Pets are People (1866)
How we treat animals, and how we treat people
This Day (An America 250 History Show)
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Show Notes
It’s April 11th. This day in 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is founded.
Jody, Niki, Kellie and special guest Anne Helen Petersen discuss the rise of animal welfare groups, and how they reflected a growing conversation about morality, labor, child cruelty, and more.
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