George Thorndike Angell | |
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| Born | (1823-06-05)June 5, 1823 Southbridge,Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 1909(1909-03-16) (aged 85) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
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| Known for | Animal welfare activism |
George Thorndike Angell (June 5, 1823 – March 16, 1909) was an American lawyer, philanthropist, and activist. He advocated foranimal welfare, founding and serving as president of theMassachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He also championedpublic health reform and opposedfood adulteration.
George Thorndike Angell was born inSouthbridge, Massachusetts, graduated fromDartmouth College in 1846, studied law at theHarvard Law School, and in 1851 was admitted to the bar inBoston, where he practiced for many years.[1]
While attending horse races in 1866 he witnessed two horses being run to death. Motivated by this incident and inspired by the work ofHenry Bergh in New York, his advocacy for the humane treatment of animals became a lifelong passion.[2]
In 1868 Angell founded and became president of theMassachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in the same year establishing and becoming editor ofOur Dumb Animals, a journal for the promotion of organized effort in securing the humane treatment of animals. For many years he was active in the organization of humane societies in England and America.[1]
In 1882, Angell and the Rev. Thomas Timmins initiated the movement to establishBands of Mercy (for the promotion of humane treatment of animals), of which in 1908 there were more than 72,000 chapters in active existence. In 1889 he founded and became president of theAmerican Humane Education Society.[1]
Angell also became well known as an advocate of laws for the safeguarding of thepublic health and againstfood adulteration.[1]
After suffering from failing health for a long time, Angell died at his apartments at the Hotel Westminster in Boston on March 16, 1909, at the age of 85.[2] He is buried atMount Auburn Cemetery, betweenCambridge andWatertown.[3]
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Angell, George Thorndike".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 8.
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