Friend of Animals The Story of Henry Bergh

by Mildred Mastin Pace

Overview

�Friend of Animals� is the story of Henry Bergh, the man who founded the animal and child welfare movements in America. Today it is difficult to believe that organizations for the protection of children and animals did not always exist. Until 1866, however, there was not a single organization for this purpose. Both animals and children were considered private property. The owner of a horse or dog or any other animal could treat it as he saw fit. Fathers, mothers or guardians could treat a child badly with no fear of legal intervention. If people chose to mistreat their animals or their children, no one could legally interfere. On April 19, 1866, this changed, for on that day the first really effective law against cruelty was passed by the New York State Legislature, a law to protect animals from suffering. Three days later the first organization to enforce this law came into being, it was The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Eight years later, in 1874, the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was organized. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and our current child welfare system are the result of Henry Bergh�s efforts to protect animals and children from mistreatment and abuse. Roger A. Caras, former President of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals wrote this. Outlawing cruelty to animals and protecting helpless children are both important chapters in our history. Getting laws passed and organizing societies to enforce the laws was a beginning. These actions helped, but they were not enough. In addition, it took a man of courage, a man who could and would fight for what he knew was right. That is what Mildred Mastin Pace�s book is about, the story of Henry Bergh�s crusade to protect animals and children from mistreatment and abuse. I am confident that people who read �Friend of Animals� will appreciate Henry Bergh�s accomplishments and realize his impact on the humane movement. Certainly, all of us here at the ASPCA take pride in his work and honor the memory of a pioneer in the animal welfare world. A portion of the sales of this e-book will be donated to the ASPCA.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149408658
Publisher:	Rejuvenate Your Books
Publication date:	05/08/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Mildred Mastin Pace was born in St Louis, Missouri, she and her family moved to Kentucky when she was fifteen. Her career as a writer began when she worked her way through Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, writing for newspapers. After college she went to New York and continued writing. Her distinguished writing career flowered in 1941 with her biography of Clara Barton. This book won The Herald Tribune Spring Festival Prize for most outstanding children�s book for the older age. In 1957, the children of Vermont voted her story, Old Bones the Wonder Horse, Kentucky Derby Champion, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher award. In 1970 she wrote My Japan. This is the story of one young girl�s life before, during and after the Hiroshima holocaust. It was while ferreting out material for many of the Mary Margaret McBride radio shows during 1936-1940, that she developed the research skills that made the writing of her books possible. She wrote three other biographies which are: Juliette Low, Early American, the story of Paul Revere and Friend of Animals, the story of Henry Bergh, founder of the A.S.P.C.A. She wrote one novel, Home Is Where the Heart Is. Two of her most popular books are Wrapped for Eternity, the story of the Egyptian Mummy and Pyramids, Tombs for Eternity. She lived with, her husband Clark, in wooded privacy in Garrison, New York. She was very active in the affairs of the local library. After Clark died she moved to Lexington, Kentucky to be close to family. She died on October 24th, 1992.