A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is a common name for non-profit

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organizations around the world. The oldest SPCA organization is the RSPCA, which was founded in England in 1824. SPCA organizations operate independently of each other and campaign for animal welfare, assist in the prevention of

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cases.

SPCA organizations by continent

Africa

* Botswana — Botswana Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (BSPCA) * Egypt — General/Cairo SPCA ** ''Branches all over Egypt, Cairo SPCA is the oldest association in Africa and the Middle East, established in 1895''. * Kenya — Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (KSPCA) * Namibia — Tierschutzverein (SPCA) Swakopmund * South Africa **

National Council of SPCAs National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA), also known as the National Council of SPCAs, is the largest and oldest animal welfare organisation in South Africa. The NSPCA handles all matters relating to animal c ...

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NSPCA National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA), also known as the National Council of SPCAs, is the largest and oldest animal welfare organisation in South Africa. The NSPCA handles all matters relating to animal c ...

) ** Cape Town — Cape of Good Hope Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Asia

* Lahore, Pakistan —

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India

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* Chennai — Madras society for prevention of cruelty to animals * Cuttack — State society for the prevention of cruelty to animals Odisha * Kolkata — Calcutta Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals *

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— Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Lucknow — Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Mumbai — Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Noida —

* Punjab — Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals * Thane — Thane S.P.C.A * Visakhapatnam — Visakha Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals *

Jamshedpur Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...

— Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals * Bihar:-( Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Avinash Singh )

Malaysia

* Selangor — Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Selangor, Malaysia * Kota Kinabalu, Sabah — Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia *

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* Lahad Datu — Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia

Israel

*The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Tel Aviv-Yafo *The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Jerusalem *The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Ramat Gan *The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Haifa *The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,

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*The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Be'er Sheva

Europe

* France — Société Protectrice des Animaux (SPA) * Italy — SPCA ITALIA Protezione Animali * Norway — SPCA Norge * Romania — Romanian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) * The Netherlands — Dierenbescherming

Ireland

* Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) * Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA)

Malta

* MSPCA *

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— Gozo SPCA

Poland

*Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Straż dla Zwierząt

United Kingdom

* England and Wales — Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Scotland —

Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (also known as the Scottish SPCA and SSPCA) is a charity to promote animal welfare in Scotland. History and operations It was founded in Edinburgh in 1839 and one of its first aim ...

* Northern Ireland — Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Jersey — Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals *

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- Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

North America

Canada

* Canada — Canadian Federation of Humane Societies ** Ontario — Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ** British Columbia —

British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is a non-profit animal welfare organization which advocates for animal protection legislation, operates animal shelters, and runs educational workshops and public aw ...

** Alberta — Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ** Nova Scotia — Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty ** Montreal, Quebec — Société Canadienne Pour La Prévention De La Cruauté Envers Les Animaux /

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** Saskatchewan — Saskatchewan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

United States

''In the United States, all organizations using the name SPCA are independent; there is no umbrella organization. Some of the more notable organizations include:'' * American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Houston, Texas — Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – one of the original featured SPCA's on the Animal Planet Network show '' Animal Cops: Houston'' * Maryland — Maryland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Massachusetts —

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Angell Animal Medical Center (MSPCA-Angell) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with its main headquarters on South Huntington Avenue in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Bos ...

* New Jersey — New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Roanoke Valley, Virginia —

Roanoke Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Roanoke may refer to: Places *Roanoke Colony, a former English colony that mysteriously disappeared *Roanoke Island, the location of the Roanoke colony in present-day North Carolina *Roanoke River, flowing through Virginia and North Carolina and e ...

* Oregon — Oregon Humane Society - ''largest SPCA on the West Coast'' * Rhode Island �
Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

= California

= * Los Angeles — Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles * Monterey County — Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Monterey County, California * San Francisco —

San Francisco SPCA The San Francisco SPCA (a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is an animal shelter, a spay/neuter clinic, and a full-service public animal hospital located in San Francisco. History The SFSPCA was founded on April 18, 1868 by a ba ...

* Sacramento �
Sacramento SPCA
* Orange County �
OC Animal Allies

Caribbean

* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Vincentian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - The VSPCA is independent and not associated with SPCA International. * Jamaica — Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (J.S.P.C.A.)

Oceania

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Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Australia RSPCA Australia (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is an Australian peak organisation established in 1981 to promote animal welfare. Each state and territory of Australia has an RSPCA organisation that predates and is a ...

(RSPCA Australia) * New Zealand — Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Papua New Guinea — Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Papua New Guinea

References

External links

Guide to the Animal Rights and Animal Welfare Pamphlets 1874-1952
{{Authority control 1824 establishments in the United Kingdom Animal charities Animal welfare organizations