| LC control no. | n 81139973 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| Variant(s) | A.S.P.C.A. American S.P.C.A. American SPCA ASPCA |
| See also | Founder: Bergh, Henry, 1811-1888 |
| Beginning date | 1866-04-10 |
| Located | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Animal welfare |
| Found in | Hoff, S. The man who loved animals, 1982: CIP galley (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; ASPCA) Encycl. of assoc., 1984 (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA); activities centered in the New York area) Curtis, P. The animal shelter, c1984: info. in CIP galley (American SPCA (or ASPCA) exists only in New York City) Information from 678 converted Dec. 18, 2014 (Incorporated by the state of New York, 1866) Wikipedia, June 28, 2016 (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing cruelty to animals; based in New York City since its inception in 1866, the organization's mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States; following the creation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in the United Kingdom in 1824 (given Royal status in 1840), Henry Bergh founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on April 10, 1866 in New York City on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment at the hands of humans, and must be protected under the law; it is the oldest animal welfare organization in the United States) |
| Invalid LCCN | n 81139846 |
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