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Did You Know? 160 Years of Fun ASPCA Facts

ASPCA Blog Feed·madeleine.rolka@aspca.org·about 1 month ago
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On April 10, the ASPCA reached an impressive milestone of 160 years of lifesaving work. From day one, we have depended on the generosity of compassionate people like you. Your monthly Guardian gifts have allowed us to continue our lifesaving legacy, create new and innovative programs that help save more lives, and make a direct impact on millions of animals … and counting! Thank you for your generous support. You can imagine we have seen a lot over the past 160 years. As we take a peek into our archives, we’ve compiled a few fun facts that you may not know about us. And we’re sharing them exclusively with you. An often-forgotten legacy of ASPCA founder Henry Bergh’s is that he co-founded the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in 1874. The most famous case involved Mary Ellen Wilson, a nine-year-old orphan whose guardians neglected and abused her. A social worker appealed to Bergh for help, and ASPCA officers liberated Mary Ellen on the grounds of unlawful detention.…

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