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OF PHILADELPHIA’S ANIMALS
In April 2006, Penn Vet launched the Shelter Animal
Medicine Program, an innovative partnership with
the Philadelphia Animal Care and Control
Association that was designed to help eliminate the
unnecessary killing of potentially adoptable animals
in Philadelphia.
Thanks to the generous support of the American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(ASPCA), Jerry and Cionna Rosenthal and other
donors, the program became a reality and serves as
a model of Penn Vet’s interaction with both the
private sector and government agencies to benefit
our community and beyond.With this new funding,
approximately 1,200 additional animals were
sterilized in 2006.
Dean Joan C. Hendricks,Tara Derby, Executive Director of
PACCA, and Ed Sayres, President of the ASPCA. (left)
Dr. Michael Moyer, V’90, head of Penn Vet’s Shelter Animal
Medicine Program, and Caesar (above).
Donor Profile: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty against Animals
“The ASPCA is pleased to join this partnership and
is committed to assisting efforts toward a better city
for Philadelphia’s animals,” said Ed Sayres,ASPCA
president and CEO. “This partnership goes beyond
any previous community-wide efforts, and will serve
as a model to other communities across the country,
a blueprint to end needless euthanasia of companion
animals.” Through its National Outreach
Department, the ASPCA connects with agencies
and individuals in Pennsylvania and the nation to
help shelters assist their communities; a recent
Community Initiative Project focuses on
Philadelphia.The ASPCA is strategically providing
advice, education as well as resources that will
accelerate and enhance animal-welfare efforts
in Philadelphia.
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