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First Humane Society Created
Henry Bergh creates the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the country's first society for the humane treatment of animals, in New York. Photo: Wikimedia Commons -
First Modern Police Dog Usage
The practice of police dog usage initiated with a police force in London implementing dogs to aid in police work. Little known fact, the first dogs were used to search for Jack the Ripper. In modern times police dogs are used for a variety of things from tracking criminals to helping to find missing persons. Photo: Wikimedia Commons -
Westminster Breeding Association Formed
The Westminster Kennel Club becomes the first organization dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs. Purebred dog shows have remained relatively popular over the last 130 years with many shows frequenting national television each year. Some of the proceeds from Westminster's first annual dog show actually went towards Henry Bergh's newly formed ASPCA, according to the Westminster Kennel Club website.
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American Kennel Club
The AKC, also known as the American Kennel Club, is founded in 1884 as a registry for Purebred dogs in America. It was developed as a way to standardize how dogs were judged and to not only monitor but legitimize the bloodlines of dogs and their offsprings. The first organization to become apart of the AKC was actually the Westminster Kennel Club, when the AKC elected them in during their inaugural year. Photo: WIkimedia Commons -
First ASPCA Veterinarian Clinic
ASPCA opens their first of thousands of veterinary hospitals across the country. While the study of veterinary medicine had been in place for almost 200 years their were very few places that offered legitimate service and advice to animal owners before the ASPCA began implementation of their own animal hospitals across the country. -
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ASPCA redefines Medicine
Thanks to ASPCA vets advances in medical treatment of animals explodes between 1918 and 1961. Beginning with the introduction of use of anesthesia, vets made leaps and bounds with their innovations including the use of radiology and pathology in animals in 1954. The advances reached a climax in 1961 when the first succesful open-heart surgery was completed on a dog.
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PETA is Created
PETA (People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals), a group for animals rights is created in 1980. PETA has since evolved into the premier group in the fight for proper treatment of animals. Never fearing a target too large or too powerful PETA has taken on organizations ranging from cosmetics' companies to the U.S. governement over their treatment of animals. Photo: David Shankbone -
Companies Stop Animal Testing
PETA has always been an organization that fears nobody when it comes to protecting the rights of animals. As seen in 1989 when they confronted Avon for animal testing through their "Avon Killing" campaign, a play on Avon's "Avon Calling" campaign. Out of possible fear or legitimate concern for animals companies such as Avon, Mary Kay, Mattel, and Hasbro all agree to put a hiatus to animal testing.
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