Such a cute photo it is (14/17)

Thankfully, the ASPCA also has encouraging data to share, such the fact that “nearly 710,000 animals who enter shelters as strays are returned to their owners” (620,000 dogs and 90,000 cats) and that “about 3.2 million shelter animals are adopted annually.”

The ASPCA was established “on the principle that animals deserve to be treated with kindness and respect by people and must be protected by the law.” Henry Bergh, the organization’s founder, outlined the ASPCA’s purpose as “to offer effective methods for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States” in a statement made in 1866.