! They also have an impressive rung of hoops to jump through to prove the grants they give are used appropriately and in good faith.

I adopted my kitten it was a great experience the staff and volunteers were nice and friendly and ready to help. The process was very smooth and professional. I had a marvelous time thank you to all and I got the best kitten in the world!!

Spontaneously here on a Saturday looking for a kitten. There were a ton of people in the waiting room but they got everyone in pretty quick. The forms to fill out where not terrible at all and they really accommodated me when I didn't have my lease with me as proof of address. My Chinese food receipt from the night before and a fedex email was good enough! Everything was so clean and the people were so nice. Very patient with me and my decision and never tried to sway me one way or the other. I ended up coming home with the most adorable little rambunctious kitten. He has been sneezing a bit and the animal hospital was very patient on the phone with me as I probably seemed so paranoid. Great experience and would definitely do it again.

I have been wishing to adopt a cat for some time. I tried many other places such as Petco, local cat adoption centres and emailed many people from PetFinder.com.

For every single person I emailed, there seemed to be an extensive amount of application filling in to do, references to provide and the Foster carers of the cats I was wishing to give a better life to seemed hesitant and 'moody' when I would tell them I wished to adopt a certain cat. I'm sure this is because they get shifty characters and want the cats to go to good homes, but it did put me off adopting a cat. I have had cats for years and all of those cats were rescued. I was more than experienced for adopting.

My boyfriend saw a certain cat called "Keenu" online and said he really liked her! I saw a flyer in a local Thai Restaurant saying about the cat adoption event van that would be parked in my neighbourhood. I went along and walked on the bus and this certain cat was perfect. She responded to me straight away, was rolling all over my hand, licking me and nudging me, I looked at her name and no doubt was "Keenu" what are the chances!!!!
I adopted her within the hour, paid an extremely small fee of $75 (which is amazing considering that covered all vaccinations/spaying and so on...) I also bought her a cat carrier that was available on the van for $30 (Keenu is a very large cat so I had no choice haha!). They then set up her microchip with my address and I took her home shortly after.
Keenu has been an absolute gem, frightened at first hiding under the bed. But after a day she was sleeping next to me, running to meet me at the door and charming all of my guests. At the moment she is sleeping on my foot!

The whole process was seamless and exciting. One I will cherish forever!
Thank you ASPCA for my beautiful (large) kitty!

I could not have had a better experience with the ASPCA. All of the volunteers and staff members were amazingly helpful, kind, and patient! I spent two whole days playing with the cats and without their guidance and support I would not have brought home Hal. Hal is the perfect companion and I encourage all animal lovers to adopt a pet at the ASPCA. You'll be treated like royalty and you will also get the opportunity interact with the most precious cats and dogs.

Today, our organization, Wyoming Untrapped, received an acknowledgment from the ASPCA that we qualified for a grant to which we had applied. We are delighted! We've been working 10 hours a day for months, it seems, with only one part time staff. We have a long list of goals to reach our mission to create a safe and humane environment for people, pets and wildlife, through raising awareness and trapping regulation reform in our state of Wyoming. But with our growing list of supporters and partners, we will get there - FOR WILDLIFE.
Thank you ASPCA for believing in us, and for the much needed support.

Had a great experience at this location. Friendly, knowledgeable staff, clean facility and we came home with a loving cat. We're very happy with our visit and our new pet!

I went to the 92nd St ASPCA to adopt a cat. The staff member who took us around the center was extremely well informed about the animals, listened to our preferences and told us the personalities of every cat we looked at. She was exceedingly patient with us (picking a new family member is a tough decision!) and helped us find the perfect new pet. Since the cat was 3 years old the adoption fee was waived, but we received an engraved ID tag and collar, cardboard carrying case, voucher for a vet visit to use within the next month, some dry and wet food, and a big packet of information to help us care for her. The cat was spayed, fully vaccinated, and microchipped. I called a few days later with a concern about my cat's behavior, and the staff member was extremely reassuring and helpful. We received AMAZING service and I was blown away by how much they clearly care for the animals in their care. The support they offer new pet parents is absolutely wonderful!

Our rescue group, Voiceless-MI (mid Michigan), was lucky enough to receive a grant award from the ASPCA. This grant helped us to continue to help low income families that could not afford to have their dog or cat fixed. They have granted our program more than once over the last couple of years. We are so grateful to have the ASPCA's support!

We fell in love with and adopted our adorable tabby at the mobile unit in Manhattan. It was an amazing experience and so comforting to know she was completely up to date with shots, spay, chip. Thank you ASPCA loving staff and volunteers for helping us.

Coalition for Animals is truly grateful for the Cat Food Made Possible by 9Lives.
It was not an easy application to fill out as we have 27 subsidiaries to gather information from.
The 3 pallets of dry cat food were divided up among 17 groups. Any food donated is very much appreciated and a tremendous help with having many cat groups that collectively feed thousands of cats. Everyone at Coalition for Animals wants to say 'Thank you to ASPCA for your generosity'.

My girlfriend and I decided to get a cat, and ended up adopting a pari of kittens so they'd have each other to hang out with. All of the volunteers and staff were very friendly an knowledgable, and it was clear that the organization works in the best interest of the animals in mind. The facility was clean and bustling with pets-to-be.

Advice and guidance on how to raise the cats was readily given, and our many questions were answered. Our little ones were already vaccinated and fixed, plus the ASPCA gave us a few day's worth of the food the kittens were already used to, as well as collars and tags to ID both of them.

We walked out with two mewing little ones, excited to give them a home.

The Kent Animal Shelter in N.Y., a 501 (c) (3) organization is grateful to the ASPCA for granting the spay/neuter clinic funds to purchase much needed medical equipment. This new equipment will allow the clinic to far exceed the 4500 spay/neuters that are performed each year to help curb the overpopulation problem. Kudos to the ASPCA for their excellent work to help end homelessness and suffering.
Pamela Green, Executive Director
Kent Animal Shelter
2259 River Rd.
Calverton, N.Y. 11933
631-727-5731
www.kentanimalshelter.com

We are incredibly grateful to have been assisted with spay/neuter grant from the ASPCA. Their presence in our community is vital and their support helped us neuter 19 animals in one day! Thank you ASPCA!

This is copy of a review I just posted to Yelp.

Had a wonderful experience adopting from here. The facility is very clean compared to other shelters we visited, and the volunteers and staff all very friendly, patient, and informative. It was such a pleasure to be able to adopt a cat without the grilling process at many shelters. Don't get me wrong - we do everything we are supposed to: no clumping clay litter, wet food, no declawing, no open windows, etc.

As someone else wrote, it is definitely quieter during the week if you can manage to make it to the facility during regular work hours. As an added bonus, cats over one year adopted on a weekday are free! And at all times, cats over three years are free!

They also supply, at no cost to you: a cardboard carrier, a few days' supply of food, microchipping, their vet records of immunizations and FeLV/FIV results, and a collar and engraved ID tag in the color(s) of your choice. You are entitled to a free follow-up vet visit at their hospital within 30 days of adoption, although the location and hours for that were too inconvenient for us.

DEFINITELY would recommend this place to anyone considering adopting, either a cat or a dog.

True Blue Animal Rescue is a 501c3 non profit. We started working with the ASPCA when we needed emergency hay money to to a drought. We received that funding and were able to feed our rescue horses through the drought. We have also attended ASPCA workshops and learned invaluable information about how to develop a stronger and more professional rescue. We just received a grant to help us send our rescue horses to a trainer. The ability to pay for some of our horses to be trained will help us find more homes for them. The ASPCA makes grant writing easy and offers funding to help with the needs of animal rescues like ours. Thank s to the ASPCA we can help more animals!
I love that they take the time to get to know the organizations that they help and even did an on sight inspection. The tips they have given us is invaluable!

