For the Prevention of Cruelty
Title | For the Prevention of Cruelty PDF eBook |
Author | Diane L. Beers |
Publisher | Ohio University Press |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 2006-05-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0804040230 |
Animal rights. Those two words conjure diverse but powerful images and reactions. Some nod in agreement, while others roll their eyes in contempt. Most people fall somewhat uncomfortably in the middle, between endorsement and rejection, as they struggle with the profound moral, philosophical, and legal questions provoked by the debate. Today, thousands of organizations lobby, agitate, and educate the public on issues concerning the rights and treatment of nonhumans. For the Prevention of Cruelty is the first history of organized advocacy on behalf of animals in the United States to appear in nearly a half century. Diane Beers demonstrates how the cause has shaped and reshaped itself as it has evolved within the broader social context of the shift from an industrial to a postindustrial society. Until now, the legacy of the movement in the United States has not been examined. Few Americans today perceive either the companionship or the consumption of animals in the same manner as did earlier generations. Moreover, powerful and lingering bonds connect the seemingly disparate American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of the nineteenth century and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals of today. For the Prevention of Cruelty tells an intriguing and important story that reveals society’s often changing relationship with animals through the lens of those who struggled to shepherd the public toward a greater compassion.
Heritage of Care
Title | Heritage of Care PDF eBook |
Author | Marion S. Lane |
Publisher | Praeger |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0275990214 |
Tells the story of the leading organization for protecting the rights and welfare of animals, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Heritage of Care
Title | Heritage of Care PDF eBook |
Author | Marion S. Lane |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2007-12-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0313076170 |
Founded in 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was the nation's first animal welfare organization. The society had its origins in the fervor for social reform that characterized the era following the Civil War. Its founder, Henry Bergh, organized the ASPCA because of his abhorrence of injustice — personally, he was never especially interested in animals. The society's agents—known in the early years as Bergh's men—were empowered to enforce the law throughout the state. Bergh used the media to advance his cause, and many of the issues that he confronted were covered in the press. Heritage of Care brings these early efforts to life again. After Bergh's death, the ASPCA's original mission to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals drew committed men and women to continue the work. From 1894 to 1994, the ASPCA handled animal control for New York City, changing the image of dog pounds to animal shelters by introducing the concept of a professional staff. And just as Bergh preached kindness to children in the orphanages of old New York, his successors instilled caring attitudes through the new medium of television, and later through the Internet. Heritage of Care brings the society's work up-to-date. It is an insider's look at Bergh's men and Bergh's women of the twenty-first century.
Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals!
Title | Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals! PDF eBook |
Author | Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1871* |
Genre | Animal welfare |
ISBN |
Some Plain Facts and Some Pictures Showing Results Being Accomplished by the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ...
Title | Some Plain Facts and Some Pictures Showing Results Being Accomplished by the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ... PDF eBook |
Author | San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
Publisher | |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Animal welfare |
ISBN |
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Title | Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals PDF eBook |
Author | Jiří Robert Pick |
Publisher | Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2018-04-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 8024636999 |
This book is subtitled "A Humorous – If Possible – Novella from the Ghetto.” It was published in 1969 by a famous satirist from Prague, a co-creator of the "small form theater” and a contributor to the humorous Porcupine magazine. The author’s coming of age in the Terezín Ghetto presents a unique image amongst the volumes of the Holocaust literature, combining death and terror with absurdity and humor as well as stark openness. The traditional image of the world of adults viewed through the eyes of a child is constructed in a humorous manner, however, through laughter it also presents experience that is beyond description. The text, translated into English by Alex Zucker and with and epilogue by Jáchym Topol, is followed by personal memories of the author’s sister, film documentarian Zuzana Justmanová.
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ...
Title | The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ... PDF eBook |
Author | San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
Publisher | |
Pages | 2 |
Release | 1900 |
Genre | Animal welfare |
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