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In 2014, ASPCA spoke out in support of New York City's new mayor's (Bill de Blasio) campaign to ban horse-drawn carriages in the city. [14] In 2014, ASPCA opened the Gloria Gurney Canine Annex for Recovery & Enrichment (CARE) in NYC to house dogs brought by the NYPD to the ASPCA in connection with animal cruelty investigations. [15]
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 NJSPCA is the second oldest SPCA in the country, behind the ASPCA in New York. [1] Since it no longer conducts Law Enforcement operations the New Jersey SPCA has diverted its efforts towards fund raising and education on proper animal care and welfare.
Following a nationwide public call for nominations, the ASPCA reviewed hundreds of entries and selected winners in five categories, including Dog of the Year, Cat of the Year, the Equine Welfare ...
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 ...
ASPCA President and CEO Matt Bershadker joins Yahoo Finance’s Zack Guzman to discuss the increase in pet fostering interest amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bergh and his ASPCA legal counsel Elbridge Thomas Gerry approached the Quaker philanthropist John D. Wright to gain support for the creation of a child protection society. On December 15, 1874, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was formed.