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The word "it's a dog's life" doesn't mean what it used to. Today, animals of all forms are protected by national and state laws and have now been given specific rights that help keep them healthy and protect. Additionally, many individuals are closer with their pets than in the recent past, with a high number saying that they consider their animals to be a the main family. In fact, a day in living of a pet might require visiting a or salon, being maintained in a designer bag or carrying a collar-quite a story from 100 years ago.

Look far-fetched? On average, pet owners say they spent more than $263 on their four-footed friends in the past 12 months (excluding food costs). Cat owners spent a lot more than $100. One reason for the improvement of animals' standard of living is that animal welfare organizations such as the ASPCA (American Society for preventing Cruelty to Animals) been employed by to improve the way people consider and treat them. This year enjoying its 140th anniversary, the organization could be the oldest animal welfare organization in the Western Hemisphere. Because it was created by a New York City socialite in 1866 the association will indicate its anniversary with a yearlong celebration displaying the development it's created for animals.

With the mark of this milestone anniversary, the class is introducing what it calls its most aggressive initiative currently, working city by city to turn the United States in to one "Humane Community." This program is made to provide community organizations together to simply help ensure that no adoptable companion animal is euthanized for reasons other than behavior or medical problems.

The newest effort involves increasing the demand for adoptable shelter animals, while at once reducing the amount of unwanted litters being born. Additionally, the association's "Meet-Your-Match" system has been overhauled and will better set new pet owners with refuge dogs and cats. The group plans to increase its Humane Police Department as well, allowing for more investigations and arrests for animal cruelty.

"While our 140th year is gearing up to be one of unprecedented growth, it's our sincerest hope that the more we get from our time of beginning, the closer we come to being an firm that's no longer needed-that our work will have permeated society to the position that the rights of companion animals will be second nature to everyone," mentioned Ed Sayres, president & CEO, the ASPCA.

You can find dogs in the U.S and more than 140 million pet cats. source