NEW YORK--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that 17 391 pets were adopted or reunited with their owners during the first thirty days of the 2011 ASPCA $100K Challenge  a three-month competition where 49 shelters from 33 states and territories across the United States are working to increase lives saved in order to win some of the $300 000 in ASPCA prize grants  including a grand prize of $100 000