William Peter Blatty
American writer and filmmaker (1928-2017)
Henry Bergh
American animal welfare activist
Henry Berghfounded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animalsin April, 1866, three days after the first effective legislation against animal cruelty in the United States was passed into law by the New York State Legislature.
One of the tasks he undertook was to pass a law that would prohibit the use of dogs for the monotonous and hot task of turning grills in restaurants.
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About the Henry Bergh
Henry Berghfounded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animalsin April, 1866, three days after the first effective legislation against animal cruelty in the United States was passed into law by the New York State Legislature.
One of the tasks he undertook was to pass a law that would prohibit the use of dogs for the monotonous and hot task of turning grills in restaurants. He made it.
Later, when Bergh went to visit restaurants to monitor law enforcement, he discovered that numerous restaurants had replaced dogs with black children.
Therefore, Bergh also prompted the formation, in 1874, of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC).