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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today I introduced this resolution, S.
Res. 433, honoring the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals on the 140th Anniversary of their founding.
The dedicated employees and volunteers of the ASPCA have provided
shelter, medical care, and placement for abandoned and abused animals
for more than a century.
The ASPCA is the oldest animal welfare organization in North America.
Henry Bergh began the organization in 1866 as a platform to prevent the
cruel beating of carriage horses in New York City. Today, the ASPCA is
a national organization that provides services to millions of people
and their animals. The success of the organization has made the term
ASPCA synonymous with ``animal rescue,'' ``animal shelter,'' ``animal
adoptions'' and ``humane education.''
For over 25 years, my home State of Illinois has hosted the ASPCA's
Animal Poison Control Center. The Center is staffed 24 hours a day, 365
days a year by numerous veterinarians and toxicologists who provide a
unique and valuable service to pet owners and veterinarians. Each year,
tens of thousands of animal lovers concerned about the health of their
pets contact the Animal Poison Control Center seeking assistance on how
to relieve their poisoned animals' pain and suffering. I am proud to
have the Animal Poison Control Center located in the State of Illinois.
I ask my colleagues in the Senate to join me in congratulating the
staff, directors and volunteers of the ASPCA on a successful 140 years
of service.
The resolution (S. Res. 433) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:
S. Res. 433
Whereas April 10, 2006, marks the 140th anniversary of the
founding of The American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (referred to in this preamble as
``ASPCA'');
Whereas ASPCA has provided services to millions of citizens
of the United States and their animals since Henry Bergh
established the society in New York City in 1866;
Whereas ASPCA was the first humane society established in
the western hemisphere;
Whereas ASPCA teaches children the character-building
virtues of compassion, kindness, and respect for all of God's
creatures;
Whereas the dedicated directors, staff, and volunteers of
ASPCA have provided shelter, medical care, behavioral
counseling, and placement for abandoned, abused, or homeless
animals in the United States for more than a century; and
Whereas ASPCA, through its observance of April as
``Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month'', its Animal Poison
Control Center, and its promotion of humane animal treatment
through programs dedicated to law enforcement, education,
shelter outreach, legislative affairs, counseling, veterinary
services, and behavioral training, has provided invaluable
services to the citizens of the United States and their
animals: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) honors The American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals for its 140 years of service to the
citizens of the United States and their animals; and
(2) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to
transmit a copy of this resolution to the president of The
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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