The SF/SPCA Celebrates 140 years of animal activism
Don't forget, the San Francisco SPCA is holding their 140th anniversary celebration this weekend. Here's what they have to say about it:
"The weekend will feature a raft of festive events including contests, demos, raffles, give-aways, special adoptions, and tours of the new Leanne B. Roberts Animal Care Center, which is currently under construction. The weekend will also celebrate the 10th birthday of Maddie’s Adoption Center.
"The origin of the Society rests in an incident that took place on a spring day in 1868. Prominent San Francisco banker James Sloan Hutchinson had long been troubled by the everyday animal cruelty he witnessed, and on this particular day, when he saw two men dragging a terrified, squealing hog, with legs and feet tied, along the cobblestone street, he could tolerate it no longer. He stepped into the street and forced the men to halt their cruelty.
"Hutchinson went straight to the State Legislature with a bill that made cruelty to animals a crime and that provided for the incorporation of “anti-cruelty societies.” The measure was signed into law on March 30, 1868. Hutchinson then brought together 15 friends to organize The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and on the 18th of April 1868, the 16-member Society received its charter from the State of California."
Don't miss this exciting event in support of a great organization!
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