CBS News report shows how pervasive confusion is about “local SPCAs” and the ASPCA
Yesterday CBS News aired a story about the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) looking at….
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Are pandemic pets now being returned to animal shelters? In Richmond, our data says “no”
About a week ago, a television station in Northern Virginia aired a report titled, “Why adopted dogs are being returned….
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National Puppy Day: Pandemic pushed puppy sales and scams to new heights in 2020
Today is National Puppy Day, an observation that coming so soon after the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic reminds….
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Confronting false claims about TNR and SB1390
Yesterday the House Agriculture Subcommittee (of the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee) heard SB1390, the Trap Neuter Return bill….
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Virginia Senate passes Trap Neuter Return bill in spite of irrational opposition from Senator Stuart
During Tuesday’s Senate floor session, Senator Lynwood Lewis eloquently presented his bill, SB1390, to clarify Virginia code surrounding Trap Neuter….
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What we can learn from shelter intake and adoption trends during the pandemic
Months ago, as shelter-in-place orders began blanketing much of the country, dozens of news stories described surging pet adoptions—a welcomed….
Read MoreUpdated infographic: Four months of lifesaving during a global pandemic
We knew around the time COVID-19 first started impacting our region that responding to the global pandemic would be a….
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Cats belonging to a family in trouble receive comfort and care
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started impacting our region, we have received an increase of calls and emails from guardians seeking….
Read MoreImpact of COVID-19 at the Richmond SPCA
A lot has changed in the two months since COVID-19 first started impacting our region—but what has not changed is….
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