Abbreviation | ASPCA |
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Formation | April 10, 1866[1] |
Legal status | Foundation |
Purpose | Humane care for animals |
Headquarters | New York City |
Coordinates | 40°46′48.0″N 73°56′44.5″W / 40.780000°N 73.945694°W |
Region served | United States |
Membership | 1.2 million+[2] |
Official language | English |
President & CEO | Matthew E. Bershadker[3] |
Website | www |
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing animal cruelty. Based in New York City since its inception in 1866,[4] the organization's mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States."[1]