1813
Henry Bergh, American activist, founded the ASPCA (died 1888)
Henry Bergh, American activist, founded the ASPCA (died 1888)
Henry Bergh, American activist, founded the ASPCA (died 1888)
Henry Bergh
American activist (1813–1888)
- Born
- 1813
Henry Bergh 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. Bergh also prompted the formation, in 1874, of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC).