Happy Wildout Whiskers Wednesday, Missians!
Hope you guys are off to a great start on this wonderful Wednesday. Thanks for joining us for another Missy Show blog post.
Guess what day is today? Why it's ASPCA Day!
Sidenote: It's also National Farm Animals Day...
The ASPCA has been around since April of 1866, and was created by Henry Bergh. He was inspired to do so after see a carthorse being beaten by its drivers. According to Checkiday.com:
https://bit.ly/2VxPG41
The New York State legislature passed the charter incorporating ASPCA on April 10, 1866. Later that same month the first real animal anti-cruelty law in the United States was passed, giving ASPCA the power to investigate animal cruelty complaints and make arrests. The organization, which has its headquarters in New York City, became the model for many other humane organizations across the country.
Today's holiday commemorates the organization's founding. In 2007, an official celebration was held by ASPCA on this date, with events being held around the country, as well as an "ASPCA Day Festival" in New York City's Union Square. Fittingly, ASPCA has also created Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, which also takes place in April each year.
Special thanks to checkiday.com for the information on ASPCA Day, and a very special thank you to the ASPCA! You are greatly appreciated for all you do for animals and pets! We all should do more to support their mission of "providing effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals in The United States" (and of course this also extends beyond just the United States). Animals all over the world deserve to be treated with kindness, mercy, and respect. My personal motto is, if you can't help an animal, at least don't hurt it.
Read more about the ASPCA and all they do here: https://bit.ly/2GccSzu
That's all for now, Missians...
Until our next post,
This is your host J,
signing off..
Hope you guys are off to a great start on this wonderful Wednesday. Thanks for joining us for another Missy Show blog post.
Guess what day is today? Why it's ASPCA Day!
Sidenote: It's also National Farm Animals Day...
The ASPCA has been around since April of 1866, and was created by Henry Bergh. He was inspired to do so after see a carthorse being beaten by its drivers. According to Checkiday.com:
https://bit.ly/2VxPG41
The American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the first animal welfare organization of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, was created on April 10, 1866. It works with shelters and humane societies across the country, with the mission of preventing cruelty to animals. Its founder, Henry Bergh, was inspired to create the organization after seeing a carthorse being beaten by its drivers. While on a diplomatic post overseas, at the behest of Abraham Lincoln, Bergh visited the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in London, which also influenced him in the creation of ASPCA.
The New York State legislature passed the charter incorporating ASPCA on April 10, 1866. Later that same month the first real animal anti-cruelty law in the United States was passed, giving ASPCA the power to investigate animal cruelty complaints and make arrests. The organization, which has its headquarters in New York City, became the model for many other humane organizations across the country.
Today's holiday commemorates the organization's founding. In 2007, an official celebration was held by ASPCA on this date, with events being held around the country, as well as an "ASPCA Day Festival" in New York City's Union Square. Fittingly, ASPCA has also created Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, which also takes place in April each year.
Celebrate the day by adopting a pet, volunteering at an animal shelter, or raising awareness about the mistreatment of animals. You could also donate to and fundraise for the ASPCA, or explore other opportunities regarding the organization.
Special thanks to checkiday.com for the information on ASPCA Day, and a very special thank you to the ASPCA! You are greatly appreciated for all you do for animals and pets! We all should do more to support their mission of "providing effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals in The United States" (and of course this also extends beyond just the United States). Animals all over the world deserve to be treated with kindness, mercy, and respect. My personal motto is, if you can't help an animal, at least don't hurt it.
Read more about the ASPCA and all they do here: https://bit.ly/2GccSzu
That's all for now, Missians...
Until our next post,
This is your host J,
signing off..
Comments
Post a Comment