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The Anti-Cruelty Society is an animal welfare organization and animal shelter in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The Anti-Cruelty Society (SPCA of Illinois) is a private, not-for-profit humane society that does not receive government assistance. It is one of the largest such organizations in the United States.
On April 19, 1866, the first anti-cruelty law was passed in NY since the founding of ASPCA, and the organization was granted the right to enforce anti-cruelty laws. In 1867, ASPCA operated its first ambulance for injured horses and began advocating for more humane treatment of animals such as horses, live pigeons, cats, and dogs.
Humane Slaughter Association (based in UK) Humane Society International. International Animal Rescue. International Bird Rescue (based in California) International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) International Primate Protection League. Marine Connection. Monkey World (based in U.K.) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
This list of animal rights groups consists of groups in the animal rights movement.Such animal rights groups work towards their ideals, which include the viewpoint that animals should have equivalent rights to humans, such as not being "used" in research, food, clothing and entertainment industries, and seek to end the status of animals as property. [1]
Bright Promises Foundation. Illinois Humane Society head office, 1913. The Bright Promises Foundation is a nonprofit organization providing services to disadvantaged children in Illinois. Historically the organization was known as the Illinois Humane Society and supported animal welfare.
Until you've raised--or at least babysat--kittens, it's impossible to understand just how much physical, mental, and emotional energy animal shelter staff and volunteers are putting into each day ...
The first known animal welfare laws in North America were regulations against "Tirranny or Crueltie" toward domestic animals included in the 1641 Massachusetts Body of Liberties. [2] Starting in the late 1820s, a number of states passed anti-cruelty statutes. Many of these exempted animals used in experiments, and only twice were they invoked ...
1922–2021. United States. Actress, author, comedian and animal rights activist. Caroline Earle White. 1833–1916. United States. Co-founder of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, founder of the American Anti-Vivisection Society. [43] Liz White.