I had to put my 15 yr love mini poodle to sleep last fall and was now ready to get a new companion. Refered to ASCPA by a friend. It was a very positive experience. The staff was very professional and caring. Everyone was patient and took the time to answer my questions and to keep me informed. The day I met Klondike I had ample opportunity to interact with him. On the day I picked up Klondike the staff again took time to explain things to me and gave me time to make sure he was ready to venture out to his new home. It was quite evident that the entre staff was dedicated to insuring the animals under their care were properly placed in appropriate homes suited for their needs.
I highly recommend this organization to others looking to Adopt new pets.

I HAVE A QUESTION, I THOUGHT WE WERE WORKING TOWARDS NO PETS ON CRAIGSLIST, WHAT HAPPENED HERE

In the past, all my cats were street rescues, so I got what the universe gave me. This time I wanted a companion for a lonesome cat (his companions had passed on to kitty heaven) and so I decided to go to the ASPCA. While the questions asked initially made me feel like I didn't know about cats, in actual fact they were more about finding out who I was and what kind of cat suited the space I would introduce them to. The staff were all terrific and i have appreciated the follow-up calls and suggestions for acclimating the cats together (ultimately I adopted 2 within a short space of time from each other). I am so glad to be a new mommy and learn about these two new entities. The process was thorough but efficient, The center was clean and everyone was in a good mood and helpful. Thank you ASPCA. You do a terrific job.

I adopted a dog from the ASPCA and was so impressed with the entire staff and facility. After only 4 months I went back and adopted a handicapped dog. They met with my family and our other dogs to ensure there was a match with the new addition. We also met with the vet who went over all the dogs medical conditions and answered all our questions. We are so excited to have both dogs in our lives and so happy we are able to give them a loving home. THANK YOU ASPCA.

The ASPCA has supported Harley's Hope Foundation's annual Because We CARE Pet Health Fair for three years now. Their grant goes to purchase vaccines to benefit approximately 300 dogs and cats each year who would otherwise go without preventative care. We greatly value what this organization does on behalf of animals in need and the support it provides to organizations that try to address those needs.

I adopted the nicest, most adorable cat from the ASPCA on 92nd Street. The process was efficient and the staff was knowledgable and understanding. I especially appreciated how patient they were through the decision process. They had specialists and vets on-site for consultations and were able to answer all questions.

The Hudson Valley Pet Food Pantry has been honored to have the financial support of the ASPCA since our first year of operation helping us to expand the pantry's services in a number of ways. The mission of the ASPCA is shared by the HVPFP to keep animals out of shelters and at home with their families. We are truly grateful to all the wonderful staff of the ASPCA for their on-going support and encouragement. They are wonderful to work with and very inspiring!!!! Kudos to them!!!!

I am a volunteer, long time supporter/contributor, and recent adopter. I have learned so much about how to care for and train animals so that they have the best chance to find a forever home. The shelter is clean, well staffed, bright and cheerful. The animals who are lucky enough to be there receive everything they need. Volunteers are given excellent, comprehensive training. As an adopter, I had a great experience with the adoption counselors and feel supported by the whole organization to make the adoption successful.

Applied and was awarded a grant recently to assist our Animal Shelter/Animal Control Director in attending a national conference. The process was simple and very user-friendly. Excellent organization to work with!

the ASPCA have been a great help to our non profit horse rescue by awarding a generous grant of $4000 to help us purchase emergency feed for our horses in need. thank you ASPCA!

Our organization, Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society, has received grants from the ASPCA. Currently, we're the recipient of a grant that will help us provide training to horses in our care. This training will make them more adoptable, and that will help us find them loving homes. This grant is invaluable to our organization and our horses.

My husband and I met our dog at the ASPCA shelter in August. It was love at first sight! Due to some of her health conditions, we fostered her until she was healthy and we could officially adopt her. Everyone at the ASPCA was incredibly helpful, from the adoption coordinator, to the vet, to the behavior specialist. The amazing staff at the ASPCA gave me and my dog all the guidance and help we needed. We are so happy to have such a sweet, cuddly and playful dog in our lives! Thank you ASPCA!

I run a non profit pet food pantry to help families who are struggling to care for their pets and the ASPCA has been such a blessing with their gift of food and funds to help us with our mission. Beyond that, their employees (in particular Adam Liebling) are FANTASTIC!! Quick to respond, professional, friendly... just amazing, truly. Thank you ASPCA for helping us do what we do. At Halo Cafe, Fresno County's Pet Food Pantry, we are saving lives one full tummy at a time. THANK YOU!!

I represent the Meigs County Humane Society (MCHS), a 501c(3) animal welfare organization founded in the early 1970s, in Pomeroy, Ohio. The MCHS has no shelter of our own but members work closely with the Meigs County Dog Warden disseminating vouchers for low-income citizens to have pets sterilized, offering mobile clinics, and working to upgrade the shelter itself. This part of Appalachian Ohio is highly impoverished and citizens in this county can offer little help, for their money is spent first on food and shoes for their children. So the MCHS focuses on finding funds for helping poor families spay and neuter their pets, securing funds for our pet food bank for low-income petowners, and providing emergency veterinary care for poor pet owners. But we are limited by lack of funds.

If it had not been for the New York-based ASPCA grants that we have received--for hay for horses during the summer drought last year, pet food for the petfood bank, and most recently funds to help train the dog warden--we would not be able to help the animals of this county as much as we have. We, for example, have fewer litters to worry about, we have better fed horses, and we are well on our way to professionalizing the shelter and its personnel. We have so appreciated the generosity and advice from ASPCA advisers and greatly benefited from the funding we have received. I have dealt productively with ASPCA personnel in several departments by e-mail and phone by people who are most anxious to assist me.

Absolutely fabulous experience picking up my precious new cat. From the desk staff to the volunteer to the Veterinarian, every single person in the organization was kind, helpful, and knowledgeable. I will tell all my friends to adopt from the ASPCA.

As the Executive Director of a small non-profit Humane Society, I am very grateful for all that the ASPCA does. They provide outstanding professional support, do excellent research that informs our programs and provide grant support that is invaluable. I really appreciate their grant process - they make it simple to apply for funds for our important work. Thank you ASPCA!

Thank you ASPCA for a wonderful grant program. Your support has covered a wide range of needs from program support through disaster. Thank you for all you do!

We would like to thank the ASPCA Equine Fund for the grant to help us feed the horses in our rescue program, many of them emaciated and in rehab to gain their health back. This grant will go a long way to help us accomplish that goal. Christine Griffin, President Equine WellBeing Rescue Inc.

We werer looking for a kitten for our family and had a really hard time going through other rescue organizations. There were a lot available on line and then after getting in touch with them, they never seemed to have one when we were in contact. I called the ASPCA and asked if they had any and was told that they did. We went in, were greated promptly and kindly and were introduced to a number of potential adoptees. We chose one, did some paper work and now have a lovely, healthy new member of the family.

The ASPCA has been great about supporting the Shih Tzu Rescue of Minnesota. We asked for support for veterinary costs on August 29, 2013 and about a month later we received a call from Justine at the ASPCA concerned about what we were doing and wanting to help us help our dogs. On October 3, 2013 the ASPCA offered us a grant. Thank you ASPCA from me and all our volunteers at Shih Tzu Rescue of Minnesota!!!

As an animal welfare administrator, I've had the pleasure to work with several ASPCA staff and every one has been very professional, friendly and helpful. They do a great job of offering monetary and educational resources through their website and grant program.

