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Bookmark or Share- Henry Bergh - WikipediaHenry Bergh (August 29, 1813 – March 12, 1888) founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in April, 1866, three days after the first effective legislation against animal cruelty in the United States was passed into law by the New York State Legislature.
- The ASPCA’s Founder Was Known as “The Great Meddler”The ASPCA’s Founder Was Known as “The Great Meddler” Although Bergh’s efforts to prevent animal cruelty weren’t well-received by all, the ASPCA did change how animals were seen in the United...
- Henry Bergh: A Father of the American Animal Welfare MovementOne man who is credited with the genesis of the animal welfare movement in the United States is Henry Bergh. Bergh was the founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the leader of many campaigns in Gilded Age New York, and undoubtedly left his mark on today’s animal activism.
- Origins of the ASPCA | ASPCAThe ASPCA, the first humane society in North America and today one of the largest humane societies in the world, was founded by Henry Bergh and incorporated in 1866 by a special act of the New York State Legislature.
- Henry Bergh: Angel in Top Hat or the Great Meddler? | New-York ...Bergh had an ongoing conflict with P.T. Barnum, whom he accused of exploiting animals, pointing out the cruel method by which reptiles were fed live rodents in a public spectacle. To the many who joined the plight of ASPCA, he was thought of as “An Angel in Top Hat”.
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