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Organized Animal Protection in the United CHAPTER II "THEBR UTALITIES OF THETOWN": CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, THEUR BAN ENVIRONMENT, ANDTHE RI SE OF ORGANIZEDHUMANE WOR K In early 1866, a New York Times editorial entitled "Work forthe Idle" lamented the disinclination of wealthy citizens "to undertakeany political or other public responsibility on the score of its distastefulnessto their nervous sensibility." The author deplored the lack of a society forthe prevention of crueltyto animals like the one in England. "There are many noble charities in our city," he noted, "but there are few or none forthe supervisionand remedy of evils which offend the eye and shock the feelings." 1 As the writer may have known, HenryBergh, a cultured swell who had previously expressed only modest public-mindedness, was then preparing to launch such an organization. Within a few months,Bergh would garnerpublicity as the most visible figurein the nascent animal protection movement. Bergh, assisted by a few agents and collaborators, pioneered an aggressive, flamboyant,and controversial style of investigating cruelty, and challenging its perpetrators. At the same time, the campaigns and activities ofBergh's American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) reflecteda special convergence between rising social interest in animals' protection and problems of urban life tied to the presence 1 "Work forthe Idle," N. Y. Times [hereafterN. Y. Times), 10 Jan. 1866, 4. For a similar expression of opinion, see"Gossip," Harper'sWeekly, 13 Jan. 1866,23. 15 76 of animals. Popular demand foraction on a rangeof public matters that involved animals directly or indirectly gave the ASPCA far-reaching influence on the affairs of New York City. The ASPCA was the firstanimal protection society in theUnited States, and for many years it remained the best known. However, the mistreatment and suffering of animals was on the minds of other Americans besidesBergh in the immediate post-Civil War years. Even before the war, George Angell and Emily Appleton inBosto n, Caroline Earle White, S. Morris Waln, and Richards Muckle in Philadelphia, and Mary E. Lord in Buffalohad been thinking about the need fororganized action to curb cruelty. Another Buffalo resident, Millard Fillmore was in the habit of remonstrating with drivers who mistreated animals.2 These individuals were not alone in their enthusiasm, for,after humane work commenced in the late 1860s in the three largest American cities, it quickly spread throughout the nation. Within a decade of the ASPCA's founding, citizens in 32 American states and six Canadian cities had established similar organizations. Humane society founders articulated and acted upon widespread concernsabout public cruelty and its brutalizing influence, the needless sufferingof animals, the control of unrestrained violence, and the moral and religious duty of kindness. But, like Henry Bergh and the 2 On Lord, see"Obituary," BuffaloComm. Advertiser,May 188S, and"Funeral of Mrs. Dr. Lord," Buffalo Express, 29 May 188S, AmericanSociety for the Preventionof Cruelty to Animals Archives,New York, NY[ASPCA-NY], SBK 9: 193; "The LateMrs. John C. Lord," OurDumb Animals [hereafterODA! 18 (July 188S), 222; and"Millard Fillmore." Buffalo Comm. Advertiser. 12 March 1874, Pennsylvania Society for the Preventionof Cruelty to AnimalsArchives, Philadelphia, PA [PSPCA-PAI, SBK 1866-1877. Theothers will be discussed in subsequent chapters. 77 ASPCA, they toowere responding to the extraordinarypressures and tensions created by a swiftlymodernizing urban industrial society, with all of its implications foranimals. HenryBergh and His Work Sometime during 1863, on the streets of St. Petersburg, Russia, an American servinga brief term as Secretaryof the American Legation became indignant at the sight of a peasantdriver beating a horse. The American, HenryBergh, attired in the gold lace of his diplomatic uniform, ordered his own carriage to a halt and commanded the man to drop his whip at once. Startled by Bergh's imperious presence, the peasant complied.3 This episode was not the firstinstance ofBergh's revulsionat seeing cruelty. The son of an accomplished and wealthy New York shipbuilder,Bergh spent many years traveling in Europe and the Near East. In his diaries fromthe 1840s, he recorded disturbing incidents at Granada and Corinth in which drivers beat their horses severely with whips to make them go faster. In April 1848, Bergh witnessed a bullfight at the Plazade Taros in Seville that shocked him deeply.4 At the outbreak of the Civil War,Bergh was in London, where he participated in a series of patriotic events that brought together like-minded Americans. Subsequently, he led a committee to raise money fromsympathetic British citizens and expatriate loyalists forthe purchase of 40 cannons that were sent to New York. In 1862, through the influenceof Secretaryof State William H. Seward,Bergh became the Secretary of the 3 Reponedly, this scene played out on the streets of St. Petersburg numeroustimes. See "Herny Bergh's Story,"Phila Press,22 Sept. 1882, ASPCA-NY, SBK 9: 149; and "Henry Bergh, the Animals' Friend," San FranciscoPost, 20 Dec. 1882,ASPCA-NY, SBK 9: 20. 