Leif Erikson wrote:

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> Regardless of how the SPCA in trendy, effete Santa Fe refers to pets,

And after a quick Google, I see the Dubuque Humane Society notes
that it was "incorporated in 1901 to look after horses and children,
as well as *companion animals*." We also have the Companion Animal
Network, providing Companion Animal Placement Assistance in trendy,
effete Marion, IA.