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They respond to emergencies involving sick or injured domestic and wild animals. They're also tasked with enforcing county codes and state laws pertaining to animals. They remove strays from the community, often impounding them at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter where many can be reunited with their owners or adopted by new owners.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing animal cruelty.Based in New York City since its inception in 1866, [4] the organization's mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States."
Virginian-Pilot reporter Sierra Jenkins was among those killed in the incident outside Chicho's Pizza Backstage that also left one man dead and three others injured. Jenkins had just turned 25 ...
The Richmond SPCA is a non-kill animal shelter founded in 1891. They are a "non-profit, non-kill (as of January 2002) [16] humane organization dedicated to the principle that every life is precious." ("Richmond SPCA") The organization has been credited with the dropping numbers of dog euthanasia numbers in Virginia. [17]
Virginia Beach officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reece were “shot in the line of duty” during a late-night traffic stop, Chief Paul Neudigate told reporters Saturday afternoon.
A family of 4 from Virginia, including two young girls known on social media as the "Ice Skating Sisters," were killed in the Washington, D.C., plane crash Wednesday.
The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) is an animal charity based and operating in Northern Ireland.The other SPCA societies operating in the United Kingdom are the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA).
A massive fire tore through an upstate New York animal shelter in the middle of the night, killing all 44 of its dogs.