4 ZulmaSteele, Angel in Top Hat (NewYork: Harperand Bros., 1942), 27-28. 78 American Legation in the courtof CzarAlexander D, an appointment he had been seekingfor four or fiveyears. The cultured and aristocratic New Yorker was a popular figure within the court, and this may have created some frictionin his relationship with American ambassadorCas sius Clay. Bergh soon resigned his office, a decision he later attributed to ill health brought on by the climate. 5 On the way home fromRu ssia in early 1865, Bergh and his wife Mathilde sojournedin England fora few months. There, he attendeda memorial service forthe martyred Lincoln, where, in all likelihood, he met Lord Harrowby, president of the Royal Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (R SPCA). He certainly attended the RSPCA' s annual meeting and visited with its longtime secretary, John Colam. In June 1865,Bergh returnedto New York with the intent of formingan analogous society in the United States.6 Bergh probably engineered the coverage of cruelty to animals that appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper during the latter half of 1865. He formally 5 On Bergh's wartime activities, seeJulia LorrilardBut terfield. ed.,A BiographicalMemorial of General Daniel Butterfield(New York: Grafton Press,1904), 35-37; and "TheFeeling Abroad," N. Y. Times,15 June 1861, HenryBergh, Letter to the NewYork Post 21 Aug. 1861, and "Demonstrationin London: A Union Dejeuner," Undated. unsourced article. in HenryBergh, Continuation of a Diaryof EuropeanTravels Begunin the Year1858 and Ended May 1862, ASPCA-NY. David L. Smiley discusses Clay's apprehension thatBergh might become more popularthan him in Lion of White Hall: The Life of CassiusM Clay(Gloucester, MA: Peter Smith, 1969), 200. Clay reportedthat Bergh lefton account of dissatisfaction., and congratulated him for his subsequent"humanitarian labors." See Cassius Marcellus Clay. The Life of Cassius Marcellus Clay (New York: J. Fletcher Brennan.1969), 325. OnBergh's longtimeinterest in such a position.,see N. Y. Times, l 0 Feb.1858, l. Onebiographer claims thatBergh· s offerto take anotherdiplomatic post wasdeclined; John Friend Noble, "Christian andHenry Be rgh," Unpublishedmanuscript (1933), New York Historical Society, New York, NY [NYHSI, 27. On Bergh's work and his pre-ASPCA life, see"Mr. Henry Bergh." Frank Leslie's, 24 Mar. 1866, 12; "Cruelty to Animals,"Har_per's Weekly, 23 Feb. 1867, 121; C. C. Buel, "Henry Berghand hi s Work," Scribner's17 (Apr. 1879), 872-85; and Clara Morris."Riddle of the Nineteenth Century-Mr. HenryBer gh," McClure's 18 (1902), 414-22. 6 For the RSPCA's accountof Bergh's interaction with its officers, see''Henry Bergh," Animal World 3 (l Oct.1872), 209-10; and "The Late Henry Bergh," Animal World 19 (2 Apr. 1888), 49-50. 79 announced his plans to launch an animal protection society in a January 20, 1866 circular, and, on February8, he delivered a well-attended address at Clinton Hall. Bergh proved himself an accomplished organizer, and his mobilization of New York City's social elite was swift.By April IO, with the help of State Senator Charles Folger, Bergh had secured a special charterof incorporation fromthe state legislature, despite the opposition of streetcar and slaughterhouse interests in the New York Assembly, who foresawpotential trouble fromthe proposed society. This act of incorporationrecognized the ASPCA's quasi-public character and anticipated its assumption of responsibility formatters that were or might come under public regulation. It extended the ASPCA' s powers to enforce all laws forthe protection of animals throughout the state.7 Bergh's success depended heavily upon his ability to walk the gauntlet of shifting political fortunesand alliances in Gilded Age New York. His board included other Republicans and Protestants like himself, but he cultivated excellent relations with prominent Tammany Democrats, including William Tweed, James T. Brady, and John T. Hoffman, who as Mayor of New York City and then as Governor of New York State provided critical support. Through key alliances with local and state politicians, 7 "Everyday Barbarities," FrankLes lie's. 30 Sept.1865, I, 23; "The Brutalities of the Town." Frank Leslie's, 28 Oct18 65, I, 84; and "New YorkCity Enonnities-Horses and Pavements," Frank Leslie's. 9 Dec.1865, I, 179; "LocalNews," N. Y. Times, 9 February1866, 4; Noble, "Christian and Henry Bergh," 30; ASPCA. Objects, Laws, Etc., Relating to the American Societyfor the Prevention of Crueltyto Animals(1866); Roswell McCrea,The Humane Movement: A Descriptive Survey(New York: Columbia University Press, 19 IO), 149; and Steele, Angel in Top Hat 38. FrankLesl ie was a strong supporter of the ASPCA. The casefo r Bergh's agencyin securingearly publicity is strengthened by an obituary thatnotes he spenta yearmaturing his plans foran organimtion after he returnedhome in 1865 and thatthe ASPCA had "practically been in existencefo r a year'' before officialincorporation.
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