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2007 marked the 90th anniversary of the Humane League of Lancaster County, which is located today on Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with 30 staff members and over 150 volunteers. [3] Maud Haldeman died in 1931 and bequeathed her estate to the Humane League of Lancaster County (unofficially estimated at over $200,000, or $4.01 ...
To provide temporary shelter, food, medical attention, and comfort to all abandoned, neglected and injured animals brought to us by the community; to restore lost animals to their owners or seek new homes for them, and educate the public about humane care of animals with a goal of reducing overpopulation. [5] HARP is an open door shelter.
Both the organization and the Certified Humane Raised & Handled program were founded in 2003, by Adele Douglass. [4] In the late 1990s, Douglass had traveled to England to study a brand of farm products which advertised as derived from humanely raised animals. [5] Certified Humane was influenced by the RSPCA Assured scheme. [6] [7]
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is an American nonprofit organization that focuses on animal welfare and opposes animal-related cruelties of national scope. It uses strategies that are beyond the abilities of local organizations. [ 3 ]
It is one of the few clubs in the United States that owns its own rink, located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, which opened in 1938. Today, the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society retains its traditions of both on and off-ice social events and activities while offering year-round recreational and competitive figure skating.
Interstate 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, passes just south of Mechanicsburg, with access to the southeast of town via Exit 236 (U.S. Route 15). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 2.41 square miles (6.25 km 2 ), of which 1.1 acres (4,478 m 2 ), or 0.07%, is water. [ 3 ]
The Berkshire Humane Society (BHS) is a private non-profit humane organization in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Founded in 1992, BHS is an open admissions shelter . [ 1 ] The humane society operates animal welfare services and pet adoption facilities in Pittsfield and Great Barrington .
The Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District encompasses 91 contributing buildings in the central business district of Mechanicsburg. Most of the contributing buildings date to the 19th century and includes notable examples of the Late Victorian and Georgian styles. Notable buildings include two churches, two banks, and the police department.