Our recent and past experiences with ASPCA Equine division and grant department has been amazing. The process is well explained and the requirements are spelled out. Also the forms used to relay the information is organized and helpful with the grant writing process. We are so appreciative of the assistance they have given us and will continue to support this joint effort in improving animal welfare in our community! Thank you ASPCA!!!

We adopted our puppy from the 92nd street ASPCA and our overall experience was great. The staff was friendly and informed and they kept the best interest of the animals at heart. Would definitely recommend this location for anyone interested in adopting!

Adopted our new cat Janey here. The facility was very clean and warm and inviting. Overall pleasurable experience and highly recommend to save a life if you're looking for a new housemate. All of the animals were beautiful and need a home.

I had great experience with ASPCA! We adopted a cat and the overall process of adoption went smooth and the stuff stuff was very professional. Thank you!

I was very pleased with the speed and efficiency at which the ASPCA Grants Administrators worked to fulfill my request for support of a novel continuing education event (the inaugural Donkey Welfare Symposium) at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis. This partnership allows for more people to attend and understand the importance of the number one working equine in the world!

The ASPCA NYC is a shining example of what an animal care organization should be. I cant believe how far theyve come and the ideology and knowledge of the staff give any perspective new owner/caregiver the confidence and tools necessary for success.

We had in the past sent contributions to this organization and - because of the name behind it - had purchased insurance for an adopted cat. The insurance has numerous bad reviews of people saying that it would not pay out. type in the organization name and scam and you will see....
They were exactly right - it appears that their insurance is a scam.
If ASPCA wants people to trust them about their mission and whether they use their contributions right, perhaps they should hire a REPUTABLE company to manage their pet insurance which bears their name.

If you lend your name to a service, then you should make sure that they are doing what they say they will do. This makes me trust this organization very little, now.

I adopted a cat from the ASPCA center at East 90th Street in Manhattan. The experience was wonderful. Adoption staff ask each prospective adopter to fill out a brief survey to find out about their needs, preferences and expectations for a new pet. Each of the enclosures for the animals at the shelter have detailed notes on the animal's health status, special needs, and behavior traits and personality posted on the outside. The trained adoption staff try to show the person planning to adopt all the animals that seem to closely match their needs and preferences. For me, it really worked.
The people working and volunteering at the adoption center are great - very friendly and professional.
The facility is beautiful...very clean and modern.
Three days after adopting my cat, I received a followup message from ASPCA to find out if I things were going well...and to ask for feedback.
It was a GREAT experience! If you want a pet - go to ASPCA.

I recently adopted my lovely cat from Aspca and I am very happy with it. First the Shelter is very nice, clean and all the animals there seems to be in a good place ( god bless these people ). They take good care for the animals there and the staff are all very friendly, The Process of the adoptation was very easy and smooth and you get to interact with the pet first to see if you guys are a good fit. Of all the shelters I've been to ASPCA pet shelter is among the top.

Receiving several robo calls per day from a telemarketer. No message - just hang-ups. Obviously the donations are going to telemarketing companies and NOT to the animals. They are off our list and we will never donate again. Shame on them.

I think that CEO's salary is too high for this organization. Think how many animals can be fed with this money (over $5000,000). Most of us donate a very little sum of money that can support about 3 months supply of food for a small sized dog. It is outrageous that a small donation is also supporting the CEO's salary. I would like to more money going to the program.

It is our obligation as humans to provide for animals. Especially those in our care, animals deserve to be healthy and happy. The ASPCA's mission is to end animal cruelty. Every human should be committed to that. For more information, go to http://karenhanover.org/karen-hanover-charities/karen-hanover-charities-aspca/ and get involved by either volunteering or by making a donation.

Although my partner and I are volunteer at ASPCA around a year, we still appriciate what they do for each cat or dog. They really take good care of these "friends". Recently, I saw Grayson, a nine years old cat, was in the shelter. I was surprised not because his owner can not have him anymore, I was surprised because they treat Grayson just like their kids! He's size is large, so he has two condo. Grayson also has some urinary problems, so they give him treatment. By now, Grayson is doing so well that he's not afraid by socialize with people.

Thanks ASPCA!!

I wanted to adopt a young cat and had just been to another animal shelter where I was only shown very large and heavy cats - much too heavy for me. Some of them bit my fingers when I tried to pet them or lift them up. Then I went to the ASPCA. What a difference! Helpful and friendly volunteers, modern glass cages, happy and well cared for cats. Here is where I found my lovely and loving tabby!

AshleyMom

I had never visited a pet shelter before, so I tried to keep my expectations neutral. The staff at the 92
ASPCA were welcoming and the service was great! The quick survey they had us fill out was right on point. jasmine explained it to us and she was quite patient taking us to see the cats. Dale was great too. We were blessed to find Smurfette now named Ife'. I will recommend the ASACP to everyone who will listen! Thanks.

The entire adoption process was easy and handled efficiently. I was especially impressed with how much the ASPCA staff truly cared about the cats they were showing for adoption--and the care that they provided these cats. They were honest and knowledgeable about the cats' histories. They did not pressure any of the potential adopters, but it was so nice to see how genuinely happy they were when I chose to adopt my cat.

Adopted "Coffee" 9 month old cat, a Hurricane Sandy rescue Feb 1 2013. The staff could not have been more helpful or friendly. The adoption counselor, a volunteer, was so thorough and personable. I really knew she was interested in matching me with the right cat. One thing I noticed was how pleasant and friendly the staff were with each other. Obviously they enjoy working together and that makes for a much more pleasant experience. The space itself if wonderful- big, clean and, as the volunteer said, a wonderful home for all the animals.

In December of 2012, i adopted a little kitten from the ASPCA traveling truck so my other cat Lily and I would have an additional companion. To say it was convenient is an understatement. The volunteers were very kind to the animals and knowledgeable about them and of the adoption process. The facility (truck) was immaculate, and the choice of kittens and cats more than sufficient. I was also very pleased in the knowledge that the animals were already altered and came with a microchip for identification purposes. My kitten came complete with a record of his vaccinations and schedule of what he would require in the upcoming months as well as a new bag of the Halo food he was being fed. Although he had free follow up care @ the ASPCA for several months, it was easier to go to Lily's vet. Things could not have gone smoother. I have since renamed him Powder, and he is greatly loved by our little family. I would recommend an adoption from the truck( for felines only) to anyone who can't make it to the main facility in NYC.

Seeking to adopt two cats, visited ASPPCA. Found the space to be clean, attractive, with cats in comfortable circumstances. Was asked my needs to determine which cats might best be suited to my temperament and living conditions. The history of each cat I saw was thoughtfully described. A thoroughly professional and surprisingly welcome experience. High marks to ASPCA.

As a previous donor, I decided to focus on local SPCA and Humane Societies. Not to mention - the CEO of this organization makes $500,000 a year???? That is unconscionable!

I was looking to adopt a new cat but was a pit nervous about going through a shelter or the likes. I've had bad experiences with rude volunteers and workers who made me feel I didn't deserve to adopt one of their pets. The ASPCA was nothing like that. They immediately made me feel welcome and wanted as a hopefully new pet parent. They answered all my questions and eased my concerns and helped me find a cat that would get along great with my other resident cat. Our new cat Francine is gorgeous and in good health and was clearly being taken good care of at the ASPCA. I loved that when I was leaving with her, the staff said, "Congratulations on your adoption!" It was a great ending to an exceptional experience. They have also been readily available to answer questions or concerns I've had since taking her home. A++
The only issue was I felt the place was a bit understaffed, but I think they said someone was out sick that day. I had to do a bit of waiting, but when it was my turn, the staff was fully dedicated to me and my new pet.

