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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." [1]
The Putney Village Historic District encompasses most of the main village and town center of Putney, Vermont.Settled in the 1760s, the village saw its major growth in the late 18th and early 19th century, and includes a cohesive collection with Federal and Greek Revival buildings, with a more modest number of important later additions, including the Italianate town hall.
Putney, Vermont. Town. Sacketts Brook in downtown Putney (2009) ... (69.4 km 2) is land and 0.04% is water. Putney Mountain is the highest point in the town, rising ...
Apr. 3—A man accused of brutally abusing several dogs nearly a year ago at a Santa Fe dog boarding, grooming and day care business faces three criminal counts of extreme cruelty to animals. A ...
Mental health experts checked the “naughty or nice” list in a 2019 video campaign titled “A Mental Health Message From Santa Claus" by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Concern for animal welfare resurges in the 1950s, resulting in the federal Humane Slaughter Act [10] and the Animal Welfare Act. [11] 1966-2016: Intensive animal agriculture continues to grow, with the number of land animals slaughtered for food in the U.S. growing from 2.4 billion in 1965 to 9.2 billion in 2015. [12]
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Animals may be bred, as well, to maintain captive populations and kept under veterinary care. These facilities include zoos , safari parks , animal theme parks , aviaries , butterfly zoos , reptile centers , and petting zoos , as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed.