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Understanding the hidden history of animal services

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  • A Look at an Early Animal Welfare Conference

    Take a deep dive into an early animal welfare conference, complete with opening remarks and sessions.

    Audrey Lodato

    April 9, 2026
    1910s, Animal Welfare
    AHA, American Humane Association, animal control, Animal Cruelty, animal services, Animal Welfare, animals, ASPCA, Barking at the Knot, Cats, conference, Conferences, dogs, Early Expo, expo, history, Humane Movement, International humane association, writing
  • Animals in the Service of Man: A Humane Education Video from 1944

    Animals in the Service of Man was an educational video for children produced by the American Humane Association and shown as part of the humane ed curriculum in the 1940s.

    Audrey Lodato

    January 13, 2026
    1940s, Animal Welfare
    28 hour law, 36 hour law, AHA, animal control, Animal Education, Animal rights, animal shelters, Animal Welfare, animals, Animals in the Service of Man, ASPCA, beef industry, cats cows, Cattle, Children and pets, dog, Dog bathing, dogs, George Woolsey, health, history, Humane Ed, Humane education, hydrophobia, Old moves, Old movies, pets, Rabies, teaching, World War Two, writing

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