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Henry Bergh Founder of the A.S.P.C.A

Henry Bergh Founder of the A.S.P.C.A

Broadcast: April 21, 1941
Added: Apr 24 2014

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Cavalcade of America presents the story of its first president Henry Bergh, a passionate advocate for the welfare of animals. The story begins when Henry was a young man, and he was the appointed secretary and acting vice-consul to the American legation in St. Petersburg, Russia. Whilst traveling through the snowy streets, they stop a man from beating his donkey...