SPCA
Organizations & Companies abbreviation · Nonprofit
| Stands for | Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
|---|---|
| Categories | Organizations & Companies |
SPCA stands for Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a nonprofit abbreviation.
Generic name used by many independent local and national animal welfare organizations around the world, which run shelters, investigate cruelty and promote adoption.
Example: The kitten was adopted from the county SPCA shelter.
Usage notes
The model began with the English society founded in 1824, now the RSPCA. In the United States, each local SPCA or humane society is separately governed and funded, even when names are similar. Some SPCAs have law enforcement powers to investigate animal cruelty under state law.
Related abbreviations
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- SNCC – Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
- SPLC – Southern Poverty Law Center
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- UNCF – UNCF (formerly United Negro College Fund)
- USO – United Service Organizations
- VFW – Veterans of Foreign Wars
- WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature