2010 ANNUAL REPORT EXPANDING OUR NATIONAL REACH Review of 2010: A Letter from Our President & CEO ...............................................................3 Launching Innovative New Ways to Fight Cruelty ......................................................................5 Bringing the Perpetrators of Cruelty to Justice ..........................................................................7 Easing the Burden on New York City’s Carriage Horses.............................................................8 Lobbying to Save and Improve the Lives of Millions of Companion Animals...................................................................................9 Promoting Spay/Neuter and Adoption Programs to Limit the Number of Homeless Animals .............................................................................10 Finding Forever Homes for Companion Animals .....................................................................11 Providing Life-Saving Medical Services IN 2010, THE ASPCA® CONTINUED to Shelter Animals and Others ..............................................................................................12 Saving Lives in Poison-Related Emergencies .........................................................................13 TO EXTEND A HELPING HAND Scoring Gains in Partner Communities ..................................................................................14 TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL WELFARE Strengthening the Bond Between Companion Animals and Their Humans .................................................................................16 GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Increasing Support for Our Nation’s Equine IN OUR FIGHT TO SAVE LIVES Rescue Groups and Shelters ...............................................................................................17 Collaborating with Industry Professionals to Extend Our Reach .................................................18 Communicating Our Humane Messages Across the Country ....................................................19 Working with Pet-Friendly Corporate Partners ........................................................................20 ASPCA Foundation and Corporate Support ...........................................................................23 ASPCA Trusts and Estates Benefactors .................................................................................25 ASPCA Heroes ..................................................................................................................26 ASPCA Major Donors .........................................................................................................26 ASPCA Founder’s Society ...................................................................................................27 ASPCA Legacy Society .......................................................................................................52 ASPCA 2010 Financial Statement ........................................................................................56 ASPCA Board of Directors and Senior Staff ...........................................................................58 2 2010 ANNUAL REPORT EXPANDING OUR NATIONAL REACH REVIEW OF 2010: A LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT & CEO As the nation’s oldest and most prominent animal welfare organization, the ASPCA® was keen in 2010 to do more than ever to share our resources—in the forms of grants, emergency response personnel, training, lobbying and veterinary outreach—with animal rescue groups and communities across the country. During a year when a suffering economy hampered the ability of so many wonderful animal care and protection organizations to do their vital work, the ASPCA strove to be a beacon of hope: a source of both aid and inspiration. From the 27 deployments of our Field Investigations and Response (FIR) Team to the multi-faceted work done every day to save lives in each of our Partner Communities, the ASPCA affected the lives of animals in myriad ways throughout 2010. The year marked another exciting period of growth for the ASPCA. The expansion and formation of new outreach programs allowed us to engage in more boots-on-the-ground missions while fine-tuning collaborative and logistical processes. Growth brings challenges, but we have never been afraid of a good challenge. One of several such challenges was met head-on when several ASPCA departments collaborated with each other and with external organizations to save the feline victims of an overwhelmed Pennsylvania cat sanctuary. In June, members of the ASPCA FIR Team assisted the Elk County Humane Society in the seizure of nearly 400 cats and kittens from deplorable conditions. An ASPCA-led veterinary team, including ASPCA experts in veterinary forensics, evaluated and treated the animals in our Mobile Animal Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Unit. Our custom-designed animal transport trailer, our mobile command truck and an equipment trailer were deployed to relocate the cats to an emergency shelter, where they were cared for by members of our team. As anyone who has been involved in such a large-scale rescue operation knows, an affected community’s need does not end with the raid itself. Once urgent medical issues were addressed, a whole new crop of ASPCA teams sprang into action. We enlisted a dozen regional organizations and ASPCA Partner Agencies to take custody Edwin Sayres, President & CEO of and find homes for more than 150 cats. Our adoptions experts and volunteer FIR responders helped Elk County plan and execute a massive, two-day adoption event for the remaining felines. Back at headquarters, our Media and Member Communications Teams worked to get the word out to as many potential adopters as possible. The event was a stunning success. Never taking our focus off the needs of animals in our own hometown of New York City, in 2010 the ASPCA launched our Cruelty Intervention Advocacy (CIA) program to help ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement (HLE) address and resolve hoarding cases. We also introduced Operation Pit, a program with a lighthearted theme that has tackled the serious issue of Pit Bull overpopulation by offering free sterilization. Daily monitoring of Central Park’s carriage horses continued, and we won allies at City Hall in our ongoing fight to phase this antiquated industry out of our congested city. While we can’t be everywhere at once, the ASPCA has always encouraged open dialogue and the thoughtful exchange of ideas within the animal welfare community. As part of that relationship cultivation, we helped more than 700 worthy agencies realize their goals in 2010 in the form of $7 million in grants. On top of that, we launched the annual ASPCA $100K Challenge, an innovative, interactive shelter competition to save more lives that engaged communities in creative ways—often at levels that have reaped benefits far beyond the three-month contest period. There is much more to share: the legislative victories secured by our staff lobbyists; the many successful prosecutions of animal abusers; updates from our 10 Partner Communities; the exciting work being done at the ASPCA Animal Behavior Center; and the popularity of the ASPCA-branded line of animal care products are but a few additional 2010 highlights. We hope you will read on and join us in celebrating the accomplishments and milestones we have achieved together. On behalf of the entire staff and the Board of Directors, we thank you for your support, encouragement, and, most importantly, for using your voice for animals. We look forward to learning, sharing and growing with you for many more years to come. 3 THE ASPCA CONTINUES TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES FOR ANIMALS! Over the course of our 144-year history, the ASPCA® has steadily evolved into an organization with a wide range of programs and services that are helping to save millions of animals’ lives every year across the nation. What was abundantly clear in 2010 is that truly great things “We remain sharply focused on preventing cruelty are happening at the ASPCA—not just for our organization, but for compassionate communities, caring people and the animals they love. while steadily expanding and implementing our programs In the New York area, the ASPCA is well known for our dedicated Humane Law Enforcement (HLE) Agents, who work daily to rescue animals who are suffering; our hard-working fleet of ASPCA Spay/Neuter Mobile Clinics, which deliver low-cost spay/neuter services to and services across the country. Quite simply, our goal the city’s most at-risk animals; the industry-leading ASPCA Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital, which provides advanced medical care and is to do great things to save even more lives.” treatment to thousands of animals each year; and the ASPCA Adoption Center, which expertly matches thousands of homeless animals Edwin Sayres, ASPCA President & Chief Executive Officer with compassionate people who have made room for a needy dog or cat in their homes—and in their hearts. But over the last several years, the ASPCA has become more broadly known for its national resources, such as the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, which provides a 24-hour lifeline for worried pet parents during poison-related emergencies; the ASPCA Advocacy Brigade, a veritable army of animal advocates who work with our Government Relations experts to influence the course of pro-animal legislation; the ASPCA Animal Behavior Center, which conducts research aimed at strengthening the human/companion animal bond; the ASPCA Community Outreach programs that have saved thousands of animals in communities