Search Search Search You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Topic (-) Programs & Operations Keeping Pets in Homes Shelter Medicine Adoption & Placement Foster Care Active FiltersPrograms & Operations Group 9 Clear All A Pup Named Pumpernickel is ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance’s 500,000th Patient As of October 11, 2022, half a million animals have been spayed and neutered by the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance (ASNA). The landmark patient was a puppy named Pumpernickel. Why Animal Shelters Support Better Policies for Veterinary Telemedicine Veterinary telemedicine is an excellent way to help increase access to vet care for pets and can help keep pets in homes and out of animal shelters.