Everyone gather your orange gear together for ASPCA Day today!  The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals encourages everyone to wear its signature color, orange, to celebrate its 142nd anniversary.

From the ASPCA Groups website:

On Thursday, April 10, cities all over the country will be going orange to celebrate the ASPCA’s victories on behalf of animals and the joy they bring to pet parents everywhere. Lend us your voice on April 10 by dressing yourself, your kids, your pet–even your school or company!–in ASPCA orange, and show the world you support the ASPCA and the pets we protect.”

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I recently discovered that the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has a program that allows adopters to meet their perfect match. The first of its kind, the program, according to the ASPCA website, is the only method in existence that evaluates an animal’s interests, behaviors, etc. and matches them with a hopeful adopter’s preferences.

The Meet Your Match™ program will hopefully lessen the number of repeat surrenders. So often people adopt a dog or cat then take it home and realize a few weeks or months later that they don’t like its personality, so they drop it back off at the shelter.

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