In 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes, his wife, their children and many animals moved into the White House. Rutherford's wife was said to be an animal lover. The Hayes' had several dogs. Jet, a mutt; Deke, an English mastiff; Hector, a Newfoundland; Dot, a cocker spaniel; two shepherd dogs, Hector and Nellie, two hunting dogs, and a two-year-old greyhound named Grim. In that same year the American Humane Association was founded. As the country's first national humane organization, it was founded in Cleveland Ohio. The new organization's first goal was to secure humane treatment for working animals and livestock in transit. In November of 1878, the American Humane Association held their second annual meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Member organizations were in attendance from across the United States including California, Massachusetts, Maine, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
President Hayes spoke out on behalf of the American Humane Association and against animal cruelty in his 1878 annual address to congress asking congress to take action.
"The abuse of animals in transit is widely attracting public attention. A national convention of societies specially interested in the subject has recently met at Baltimore, and the facts developed, both in regard to cruelties to animals and the effect of such cruelties upon the public health, would seem to demand the careful consideration of Congress and the enactment of more efficient laws for the prevention of these abuses."
Grim the Family Pet
Here is a story about Grim, the family pet for any animal loving friends.http://www.doggybuddy.com/presidential-dogs/rutherford-b-hayes-and-his-greyhound-grim.html
References
Presidency.ucsb.edu. (2018). Rutherford B. Hayes: Second Annual Message. [online] Available at: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29519 [Accessed 4 Jan. 2018].
Americanhumane.org. (2018). History. [online] Available at: http://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/ [Accessed 4 Jan. 2018].
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