On July 19, 1904, the New York Times and many other newspapers across the country reported on a mother Maltese cat who was caring for her two kittens and five pedigree orphan puppies in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Posts Tagged ‘ASPCA’
1930: Thanksgiving Treats for the Loyal Fox Terriers of the Lower East Side
Posted: 23rd November 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Alfred E. Smith Houses, ASPCA, Hart Island, New York City History, Potter's Field, Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving story is dedicated to Old Tom and his fox terriers, and to all the other nameless and unfortunate souls who are interred with him on this island of the dead.
1874: The Cider Press Dogs at the Corner of Broadway and Houston
Posted: 6th October 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: ASPCA, Broadway and Houston, dog treadmill, Grand Central Hotel, Henry Bergh, Jefferson Market, New York History, Niblo's Garden, St. Nicholas Hotel
On May 15, 1874, 23-year-old Charles W. Walker, the proprietor of a mill at 602 Broadway that manufactured bottled champagne cider, was arrested and charged with cruelty to animals. According to officers from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Mr. Walker was overworking his dogs at the mill to the point of suffering, fatigue, and injury.
