[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5589-5590]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 32--HONORING THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE 
 PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS FOR ITS 135 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE 
             PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR ANIMALS

  Mr. DURBIN submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                            S. Con. Res. 32

       Whereas April 10, 2001, is the 135th anniversary of the 
     founding of The American Society for the Prevention of 
     Cruelty to Animals (``ASPCA'');
       Whereas ASPCA has provided services to millions of people 
     and their animals since its establishment in 1866 in New York 
     City by Henry Bergh;
       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 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 and its promotion of 
     humane animal treatment through programs on law enforcement, 
     education, shelter outreach, poison control, legislative 
     affairs, counseling, veterinary services, and behavioral 
     training, has provided invaluable services to the people of 
     the United States and their animals: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. HONORING THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION 
                   OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

       (a) In General.--Congress honors The American Society for 
     the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for its 135 years of 
     service to the people of the United States and their animals.
       (b) Transmittal.--The Secretary of the Senate shall 
     transmit a copy of this concurrent resolution to the 
     president of The American Society for the Prevention of 
     Cruelty to Animals.

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise today to submit a resolution 
honoring The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 
on the 135th Anniversary of their founding.
  The dedicated 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, employing 680,000 workers and providing 
services to millions

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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.''
  In my homestate of Illinois, The ASPCA has an Animal Poison Control 
Center--the first and only non-profit animal-dedicated poison control 
center in the U.S. In 1996, The ASPCA acquired the center from the 
University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. The center is committed to 
relieving pain, fear and suffering in animals who have been poisoned, 
and to provide education on toxicology.
  The ASPCA continues to educate adults and children that kindness, 
caring and respect for all creatures benefits both humans and animals. 
In addition, millions of Americans have participated in ``Prevention-
of-Cruelty-to-Animals'' activities in the month of April through their 
schools and civic organizations.
  I ask my colleagues in the Senate to join me in congratulating the 
staff, directors and volunteers at The ASPCA on a successful 135 years 
of service

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