ASPCA commits $5 million in COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Initiative to help shelters and pet owners

NEW YORK – To assist pet owners and shelters affected by the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals launched the ASPCA Relief and Recovery Initiative, a $5 million multipronged strategic relief response to the crisis. The response includes $2 million in grants to animal shelters in critical need of funds and pet food to pet owners who face challenges providing food for their animals.

“In addition to the unprecedented challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has created for people, it is also putting animals at-risk by straining essential owner and...