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Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (born Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg; September 6, 1711 – October 7, 1787), was a German-born Lutheran clergyman and missionary. Born in Einbeck , Muhlenberg immigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania in response to demands from Lutherans for missionary work in the colony.
Daniel Klem Jr. is an American ornithologist, known for his pioneering research into the mortality of birds due to glass windows. [1] [2] [3] He is the Sarkis Acopian Professor of Ornithology and Conservation Biology at Muhlenberg College. [3]
A humane society is a group that aims to stop cruelty to animals.In many countries, the term is used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA). In the United Kingdom, and historically in the United States, such societies provide waterway rescue, prevention and recovery services, or may give awards for saving human life (e.g., Glasgow Humane Society and Massachusetts ...
The year has started fairly positively for the shelters and rescue facilities caring for homeless kitties. In most parts of the country, shelters recorded notably lower rates of cat surrenders in ...
For the past 70 years, the Humane Society of the United States, based in Washington, D.C., has worked on issues ranging from investigating the international fur trade, to advocating for disaster ...
The inscription reads "John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg 1746 – 1807 Serving His Church, His Country, His State". [22] Muhlenberg is the namesake of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. [23] A memorial to Peter Muhlenberg is located in Washington, D.C., on Connecticut Avenue (see image). Another memorial to him stands behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA) was formed in 2008 to encompass both veterinary advocacy and veterinary clinical services work conducted by the HSUS, and to provide a political alternative to the American Veterinary Medical Association for veterinarians of a strong animal welfare orientation. [173]
The Muhlenberg family created a United States political, religious, and military dynasty that was primarily based in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but which had also expanded into the State of Ohio by the early nineteenth century.