TIL Local animal shelters (including local SPCAs) do not receive funds from the ASPCA. Donations to the ASPCA are used to promote the ASPCA organization. by whatilearned November 21, 2021, 6:20 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL that cats are attracted to eating spider plant foliage because it is mildly hallucinogenic to them. According to the ASPCA, the plants are non toxic to cats and contain chemical compounds that are said to be related to opium. by whatilearned April 23, 2021, 9:28 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL an epidemic in 1872 affecting horses was a key moment in the animal rights movement as the founder of the ASPCA would stand in the street to block horse-drawn trolleys to insist that sick horses be returned to the stables instead of being worked to death by whatilearned March 29, 2021, 8:15 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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