ASPCA TNR Appointment Scraper/Notifier

Get notified via text message when spots open/close on the ASPCA calendar.

Also track how many spots are open over time, so you can get grumpy about people dumping everything at 10am the day before.

This is the DIY technical setup for this service. If you'd just like to subscribe, text SUBSCRIBE to 347-960-4494.

Life Setup

First, you'll need an account with the ASPCA. You get this by become TNR (trap-neuter-release) certified. A class in real life helps you meet actual folks who you can work with, but the online version works just fine, too.

Next, you'll need to set up your bulk SMS service. You'll need three services from Twilio - Programmable SMS + Notify + Runtime - but this video walks you through the setup.

Tech setup

This tool needs five environment variables

• Your ASPCA login information: ASPCA_USERNAME and ASPCA_PASSWORD
• Twilio service information: TWILIO_CR_ACCOUNT_SID, TWILIO_CR_AUTH_TOKEN, and TWILIO_CR_SERVICE_SID

We use pipenv to keep dependencies easy. To install and run:

pipenv install
pipenv shell
python aspca.py --notify