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Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries , where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
It was renamed Animal Protection (1947–1977) and later became ASPCA Bulletin (1977–1981), ASPCA Quarterly Report (1981–1989), ASPCA Report (1989–1992) and Animal Watch: The Magazine of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1993–2004).
The Foundation established the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa in 1959 and Laureate Psychiatric Hospital and Clinic in 1989. [8] The hospital opened in 1960, and was operated by the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood from 1960 to 1969, and presently by the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan. [ 9 ]
The Foundation church relocated animals from its Arizona ranch to property in Kanab, Utah, in 1984. [13] In 1991, the church was renamed Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, which became a tax-exempt, nonprofit charity, and in 2003, renamed Best Friends Animal Society. [14]
The Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF) is one of the largest community foundations in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Headquartered in Tulsa , Oklahoma , as of January 2011 it was reported to have approximately four billion dollars in assets, [ 4 ] and to have donated more than $580 million to local charities and government projects.
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The City Veterinary Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. It has a U-shaped one-story building constructed of light-colored brick in 1942. This is of Streamline Moderne style, with curved surfaces, designed by Hungarian-American Tulsa architect Joseph R. Koberling, Jr.
By Gwladys Fouche and Tom Little. OSLO (Reuters) -A tram derailed and crashed into a store in central Oslo on Tuesday, injuring the driver and at least three other people, Norwegian police said.