Ending Animal Cruelty
It is central to our mission to develop innovative campaigns and programs that help reduce animal cruelty in so many ways:
We reduce animal cruelty by raising public awareness of shelter animals to increase adoptions, saving so many animals that would have been destroyed.
Through our extensive rescue efforts, we shed light on inhumane puppy mills, advocating adoption as the responsible alternative to exploitative pet stores and irresponsible breeders.
Our education programs promote kindness, respect, and empathy for all animals, and teach the next generation that a shelter pet is the right choice.
SPAY/USA, the nation’s largest, low-cost spay & neuter referral service, is another proactive Animal League initiative that significantly reduces animal cruelty by addressing overpopulation—avoiding unwanted births and resulting destruction.

