With less than two weeks remaining in the challenge, the ASPCA Rachel Ray $100,000 Challenge has been successful at saving nearly 40,000 animal lives in two and a half months.
The Challenge is a groundbreaking contest, running June 1 to August 31, 2013, that challenges animal shelters across the country to come up with more innovative ways to engage their communities and get more homeless cats and dogs into loving homes. Forty-nine U.S. shelters are competing for a piece of more than $600,000 in ASPCA prize grants, including a grand prize of $100,000.
Contestants are working to save more animals during the three-month period than they did over the same period in 2012. Last year's competing shelters adopted out or reunited more than 56,000 cats and dogs, an increase of 14,376 over the same months in 2011.
Current division* toppers:
Division One (1,500-2,500): Washington Animal Rescue League
Division Two (2,501-4,000): Texas Humane Heroes
Division Three (4,001-7,000): Halo Animal Rescue
Division Four (7,001-11,000): Citizens for Animal Protection
Division Five (11,000 +): Riverside County Department of Animal Services
*Ten shelters compete in each of five divisions. Divisions are based on annual cat and dog intake.
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