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ASPCA Takes a Bowwow
Founder is saluted in 140-year tribute
Green-Wood Cemetery will come alive tomorrow with the sounds of dogs, cats and horses. And, yes, some people will be there, too.
The ASPCA is celebrating its 140th anniversary at the grand final resting place of its founder, Henry Bergh, with a celebration and exhibition.
Bergh, the son of a wealthy shipbuilder, started the ASPCA after witnessing cruelty to horses on the streets of New York and bloody bullfights on a trip to Spain.
"I always say he is probably one of the greatest men that most people have never heard of—we want to change that," said Valerie Angeli, senior director of public information and special projects at the ASPCA. "He was a pioneer of compassion in the United States for children and animals."
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ASPCA Takes a Bowwow
Founder is saluted in 140-year tribute
Green-Wood Cemetery will come alive tomorrow with the sounds of dogs, cats and horses. And, yes, some people will be there, too.
The ASPCA is celebrating its 140th anniversary at the grand final resting place of its founder, Henry Bergh, with a celebration and exhibition.
Bergh, the son of a wealthy shipbuilder, started the ASPCA after witnessing cruelty to horses on the streets of New York and bloody bullfights on a trip to Spain.
"I always say he is probably one of the greatest men that most people have never heard of—we want to change that," said Valerie Angeli, senior director of public information and special projects at the ASPCA. "He was a pioneer of compassion in the United States for children and animals."
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