The ASPCA's mission is to prevent cruelty to animals. It works to rescue abused animals, pass humane laws, and share resources with shelters nationwide. The ASPCA focuses on adoption, spay/neuter programs, and educational outreach. It aims to increase awareness of animal abuse issues and find homes for animals in need. The organization encourages critical thinking on animal treatment and taking informed action like adoption or fostering.

1. ASPCA The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (This artifact shows a man beating a horse- it’s called “Angels for Horses”. The implicit message is that angels are watching over animals) Danielle Rodgers Jake Beach

2. Mission and Values The ASPCA's mission, as stated by the founder Henry Bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.“ The ASPCA works to rescue animals from abuse, pass humane laws and share resources with shelters nationwide.

3. Inputs Donations Foster Families Adoption Families Volunteers

4. Processes Free/low cost spaying and neutering Educational programs Emergency grants to humane organizations Promote public policies against animal cruelty Emergency disaster response

5. Processes Provide advice and training for animal trainers who intend to create their own facilities Mobile adoption services

6. Outputs We focus on finding caring homes for animals in need We are making constant efforts to reduce the feral animal population We encourage people to make an effort to enlighten others. We help curtail animal abuse

7. Outcomes Increased awareness nation- wide about animal abuse 5 to 7 million animals are taken off the streets and placed into shelters each year

8. Need in the Community In rural communities, some abandoned pets survive by forming packs to scavenge garbage and kill livestock. Neighborhoods such as: Los Angeles, Saint Louis, New York, Sante Fe, Pittsburg, and Cleveland are being overrun by tens of thousands of unwanted dogs. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0821_030821_straydogs.html

9. Need in the Community Free-roaming cats take a tremendous toll on native wildlife populations by direct predation and by competition Cats are vulnerable to contracting and spreading disease among themselves, other wildlife, and even people Estimates for stray cats range up to 70 million in U.S. http://www.law.ufl.edu/conservation/pdf/feralcat.pdf

10. Critical Thinking The ASPCA provides information through pamphlets and media to help critical thinkers in our society make an informed choice to support our cause. We intend to educate people how to make well-reasoned, reflective judgmentsin their treatment toward all living creatures.

11. Critical Thinking We encourage people to evaluate their owndisposition toward animals We help volunteers to gather qualitativeinformationabout what they can do in their communities to make a difference

12. Critical Action By teaching people to be courageous and speak out when they witness unscrupulous crimes against animals, they can make a conscious effort to change something negative into something positive

13. Critical Action We encourage individuals to take the final step after critically thinking about our cause and to take informed action by adopting or fostering animals in need.

14. The American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals The Shuttleworth Foundation To use conventional as well as social media to drive messages into a public forum and seed discussions We use conventional and social media to seed discussion and participation from the public. Our commercials are well known and here is a link to our website with all commercials: http://www.aspca.org/about-us/aspca-commercials.aspx?utm_source=aspcacommercials_leftnavigation_aboutus&utm_medium=web&utm_ca How Does the Shuttleworth Foundation Relate to ASPCA?

15. The American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Shuttleworth Foundation The Shuttleworth Foundation was inspired by the idea to change the world for the better Shuttleworth Foundation believes organizations should propagate ideas and invite interaction and engagement from a broad range of interested individuals and institutions. The ASPCA’s main goal is to “to create a world where no animal will ever have to live in pain or fear” We do not only invite interaction and engagement from individuals across the country we also have engagement from a broad range of companies such as Lowes and Subaru

16. How to Help Donate to the ASPCA Become a foster family Volunteer to help in shelters Adopt. Adopting one animal from your local shelter is something that the average American family can do to help cut down overpopulation of feral animals and give an abandoned cat or dog a loving home

17. Personal Connection Jake is actively involved in ASPCA and has fostered over 100+ cats and dogs. He has found each one of these animals a good home. Danielle is going to college to become a veterinarian. And is now fostering her first four kittens.

18. Thank you! Jake Beach & Danielle Rodgers