By Marion S. Lane and Stephen L. Zawistowski.

Foreword by Marty Becker, DVM

Founded in 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was the first animal welfare organization in the Americas. 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. 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 his 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.

Marion S. Lane is Special Projects Editor in the National Program Office of the ASPCA. The former editor of ASPCA Animal Watch and Pure-Bred Dogs/American Kennel Gazette, she has written dozens of personal essays and feature articles on pets as well as four nonfiction books on dogs.

Stephen L. Zawistowski is EVP and Science Advisor of the ASPCA, where he currently oversees the ASPCA's National Programs. "Dr. Z." is a certified applied animal behaviorist who chairs the Animal Behavior Society's Board of Professional Certification and is a frequent speaker on animal behavior, the history of sheltering, humane education, and the use of statistics in program management.

Grade 9-adult, hardcover, 6 1/8" X 9 1/4", 216 pages.

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