We adopted a wonderful adult cat at the ASPCA this past weekend. It was my first time at the ASPCA, and I wasn't sure what to expect. I was incredibly impressed! First, the place was immaculate. Second, the volunteer that we worked with was fantastic. My daughter and I took a lot of time with one cat in particular, which was the cat we finally adopted. The volunteer let us take all the time we needed and answered all of our questions. Third, the staff member, Stacy, who handled the adoption, was terrific. She was extremely knowledgeable and went over all of the information in the packet that we were given. I can't speak highly enough about the ASPCA. It's an outstanding organization.

The CEO makes $500k/year .... s/he took in $117,222,668 in 2009. You would have no problem with a CEO of a business with $117M in sales/year making $500k (they probably make 10 times that), but in the non-profit world you are outraged?

Getting a CEO with that level of fundraising performance for $500K is a BARGAIN. You think that you could raise 0.01% of that money? Not if your life depended on it.

I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE THAT THE CEO MAKES 400,000 A YEAR. IWLL NOT DONATE TO ANYMORE .YOU ARE NOT HELPING THE ANIMALS YOU ARE HELPING YOUR SELFS. YOU ARE A BUNCH OF CROOKS.

I arrived at the ASPCA a bit nervous, in a good way, about the decision I had made to adopt a cat. That nervousness turned around right away as I was welcomed by the person at reception and after a very short wait I was introduced to the volunteer, Mia, who showed me around. Seeing so many cats it was helpful that the survey was used to narrow the choice down. Mia was so patient and kind. We found Esther and there was interest but we looked some more anyway. But it was back to Esther and a bond was immediately formed. Finalizing the formalities was handled quickly and, as I wrote to the ASPCA, with grace by Dale. Everyone was just wonderful and applauded when I was leaving with Esther. A happy ending for us both! Great thanks to the staff and volunteers at the 92nd Street ASPCA!

I went to the ASPCA in NYC to adopt a cat. I already had in mind what sort of cat would work best in my home--with my other cat--and the ASPCA is very good at getting to know their animals' personalities and quirks and sharing that with prospective adopters. I had two friendly and knowledgeable volunteers show me all of the available cats and guide me as to which of them would be the best fit. I didn't really hit it off with any of the candidates, so the next day I went to the ASPCA mobile adoption unit, which was holding an adoption event at a neighborhood pet supply store. I met and was smitten by a 2-year-old cat who had just the personality I was looking for, and he's fitting in beautifully so far. Because the "A" has a team of behavior experts, it is able to assess each cat that comes in, so the customer knows what he's getting. It was a very good experience.

I went to the ASPCA - NYC to adopt a cat and it was the most wonderful experience. The Volunteers are caring and knowledgeable. Judith introduced me to several cats. In addition to the wonderful write-ups about each cat, Judith knew their personalities as well. She guided me to several that were a match for my personality. The behavior tests that ASPCA performs are informative and helpful. The cats are extremely well-cared for and in a clean and playful environment. I was never rushed. I played with a couple of cats and then realized that "Leaf" owned me. I loved everything about "Leaf" except the name so I changed it. She is now "Cagney." Several staff and volunteers were very happy that she was going to a new home. Stacy handled all the paperwork and could not have been nicer. I am so happy that I came here and very proud that I am a "Guardian" aka give a set monthly donation. You could not ask for a better adoption experience. Cagney and I are very lucky, indeed.

Wanting to adopt a cat, we ventured to the ASPCA and were pleasantly surprised. The staff is friendly and informative. They take the time to do a personality test on each of the cats and give you plenty of time to play with them before making a decision. We left with a super sweet and friendly cat that we fell in love with. For anyone looking to adopt a cat or dog, we highly recommend ASPCA.

I was introduced to my little girl in August 2012 at the ASPCA in New York City. I have to say the facilities at the ASPCA were really nice. The building was very clean and nice to walk around. The staff and volunteers were extremely helpful and very kind. You could tell they were all true animal lovers. The young lady who showed me around was extremely attentive to my thoughts. She wasn't pushy at all and answered all my questions. Plus she was very gentle with all the cats that we went to visit. And then the final adoption paperwork was very simple and painless. I have to say that I'm very impressed by the ASPCA and the staff. I even take my kitty back there for vet care because I truly believe they genuinely care for the animals and provide a kind and safe environment for them! I would highly recommend the ASPCA to anyone looking to get their best furry friend!

I recently adopted a cat at the ASPCA Adoption Center in New York. The Adoption Center can be a very busy place, but I was impressed by how well organized and efficient the adoption process was. The professionalism and empathy of the staff and the volunteers is exceptional, as is their dedication to trying to make each adoption a success. Adopting a pet, especially after losing a long-time animal companion, can be an emotional and stressful experience. Being able to work with folks who care as much about the people as the pets is so important, and the ASPCA exceeded my expectations.

I went to the mobile adoption van they have every moth at certain location. I was very pleased on how they are so friendly with the cats . These 3 lovely ladies helped me pick out the perfect cat , which I am very pleased with! If you ever need a cat or a dog, I suggest the ASPCA .

We drove to the 92nd St ASPCA in NYC from Massachusetts after having no luck contacting several Rhodesian rescue sites. All of the staff were great and made the adoption process simple. We had a short interview and a meet and greet to insure that we and the dog would be compatible. The facility was very clean and well maintained. The whole experience was great and we now have a welcome addition to our family.

The Upper East Side NYC facility exceeded every expectation we had - it was gorgeous, sparkling clean, well managed and with extremely helpful and courteous staff. Right away the volunteer helped us find a "feline-ality" match - a cat who was exactly what we were looking for, mellow and sweet. Thank you so much for helping us find our perfect little one!

My fiancé and I visited the ASPCA in the hope we would find a kitten to adopt and add to our family. The staff was amazing and guided us through the process with the utmost professionalism. Their friendly attitude and expert guidance led us to adopt Frankie. He has brought us so much joy and laughter, a perfect match for us. Anyone considering adopting a pet please visit this facility. God bless this organization for the love and care they provide to animals in need. Thanks for bringing Frankie into,our .home.

We cannot begin to say how great an experience we had at the 92nd St ASPCA in NYC. We telephoned to inquire about the adoption process. The staff member who took the call was knowlegable and polite. When we arrived at the ASPCA the initial presentation was lovely. The building was well secured, the staff welcoming and attentive. Each step of the process was perfect. We found an adorable cat. Our adoption guide was knowledgable, friendly, and attentive to our wants and desire for our new addtion to the family. The ASPCA experience renewed our faith in the nonprofit pet adoption process. We would suggest families make the 92nd St ASPCA in NYC thier first choice for adoting a new pet.

My family & i went to look at the kittens at the ASPCA. We recently lost our cat who was 20 Years old. The volunteer who took us to the kittens was very nice. We fell in love with the kittens & ended up adopting 2 sisters. They seem happy so I hope Oreo is smiling down that we adopted two kittens. We got Oreo from the ASPCA 20 years ago. We were there on Saturday & figured it would be very crowded & take a long time. There were other people there but the process didn't take long at all. A staff member checked to make sure everyone was being taken care of. We got food, collars, name tags with their names on them. They've already been spayed. Overall, a great experience... So glad we decided to go and "look" this past Saturday.

I had a great experience adopting Trek, my new cat, from the ASPCA. I found the care they provided to all their animals to be exceptional and the facilities to be clean and well maintained. I found them to be very organized and thorough. I especially appreciated that they pulled one of Trek's problem teeth before the adoption and they provided a free vet visit post-adoption. Trek is great; very affectionate. I would highly recommend this non-profit.

WE JUST ADOPTED BERRY ON SATURDAY AND WE HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN LOVE.....WE HAD SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE AT THE ASPCA THAT I HAVE BEEN TELLING EVERYONE I KNOW.THE WORKERS WERE WONDERFUL AND YOU COULD TELL HOW MUCH THEY LOVED AND CARED ABOUT THE ANIMALS....THE PLACE WAS CLEAN AND YOU COULD TELL THAT THEY DOGS AND CATS WERE WELL CARED FOR.......THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!!!!!

Adopting Dora, a little girl Shi Tzu, from the ASPCA has been one of the most profound experiences of the last few years. This is a magical organization doing the most extrordinary work saving and rehabilitating animals who have very often been cruelly abused, the work of their doctors and nurses and the entire staff is beyond marvellous. They very kindly tell me that I saved Dora but I know in my heart that they are the ones who saved her with their love, kindness and devotion. Dora, who had been horribly abused very nearly death when brought in, is now a wonderful animal, as big as active and as loving as her peers, she has become an essential part of our lives! I believe thans to the work of the ASPCA doctors she very easily fitted in our lives and with our other pets. We absolutely love her and we cannot thank enough the ASPCA!

I personally experienced the work of the ASPCA when they rescued hundreds of maltreated cats from the hoarder of Caboodle Ranch. The cats were nursed back to health, rehabilitated, and adopted out to loving homes. Even the ferals were rehomed into new colonies.

Less than a week ago, my partner and I went to the ASPCA to adopt a cat. Of course, this is one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make, but the volunteer that helped us was amazing and showed us cats that were good matches for us. We eventually met Dorothy, an all black kitty. She instantly fell in love with us and so did we. She was a little nervous coming home with us at first, hiding under the dresser for the first whole day. But 3 days later she was out and about exploring our apartment and as playful as can be. She's the perfect match for us!!!

The ASPCA in New York City is so great! The employees and volunteers are so passionate about what they do and really care for the animals there. They took careful inventory of my history with animals and what kind of home I would be providing for him/her. I recently adopted an 8 year old cat, who couldn't be sweeter! The volunteer was so patient with me as I walked around and visited almost every cat--they answered all of my questions thoroughly and gave me as detailed of history of each cat as possible. Thank you ASPCA for all of your help and for the great work that you do!

I had a great experience adopting from this ASPCA. The staff was friendly and helpful. At first I didn't like how you have to have a volunteer show you all of the animals (rather than walk around as you wish), but afterward thought that it made a better overall experience. It was less chaos that way and more organized. I appreciate how they evaluate the animals and suggest what type of human personality theirs will mesh with. The medical disclosure and the likes/dislikes of each animal was also great information to have. I really got the sense that this place was on top of it. Once adopting, they gave me all kinds of paperwork that could help answer any questions I may have once I took my cat home. They also gave me cans of food and an entire bag of dry food to help acclimate my cat to any food I choose to put them on (to help ease them into it--without getting a tummy ache). I would highly recommend adopting from here.

I am honored to have been able to adopt the newest addition to my family, Metropolis, from the ASPCA! The facility was modern and clean, and the staff far exceeded my expectations for the adoption experience. Thank you for this lovely opportunity!

Great staff. Very clean facility. Well organized business. Animals well taken care of and thoroughly checked. Couldn't be happier with my experience.

My husband and I adopted our cat from the ASPCA. They were helpful, very knowledgeable, and made sure that our cat would be happy and well cared for in her new home. The staff took the time to answer all of my questions, and I know that I can call them if anything comes up. The adoption fee was $125 for our kitten, which is the highest they charge for cats--kittens are in high demand, obviously. That fee gets you microchipping, spay/neuter, vaccinations, a few week's worth of food, collar and ID tag, and, most importantly, free vet care within the first two weeks! All of the cats there look happy and well cared for, so I highly recommend going to the ASPCA to find your new best friend!

We went it just to look at dogs- we were thinking of adopting a daschund but were willing to look at other breeds. Our Volunteer guide was super knowledgeable and willing to go the distance. We decided to look at a schnauzer, though he seemed sad, and while we were waiting to meet him our volunteer came back and gave us an update on his mood! When we met him he was a lovely dog and we ended up taking him home with us. We're all incredibly happy we went with the ASPCA!

 There are three reasons that I will no longer support this organization, those three reasons having to do with the Caboodle story only tangentially: First, the extreme ugliness of their supporters. Look and judge for yourself. http://madisonfloridavoice.net/?s=took+my+cats

 Second, in my opinion they have squandered the "in good faith" donations, including mine, to fly in and entertain people from all over the country when there were and are local and semi-local people who could have been of assistance. Instead of putting their volunteers up locally, in addition, the word is that they put them up in expensive Jax hotels and restaurants and rented tour coaches to carry them to and from Lee each day of the "rescue." https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhEJ5J_n7tIqdHNTNmJfZ1Fwc2RuazR2RHJpVGVqSmc#gid=0
Since this is a matter of local rumor, I am willing to have it pointed out and proven that it is not entirely accurate by the display of hotel and restaurant bills.

Third, they claim to have "rescued" the Caboodle cats and yet their "adoption event" is being billed as "free of charge adoptions." Surely, this organization has the experience to know that "free to a good home" adoptions are not in the best interests of the animals. If they do not, here is something that might help them: http://www.pet-abuse.com/pages/animal_adoption/free_pets.php#ixzz21rku8pUI
Fourth, I have over the summer discovered numerous otherwise moderate opinion that gives me much concern that the opinion that I have had of the organization may no longer be a valid or accurate one: http://www.dailynews.com/ci_21169780/tables-turned-humane-society (Please read to note the involvement of the ASPCA in this story. Unfortunately, however, I have come to believe that the HSUS and the ASPCA are "on the same page" in a number of ways and I therefore include this link also: http://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/vet-practice-news-columns/reality-check/hsus-agenda-on-par-with-that-of-peta.aspx)

 Disillusionment is not an easy thing. I have many times offered the ASPCA supporters the opportunity to re-instate the organization in my constellation of charities. However, they have not attempted to do so. I was once even directly refused. Instead, they have continued to name-call, accuse, pivot the discussion, and to employ other very recognizable fallacious tactics of argument. For me, I would not have cut off my contributions to a charitable organization because of a bona fide willingness to take on the rescue of animals that they, in good faith, believed to be abused. What I will withdraw my contributions for is manipulation, waste, inhumanity to man or animal, or for an extremist mission that I can no longer find myself in sympathy with because of its extremity.

I recently adopted 2 cats from the 92nd st ASPCA. The staff was extremely helpful, patient and answered all my questions. It was a very positive experience and I encourage anyone looking to adopt a pet to go here first!

The ASPCA wants your money....and NOT to help them care for animals or to shelter/feed/ or even rescue them! I am stick and tired of the ASPCA and other so called 'non-profit' organizations who are really all about PROFIT. If you really want to know how the ASPCA cares for animals, look no further than Animal Care & Control right down the street from the ASPCA headquarters......You see, this is the AsPCA's dirty little secret--they send all the animals they can't be bothered to care for or save down the street to be neglected and KILLED. The truth is far worse than fiction. Shame on you, ASPCA....Time to make amends for all the years of KILLING and neglect perpetrated on the animals you claim to help! Good riddance to Ed Sayres! He will be a blight on your name for a long time to come. Time for a leader who truly cares about animals, not just MONEY!

The ASPCA is an amazing organization that really stayed with us every step of the way during the adoption process. We LOVE the new addition to our family and this wouldn't be possible without this fantastic organization.

We have donated to the ASPCA for years and watched directly their activities to help both shelters and animals as well as provide general education. When compared to many of the legislative type education societies vs. actual working with the animals directly, I have found the ASPCA is living up to its reputation of helping animals. I would only advise the donator that their is a distinct difference between legislative/education efforts and actual hands on organizations. BOTH are valuable and BOTH are necessary. This particular organization is more hands-on. The HSUS for example is more the former. I highly recommend the ASPCA as your first entry choice in donating to causes for animals. The second one would be the Humane Society of the US for more pure legislative type work. ASPCA clearly distinguishes itself as a more hands on effort. Well worth the donation!

