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Stop Depressing ASPCA Commercials

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Ann Early
5 years ago

These ads are infuriating, close to sociopathic. I run for the remote to mute every time they come on, several times in an hour. I give to my LOCAL SPCAs, shelters and rescue groups. WHO IS THE ASPCA?

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TimG
5 years ago

I refuse to donate to ASPCA specifically because of their horrendous commercials.

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Emma Marchese
5 years ago

I love pets and kindness toward animals but this commercial is too depressing. Especially for people with mental issues including depression watch these. I have severe mental illness and depression and these commercials are just way too triggering to be on television. Hope we reach our goal to put an end to these mentally abusive advertisements.

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Gabrielle Knutson
5 years ago

Those commercials are just as cruel and heartless as the idiots abusing the animals. There are better ways to get people to help. It's not by forcing us to see already abused animals. We don't show beaten and abused children. STOP SHOWING BEATEN AND ABUSED DEFENSELESS ANIMALS

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Gail Gail Wallis
5 years ago

These commercials are so brutal that I mute them and or change the channel. Show the anmals being rescued!

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Jerry Brannon
5 years ago

If these commercials weren’t 5+ minutes long it wouldn’t be as bad but when you end up changing the channel from a show you’re interested in to get away from these ads, something needs to be done.

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Lynn Atkinson
5 years ago

I hate these commercials.

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SHERI LYNNE HEINMILLER
5 years ago

These are disgusting commercials and I won't watch them - these should be about rescues and hope especially during 2020/2021 Please show PAWsitive rescue commercials - I have rescued dogs for 42 years and these commercials are so depressing as I am doing my best - let's get some goodness and kindness in these commericals and then I will donate monthly. Sheri

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John Locke
5 years ago

I can't stand them anymore. My wife, who is already stressed out from long hours at the hospital, starts crying and has to leave the room. I can't imagine people with kids. We love animals and support generously, mainly locally. But this has to stop. I've written ASPCA in the past to just accept my donation and quit sending me crap and more crap, but they never listen. I'll get the same calendar five times. About done with them.

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Pat
5 years ago

I have rescued count countless dogs the old senior dogs that nobody wants they are wonderful but these commercials are unacceptable cheap way to get money help out in adopt

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Anonymous
5 years ago

Enough already. We mute the TV everytime it comes on. T

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Anonymous
5 years ago

These commercials make me want to end my life. There is no place for them. Show HAPPY animals. Show BEFORE and AFTER. Don't use animal tortutre porn as an excuse to make us donate.

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Rena Bassett
5 years ago

Stop depressing aspca ads

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Charles Nease
5 years ago

I will not contribute again unless these commercials as well as pop-up ads stop.

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Anonymous
5 years ago

63 Million towards salaries!!!..27 Million advertising.!!!..22 Million office related!!!..and on and on..... ONLY 3 % of revenue goes towards Vet services...and that is only 4 Million.

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Charles Kramer
5 years ago

Using emotional blackmail to get money is just sleazy, and cheap. I’m so freakin sick of it..... I’m a donor because I love animals, I am so disappointed that part of my money is used for this garbage. Take the high road people, get out of the gutter! To the head of this advertising campaign... f-you!

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Tim Wilson
5 years ago

Quit these commercials. They are very depressing and the money does not go where they say it goes.

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Lorelei Metzger
5 years ago

Like millions of others I am repeatedly traumatized by these commercials and want them stopped. We should be safe from trauma intruding into our own homes. I know that child sexual abuse is a reality, too, but I shouldn't have to have video of these heinous acts intrude on me in my home simply because I choose to watch television. Same thing with animal abuse. These commercials should be illegal. I WANT TO HELP GET THEM OFF THE AIR. Please contact me at [email protected]. Thank you.

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Michael Chiccarine
6 years ago

Please stop these ads while our nation suffering from Covid. Things are bad enough without a depressing comercial that plays every 10 minutes for months on end.

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Anonymous
6 years ago

Dates need to be provided because I thought there's laws now to stop the abuse of animals. Each month a new amount is needed; when said by the end of the month-July. Now, the month of August, a new amount is needed by the end of the month. I thought the commercial would end in August but no.