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Caroline White (née Earle; 1833–1916) was an American philanthropist and anti-vivisection activist. She co-founded the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA) in 1867, founded its women's branch (WPSPCA) in 1869, and founded the American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) in 1883.
After a long road, a 12-year-old dog has finally found a loving forever home. According to a series of Facebook posts by the Pennsylvania SPCA, an animal shelter in Philadelphia, the wide-eyed ...
Just two weeks ago, the Adams County, Pennsylvania, SPCA was near capacity as its kennels were filled with dogs needing homes. Now, for the first time in nearly 50 years, there are no dogs at the ...
The Pennsylvania SPCA posted on Facebook, "Over the past few months, the PSPCA has welcomed 28 retired working dogs into our care.When they retired from their services, these dogs sought comfort ...
The group originated in England in 1966 as the Process Church of the Final Judgment, [10] co-founded by Mary Ann MacLean, who was married to former church member and Best Friends Animal Society co-founder Gabriel Depeyer, [11] and who lived on Best Friends' sanctuary grounds until her 2005 death.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing animal cruelty.Based in New York City since its inception in 1866, [4] the organization's mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States."
The Adams County SPCA in Pennsylvania celebrated "a true miracle" after all its animals were adopted and strays returned to leave the kennels empty for the first time in 47 years.
Joseph William Coyle (February 26, 1953 – August 15, 1993) was an unemployed longshoreman in Philadelphia who, in February 1981, found $1.2 million in the street, after it had fallen out of the back of an armored car, and kept it. [1]