Bergh, Henry, 1811-1888
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Personality
- His An address, 1868.
- NUCMC data from N.J. Hist. Soc. for Kinney family. Papers, 1783-1900(Henry Bergh)
- DAB, 1928(Bergh, Henry (1811-1888), social reformer; s. Christian and Elizabeth (Overs) B.; attended Columbia; m. Catherine Matilda Taylor, 1836; sec. of U.S. legation, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1863-64; founder ASPCA, 1866; a founder Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Children)
Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891;
Perine, George E, No restrictions
Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891;
Perine, George E, No restrictions
Henry Bergh (August 29, 1813 – March 12, 1888) founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in April, 1866, three days after the first effective legislation against animal cruelty in the United States was passed into law by the New York State Legislature. One of the tasks he undertook was to pass a law that would prohibit the use of dogs for the monotonous and hot task of turning grills in restaurants. Later, when Bergh went to visit restaurants to monitor law enforcement, he discovered that numerous restaurants had replaced dogs with black children. Therefore, Bergh also prompted the formation, in 1874, of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC).
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