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The [[ASPCA]], or '''American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals''', promates [[animal welfare]] (see also [[animal rights]]).  Their website states that they were formed "to alleviate the injustices animals faced then, and we continue to battle cruelty today. Whether it’s saving a pet who has been accidentally poisoned, fighting to pass humane laws, rescuing animals from abuse or sharing resources with shelters across the country, we work toward the day in which no animal will live in pain or fear."<ref>http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_home</ref>

The [[ASPCA]], or '''American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals''', promates [[animal welfare]] (see also [[animal rights]]).  Their website states that they were formed "to alleviate the injustices animals faced then, and we continue to battle cruelty today. Whether it’s saving a pet who has been accidentally poisoned, fighting to pass humane laws, rescuing animals from abuse or sharing resources with shelters across the country, we work toward the day in which no animal will live in pain or fear."<ref>http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_home</ref> [[Henry Bergh]] (1823 - 1888) was the founder of the "American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals" in 1866.

It is the ASPCA’s belief that appropriate [[pet]]s carefully maintained are fully justified, and that both humans and animals benefit from the relationship.

It is the ASPCA’s belief that appropriate [[pet]]s carefully maintained are fully justified, and that both humans and animals benefit from the relationship.