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Animal cruelty is a major problem in the United States. Using animals to struggle as in the case of Michael Vick or abusing them happens daily. The ASPCA is a model of many non-profit organizations that attempt to safeguard and care for abused, abandoned and abused animals. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was founded by Henry Bergh.

Henry Bergh, born in 1813 to some prominent shipbuilder, was a man of leisure touring Europe. He observed many cruel acts to animals which took up the cause to prevent them. He came back to the U.S.

And started giving speeches and discovering fans for his own cause. In 1866, the New York State Legislature awarded him a charter to the organization. Soon after, an anti-cruelty legislation for animals was passed along with the society was given the ability to apply it. By his death in 1888, humane societies and also anti-cruelty laws started to appear within my states. The ASPCA is headquartered in New York City, but has support throughout the country. It supports the city's animal control program with the Animal Control Poison Center, Animal Behavior Center, Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital, mobile spay/neuter practices and adoption centers. Mission Orange is an initiative for assistance from other cities to stop unnecessary euthanasia of creatures.

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