Henry Bergh autograph letter signed to Richard Kaines, 1887 March 10.

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Henry Bergh autograph letter signed to Richard Kaines, 1887 March 10.

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Letter from Henry Bergh to Rev. Richard Kaines, explaining his inspiration for reforming the laws governing cruelty to animals and forming the ASPCA.

1 p. ; 28 cm.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8204783

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Bergh, Henry, 1811-1888

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American philanthropist, founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. From the guide to the Henry Bergh letters, 1847-1886, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Henry Bergh founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in 1866. From the description of Henry Bergh autograph letter signed to Richard Kaines, 1887 March 10. (Unknown)....

Malayan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was founded in New York City in 1866 by Henry Bergh (circa 1811-1888). Several days after the first animal welfare act was passed in the New York state legislature in April of 1866, Bergh set out on the streets of New York City to enforce the newly enacted law. Under the law, acts of cruelty to animals, such as beating a horse or dog fighting, needed to be observed by a bystander in order to be prosecuted; the ASP...