dogs and cats into their shelters. As of 2010 The Anti-Cruelty Society has been using the services provided by Pet Point Data Management System, run by PetHealth. They provide inventory on adoptable cats and dogs which can help keep track of animal populations and facilitates the adoption processes. This service is provided for free to non-profit animal organizations and when an animal is adopted they provide a trackable chip. 2011-2020 In 2014, Chicago's Alderman passed the Anti-Puppy Mill Ordinance 49-1, which did not allow dogs, cats and other animals to be sheltered if they came from large-scale breeding operations. This helps to prevent the animals that are in current shelters to be forgotten about; sales on animals made by breeders often get sold in pet shops which leaves animals in shelters, who are usually mixed breeds and older to be overlooked. In February 2019, Tracy Elliott, the Executive Director of Ashville Humane Society, became the new president. In the pandemic of 2020, with a grant from PetSmart Charities, the Anti-Cruelty Society offered supplies of pet food to families affected by Covid-19. The Anti-cruelty Society also expanded the "Friends Who Care" program to help pet owners receive veterinarian services for their pets. Before Illinois' stay-at-home order in March 2020, the Anti-Cruelty Society urged people to Foster animals because of an influx of pets and a limit of space in the shelters. Services Adoption The vice president of the Anti-Cruelty Society, Peggy Froh Asseo, listed 6,000 animals that were adopted in 2004. The same year, they also implemented their new "no kill" policy expecting their number of adoptions to raise up to 8,000. The Anti-Cruelty Society has a yearly event, "Clear The Shelter", where the adoption fees are waived and all their pets are up to date in vaccines. With the Covid-19 pandemic being expanded through the end of April 2020 the Anti-Cruelty Society moved their adoption services online. Clinic The Anti-Cruelty Society's spay/neuter clinic—one of the highest volume spay/neuter clinics in the country—performed over 12,000 surgeries. The Society also found new homes for nearly 6,000 animals. See also List of animal welfare groups External links Official website References Animal shelters in the United States Animal welfare organizations based in the United States Organizations established in 1889 Non-profit organizations based in Chicago