I had a really good experience at the Upper East Side Manhattan location.

My sister and I USED to give to ASPCA until I started getting involved in advocating for shelter pets. No more. They won't spend a penny on a sick or injured animal, and usually drop them at kill shelters. Here is just one incident. There is much more info on this blog, please tell your friends. http://www.nathanwinograd.com/?p=9285

As a cat rescuer I no longer support the ASPCA. You are not helping animals the way that you should be. You send animals to the kill shelters instead of trying to save them. You have very deep pockets and don't save enough lives. Take a look at the kill lists for dogs and cats every single day. Many are killed. It makes me sick. I tried calling your organization and couldn't get a single person to talk to. Extremely disappointing. How about coming up with solutions? Many of us rescuers and the public come up with brilliant ideas of how all of this killing can stop but no one will listen to us because we are small. You are a large organization and people will listen to you if, and only if, you send the right messages. Let the public know what really goes on. Support more foster programs, organize more adoption events etc. Help stop all of this killing!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvpL2vh3rrg Save lives pass CAARA in NYS !

The President/CEO makes over a 1/2 Million Dollars each year.....that does not seem right to me.

Our non-profit has been a grant recipient of the ASPCA through their Community Partners program for several years. They have been an outstanding partner - more so than a "funder" - because they have been an active participant in making our projects successful. They provide advice and guidance but also respect our on the ground perspective and expertise in perfect balance. They are incredibly thoughtful about the way they use their funds to make a difference and they are interested in making us stronger and more sustainable as an organization, not just in seeing their specific projects succeed. Overall, it is one of the most beneficial and respectful relationships we have ever had with another organization - it is true partnership at its best.

HEART received a generous grant in late 2011 that funded a number of different humane education initiatives we have in the New York area as well as in Chicago and Indianapolis. In addition to the obvious financial help this has provided in helping to make these initiatives a reality, the ASPCA grant has helped HEART establish credibility for these various programs and initiatives by being sponsored by a leading national animal protection organization. HEART is trying to help bring humane education into the mainstream and having support from the ASPCA helps us toward that goal.

The ASPCA has been a supporter of FalconRidge Equine Rescue for the last three years. They have helped us broaden our program of rescuing at-risk horses in southern California which was greatly needed due to the economical crisis. ASPCA funds were used to save horses from neglectful situations, abandonment, provide veterinary care and feed. The grant application is fairly easy to manage online and staff are prompt and professional with questions. ASPCA has also funded the San Diego Horse Coalition, a group comprised of FalconRidge Equine Rescue, Blue Apple Ranch Sanctuary, three veterinarian practices and two humane agencies in San Diego County. Together we have been able to save hundreds of horses from neglect and need. These horses have been rehabilitated and adopted out to loving homes. ASPCA has been wonderful to work with. They greatly care about our horses and how well we serve the community and are a champion for equines everywhere.

We are a small all volunteer rescue group in rural Mississippi. We struggle every single day to save the homeless animals of our community and give them a chance at a better life. Twice in the last year the ASPCA came to our aid and we are forever grateful. In May 2011 our small community was ravished by the flooding of the Mississippi River. Over 350 homes were lost and our shelter which was already over-crowded was pushed to the max by all of the abandoned dogs and cats that were impacted by the flood. With the help of the ASPCA we were able to set up a temporary shelter with kennels and houses to handle the additional animals under our care. We were also granted $3000.00 to cover spay/neuter of our shelter animals so that every single dog or cat that we adopted could be altered before it left us. Every single time I have called on the ASPCA for assistance, they have answered our call.

The ASPCA is a great organization to work with on grant proposals. Our organization has had several successful grant applications with the ASPCA. We found the ASPCA grant process to be clear and straightforward. The ASPCA staff in the grant department was easily accessible and readily available to answer questions about the application procedure and to discuss qualifications for the specific grants. The grant staff at the ASPCA also helped us think outside of the box and write concise grants for funds we needed. The follow-up reporting process is also straightforward and the ASPCA sends email reminders when follow-up reports are due. We highly recommend the ASPCA as a great source for grants for animal welfare organizations.

My friend was "raided" by the ASPCA. Truly amazing how they villianize others in the interests of "fund-raising". I strongly encourage anyone interested in donating to give to local rescues, and donate food or supplies. Do not give money so that paid employees can sit in their glass houses and throw stones at those in the trenches who are trying to do the right thing and make a difference. And especially do not give a dime to the ASPCA. Give to volunteer associations, people who do what they do for free, not for a salary.

I was a donor in their Guardian program which deducts a monthly amount of money every month from my checking account since 2005. Once I read the review here showing that the CEO makes 500,000/yr I was APPALLED! My sister-in-law moved to NY 5 yrs ago and I know all about the cost of living being higher and it still does not make it OK for this organization to pay that kind of salary to anyone, CEO or other! I still donate to HSUS, Wayne Pancelle, their CEO, makes $325,000/yr which is still a very high amount, but it seems more in line w/ what an exceptional leader would make. I also donate heavily to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah, and their employees make FAR less than all of these guys! I'm sure the ASPCA still does great work, but this is too big of a turn-off to keep me as a donors!

I (and my beagle Roy) had a terrible experience with the ASPCA and their contracted Pet Insurance Program. I reported the problem to our ins. commissioner who has agreed with me that their policies are not what they seem, so beware of the ASPCA, they are NOT what they seem at all. Our GA Insurance Commissioner, John Oxindine, has taken this organization's designated insurance carrier to task. They will be demanding, at minimum, a rewrite of their pet insurance policies to disallow their inappropriate use of a "pre-existing condition" as a means to deny coverage on thousands of legitimate claims. This has happened to a once great org. that cared for animals.

The ASPCA fought this and lost because they care more about their lucrative insurance program than the animals they pretend to support. I am saddened to know that this organization has fallen so hard under Mr. Sayres command. Although they falsely denied my dogs cancer surgery claim at least now they may be the ultimate price with wholesale policy language changes if they want to do business honestly in Georgia.

If anyone else has suffered a claim denial like mine in the ASPCA pet insurance program, please contact your insurance commissioner and get them out of your state.

We rescued two abandoned kittens on Christmas Day after their mother was killed by a car. They were exposed to roach poison and one was foaming at the mouth. We frantically called the ASPCA poison hotline late at night to find an antidote and were told that they would not tell us anything unless we allowed them to charge $65 to our credit card. When they would hold a helpless kitten hostage and potentially allow her to die in order to shakedown her rescuers, I'm afraid that shows where their real priority lies. They'll never get another penny from us. (BTW, our kitty is okay thanks to being able to find an antidote on the internet.)

With 75% going to programs for an organization of its size, I am very impressed and glad to support their programs. *****Complaints about the CEO compensation are silly. A $500,000 salary for a CEO that can successfully run an organization with annual revenues in excess of $115,000,000 and expenses of $106,000,000 is a bargain. This dramatic increase in "wealth envy" by people with no concept of what it takes to perform a job like this is troubling and irresponsibly being fueled by the current presidential administration. Simply don't support the ASPCA if you have a problem with the CEO's pay (less than 1% of the annual revenues!!!).

I agree with the other reviews from donors. I believe my mission this year is to make others aware of the CEO compensation, $500,000, and for us to work together to have him removed. There are plenty of talented, unemployed people that could do the job for a fraction of that salary, and the money can go to the cause. Also, I don't need mailing labels, t-shirts, etc. I realize that is one way of fundraising, but the donor should be asked whether they want ONE more t-shirt, whatever, and the saved proceeds should go to the animals.

