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The ASPCA's Government Relations, Legal Advocacy and Investigations departments work with state and federal lawmakers and engage in legislative and litigation efforts to secure stronger legal protections for animals. [34] Some of the animal welfare issues the departments work on include ending puppy mills and breed-specific legislation. [35 ...
Henry Bergh (August 29, 1813 – March 12, 1888) founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in April, 1866, three days after the first effective legislation against animal cruelty in the United States was passed into law by the New York State Legislature. One of the tasks he undertook was to pass a law that ...
Massachusetts passes its first state law against animal cruelty, the second in the nation. [6] 1866: Henry Bergh founds the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the first animal protection organization in the US, after visiting Britain's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. [7] 1868
In 1866, Bergh, who founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), would regularly station himself on a New York street, waiting for a carriage driver to lash their ...
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 ...
Today, the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) unveiled its 2024 Humane Awards recipients, honoring both people and animal heroes from across the country who ...
A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is a common name for non-profit animal welfare organizations around the world. The oldest SPCA organization is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , which was founded in England in 1824.
The state of Washington followed in 1859, New York in 1866, California in 1868, and Florida in 1889. [61] ... (ASPCA), was founded by Henry Bergh in April 1866. Bergh ...