I have been a donor since 2008 but just canceled my monthly gift due to the extremely insulting CEO salary of almost half a million dollars. If the CEO and the board were really interesting in helping animals they would never allow such salaries. Its clear that they use the ASPCA to guilt animal lovers like myself into funding their mansions and not homeless pets. No more from me until the current CEO and Board have been replaced with people who actually care about animals and see to it that they get the money we donate!

The ASPCA is one big fund-raising machine. If you carefully study their financial reports, you'll find there are numerous expenses which most 501c3s would consider administrative, but are buried in ASPCA programs such as "communciations". Further they seem to ignore the absolute $1,000,000 lobbying limit for non-profits. The ASPCA employes scores of white collar professionals and directly houses less than 4,000 per year in the one shelter they operate in NYC.

I am a former volunteer at the ASPCA. I would still be there if we hadn't moved, but I do still have periodic contact with them. I'd like to clear up a couple of misconceptions.

1. Someone on here wrote that they hated the way the operated Animal Care and Control (ACC). The ASPCA does not run ACC, ACC is a city owned and run facility. The ASPCA does however pull animals from there, but beyond that they do not have ANY operational control over the ACC.
2. Yes they do on occasion have to put an animal down. They do this in the event there is a medical reason (animal to sick or injured and it is the humane thing to do) or if the animal is a clear threat and is to aggresive to be placed. Typically that situation is the fault of the idiot who owned the animal first and neglected it.
3. Some have tried to suggest that they do not find homes for animals. I personally have helped an amazing number of people adopt from the ASPCA and I have several friends who provide foster homes for animals from the ASPCA when they need some car outside of the shelter. An example of this is when a kitten needs to be bottle fed or a cat who has been in the shelter for some time and needs a change in surroundings for a while.
4. Yes the ASPCA does some outreach in situations where there are storms such as Katrina or some tornado situations. They were even in Minot, ND helping animals during the floods. Yes they also do a great deal of outreach in puppy mill situations. Doing those rescue operations is not cheap.

5. As far as what they charge for spay/neuter that is still a good deal. My wife and I recently paid about $110 for each of our most recent rescues that we adopted and that was not NY price but the price in a suburban area.

6. Regarding the CEO salary yes I think $500k is a huge amount of money but in NYC that isn't that out of line. Just as a point of reference when my wife and I moved out of NY we sold our 1 bedroom, 1 bath coop, that had less than 500sf for about $400k. Many salaries are higher in NY because of the cost of living. I know people that work in computer programming in NY that make well over $125k and I know people doing similar work in MN that make 1/2 that. I don't like it but it is the reality of the area. Yes they are fortunate that they get multimillion dollar donations but the reality is they probably wouldn't get those if a) they weren't in NY and b) they did not have a CEO and staff that were not out promoting the organization to the multimillionaire donors.

That being said you need to realize that their main operation is on the upper east side of NY. That is the ONLY shelter they have and operate. That shelter based on my personal experience is so much better than what I have seen many many other places. They take wonderful care of the animals, they have full time vet care available 24/7. They have animal behaviorists available full time to work with the animals and give them a better chance at getting adopted. I've visited shelters in at least 7 other states including GA, MN, HI, NJ, CA, NV and ND. Trust me when I say I have only seen animals getting better care and have better facilities in 1 other place and that was Reno, NV.

Finally a common missunderstanding amongst many people I have talked to is they think the ASPCA is the same as various local chapters of the Society to Prevent the Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Yes they have a very similar name but they are completely seperate organizations. The ASPCA is ONLY the 1 operation based out of NY and no where else. So if you have a problem lets say with the SPCA of Texas (or wherever) keep in mind that it is not related to the ASPCA. I say this because I have had conversations with people in other areas who have had serious complaints about their local SPCA and have said things to me like "The ASPCA in our area is horrible." The problem is that unless you live in NY City, they are not in your area unless they are there dealing with a natural disaster or a puppy mill situation. If it is a puppy mill situation instead of bashing on ANY rescue organization you should be bashing on your local public officials to do something about the laws in your area that allow those things to continue. (Hello Missouri, get it together.)

Just remember don't buy a pet! Rescue it instead.

Yes I only gave the ASPCA because I think most non-profits have things they can and should improve on.

I have been a fundraiser for many years (for a child care related organization), but I was and still am an animal advocate and I appreciate everything every rescue group does to help our most vulnerable groups (companion animals). But, in these times of shrinking dollars, it is the smaller organizations that don't have paid fundraisers or marketing firms, that need donations. If you care for animals, find a local shelter in your area, volunteer there, donate pet food, and if you can, donate your hard-earned money to them, instead of larger groups. They might not be sophisticated as the larger and more prestigious groups, but they do as much or more for abandoned and abused companion animals.

Just received some gratuitous postage stamps today along with my invitation to join the ASPCA Guardian Monthly Giving Program. I won't be joining.

Instead, here's my counter-intuitive common sense suggestion to the ASPCA that would probably greatly, effortlessly boost donations from an increasingly wary public:

If the ASPCA board announced that it was immediately rolling back President and CEO Ed Sayres' excessive half million dollar yearly payout to at least half that amount, stop the constant over-the-top "promotional" campaigns, and cut out the wasteful merchandise swag that it continually plies on donors, I predict that donations would rise substantially.

Until that happens, I will devote my animal welfare dollars to local organizations that DO devote most of those dollars to the actual welfare of the animals and not to the care and feeding of organization administrators.

They do wonderful work. Very efficient. Especially good at investigating cruelty cases.

a relative made a mistake of responding to a phone call from a high pressure salesman from the ASPCA. The donation amounts in the beginning were small and then started to grow with each phone call. Now the calls are all out high pressure sales calls pressuring an eighty + old woman demanding a larger donation each time, It is not just once a month but several times a month the phone call go on.

Although the ASPCA does some good work, they also have a huge conflict of interest that they do not disclose. They run the Poison Control Center Hot Line for pets. However, they also run a Professional Services arm linked to that toxicology center that is hired by industry to make reports to the EPA of adverse reactions. Since they also consult with these companies who make harmful pesticide products and do not disclose the true dangers to pet parents, support them in legal proceedings, become expert witnesses for industry (but not the other side) and now promote the use of Pet Armor - this is an INCREDIBLE breach of public trust and an extreme conflict of interest. If you call for Hartz, for example, they forward the calls to Hartz and waive their fee for services which gives Hartz control of what and how things are reported to the EPA regarding adverse reactions. Why just the manufacturers who pay them extra get this type of treatment? When I discovered this, having a cat who has neurological damage from his exposure, we stopped our membership and put it towards MEOW Cat Rescue, a small no-kill rescue in Washington State.

The reviewers who were outraged at the ASPCA's president's salary ($500,000 a year!) are on the right track...something does not seem right with that. Further, they are paying a number of their employees over $150K. If you live in New York City, especially if you're someone who has ever tried to help an animal in need, you would know that if you called the ASPCA for help, that you would not receive the help you need to save an animal's life. According to their 2008 documents posted here (why aren't more recent years available for the public to view?), we can see that the organization took in $127M in revenue, has $120K in ASSETS, and that a dear old woman left them $22M, mostly in cash, as her last will and testament. Now let's compare these numbers to the fact that 1. they have no street rescue services, 2. they have no TNR (trap-neuter-return) services (an ESSENTIAL service to reduce feral cat populations, that directly reduces the number of cats killed in the city shelter every year, in addition to death and suffering on the street), 3. they respond SLOWLY, and often NOT AT ALL to complaints of animal abuse and neglect (they have a team of 27 humane law enforcement officers who sometimes take up to 2 weeks to respond to a complaint, if they respond at all), 4. they only operate ONE small shelter (former employees speak of egregious cases of animal abuse and neglect by shelter employees and vet techs, and have been fired for reporting such atrocities as well as threatened by management and co-workers...also they send animals to the kill shelter (Animal Care & Control) if they don't get adopted quickly enough), and 5. they have no employees or transport vehicles to assist in situations of that require immediate or even delayed response (for example, a dog tied to a light post in 20-degree weather, or a cat dumped in the middle of a highway, starving, scared and unable to escape). Now, with all that money, doesn't it seem like they can spare a little more for the above-mentioned scenarios? And as far as the two reviewers on this thread who have attempted to discredit those who have found the president's salary to be an insult to the donating public, I wouldn't doubt if they were planted here by the ASPCA (and probably on a number of other sites where the ASPCA is reviewed and scrutinized) to spread false propoganda. One of them even referred to the ASPCA as a "successful, multi-million dollar CORPORATION." Wow. Let's get our facts straight, folks. And look at their financial documents versus what they are NOT doing in a city that kills 40,000 animals a year in its kill shelter. The numbers don't lie.

I went to their website with the intention of making a one time only donation. Despite checking my information very closely before submitting it~it seems that I signed up for a monthly debit from my account (NOT!). I admit I didn't notice it the first 2 months, my bad for not balancing my checkbook more frequently, but when I did I called immediately and asked that this be stopped. They have at this point continued to withdraw funds from my account. Needless to say at this point I was angy and asked for a return of my $$. I told them they could keep the additional $100 since it was my mistake for not checking my account more closely, however the money taken after my call to cancel this~I wanted it back! Despite multiple calls, and being told that the $$ had not posted in their records (they sure could withdraw it on a Sunday with no trouble), I was finally told that my refund was issued and should appear before the end of last week. Well here it is Monday and no refund. Guess I'll be calling the bank next~what a hassle. I told them in no uncertain terms that I would hit the internet (here, their Facebook page, etc) and make my concerns public~they didn't really seem to care. I will follow through with that and in the meantime continue to hound them by phone until my funds are returned. DO NOT waste your money here. I give regularly to local shelters and rescue groups that I am familiar with. From now on, ALL of my funds will be kept local. I urge others to do the same. Not to mention all of the other concerns mentioned by other posters~all legitimate in my book. Be advised!

Please note, I am a donor and not a volunteer. I was unable to change it in the drop down window. In addition to the other negative comments, I wish to add one more. I have been having the ASPCA charge my credit card for $25.00 per month over the past several years. One day I received a phone call from a very high pressure sales person trying to get me to increase that amount. In other words, they are not happy that I am only donating $300 annually. They want more!! I told the guy that if I get another one of those calls that I will stop the donations altogether. I even sent a letter to the chairman's office for which nobody even replied. Although they never called me again, I continue to receive requests for donations regularly. After reading the negative reviews, I decided to cancel my monthly donations and give that money to another animal charity. These guys need to clean up their act.

As the President of a small rescue/fostering group, I implore all of you wanting to donate to animal welfare causes to keep your donations in your local or metro areas. Groups like mine and many others are ALL VOLUNTEER and desperately need funds. I work a full time job to support myself and I do this in my spare time because I love it, not to get paid. All of our meager donations are used to support the animals in our care. Search Petfinder.com by your zip code and you will find a long list of worthy rescues in your area. Also, we have applied for grant money assistance from ASPCA and have always been turned down. Many people are very disillusioned with this group.

This is a horrinbly run shelter with no real concern for animal welfare. Reform is desperately needed at this vicious KILL shelter.
NYC’s Center for Animal Care & Control is a badly mismanaged house of horrors, but the "leadership" in NYC continues to claim it's a “national model” of compassionate care. These are just some of the credible allegations being made against the pound: Vet techs who kill animals rescue groups have offered to save are not reprimanded. Animals wallowing in their waste for days. Anyone who speaks up about neglect is “treated very harshly.” Misrepresenting the health and temperament of the animals occurs “every single day.” They come in healthy, the get sick because of lack of cleaning/disinfection, and then they kill them “for being sick.” Animals scheduled to be killed are posted at 6 pm, no one answers the phone for people offering to save them, and the animals are killed first thing the following morning. Claiming animals are sick or “temperamental” when they are healthy and friendly. And even putting healthy animals in the sick wards so that they will get sick. Animals in chronic pain not getting the care they need. Killing of healthy puppies who are not given intake numbers so that there is no record of their having been killed.

It continues to amaze me the level of ignorance of so many folks and, interestingly enough, they flaunt it by their elementary comments such as those posted here. Any one with reasonable business sense understands that you get what you pay for. You cannot be so myopic as to judge the value of an organization simply by the salary of the CEO.

High performing organizations understand that in order to get top of the line results, you must hire top of the line CEO's. I am not personally concerned with this individual's salary as I believe it is commensorate with the demonstrated performance of the organiziton. And, countless animals are alive today becuase we have invested in strong leadership here. Step back and look at the big picture.

Here's another way to look at it. Julia Rogers makes about $20M per film these days. I could do the same film, let's say the Pelican Brief, for about $10,000 As a viewer, seeing my film would be dirt cheap; however, that's about all it would be worth - dirt. I am not a competent actor and would not get the significant results Julia would get. It is no different with the role of the ASPCA's CEO.

Please reconsider and look at it through the eyes of those additional wonderful creatures who are saved because of the leadership brought on by the CEO.

Diane Kelley

I just noticed , due to charity navigator , that the ceo of aspca brings home almost half a million dollars a year. whats with this kind of salary. I've had a donation from my bank account deducted for the last couple of years for them, I think I will find another animal charity to give. to.

I am a devout animal lover and have donated to the ASPCA in the past, but have decided not to any longer, for 3 main reasons:

1. About 8 years ago, a friend who was getting married requested that in lieu of wedding presents, that donations be made to the ASPCA. I gave $40 in her honor. Ever since that time, whenever I receive a donation request from the ASPCA, it asks for a minimum of $40, then $60, $80, and "other." Because I donated $40 at one point in my life, I feel it is presumptuous for the ASPCA to assume that I should continue to donate that much as their suggested minimum amount. Although I have been unemployed lately, I have continued to contribute small amounts to charities I truly feel are deserving, but have not contributed to the ASPCA lately. Had the ASPCA asked for a minimum of $7 or $8, then $12, and then $20, I may have been more likely to contribute.

2. I also resent the continual notices sent in the mail asking for donations. By receiving more than one notice a month, I feel like the money I DO donate is simply going towards paper, envelopes and postage instead of directly helping animals.

3. I appreciate this Charity Navigator site to be able to learn about the different charities and people's experiences and opinions of them. I was shocked to read the exorbitant salary of the ASPCA's president. If the president decided to cut his salary in half because he wanted those funds to help animals instead of himself, I feel that the ASPCA would receive a significant increase in donations as this would be such a great example of what the organization truly stands for.

Until the ASPCA makes the above suggested changes, I can't see continuing to support them, and will be giving my donations, however small, to other, more deserving charities to help the animals.

What exactly does the ASPCA do for animals? You take credit for rescuing thousands of animals from horrible situations and yet you do nothing afterwards for those animals. They are dumped either at a rescue that is already over capacity and has no funds to feed/vet any more but don't want them to go to kill shelters or you drop them at a Kill Shelter where they will ultimately be no one's problems. And look at your percentage of expenses. You make everyone believe your organization is volunteer and yet your top exec makes over a quarter of a million dollars.AGAIN..how much money goes to shelters/rescues.WHERE is your good work?

I like the involvement of
I like the involvement of Sarah McLachland..the publicity is very touching. However, to pay the CEO almost half a million dollars sends a very poor message in terms of what the organization stands for.









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