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17 unusual facts about Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals


C. T. Singleton, Jr.

He was also on the advisory board of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; a director of the Monterey Foundation; and member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association; a lifetime director of the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies; and of the Retired Officers Association.

Chase Utley

Both Utley and his wife Jennifer are avid animal lovers, having raised over $45,000 for the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Freedom's Flight

Rescued by Richard "Kudo" Couto of the South Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Freedom was nursed back to health.

Henry Pollock

Lady Oakley was a long-time resident in Hong Kong and was noted for her active participation in local public services, especially in the Street Sleepers' Society, St John's Cathedral Women's Guild and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Besides his duties in the two councils, Pollock had served as chairman of the Hong Kong Branch of the Navy League, the Chess Club, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Constitutional Reform Association.

Jamaica Dogsled Team

The dog team is made up of strays rescued by the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and offers dryland dogsled rides, along with the adventure center’s other outdoor experiences.

The Jamaica Dogsled Team is a member of the International Federation of Sleddog Sports, Inc., the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the International Sled Dog Racing Association, Inc.

Joe Nieuwendyk

He was honoured by the league for his contributions to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), and was a spokesman and honorary chairman of the Foothills Hospital Foundation.

John Lancelot Stirling

He was a member of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society and its president from 1891 to 1893; he was president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Pastoralists' Association, the St Peter's Old Collegians Association, the Caledonian Society, the South Australian Zoological and Acclimatization Society, and was a member of the Adelaide University council.

Kim Capri

Kim Capri was also the Chief Operating Officer of the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Lorna Crozier

Crozier has given various benefit readings for organizations such as the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Wintergreen Studios, The Land Conservancy of British Columbia, the Victoria READ Society, and PEERS, a group devoted to getting prostitutes off the streets.

Melinda Schwegmann

Mrs. Schwegmann is a past president of the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Mohd Ali Rustam

His defence of animal testing generated international attention, and was criticized by the Malaysian chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Robert Stewart Sparks

In 1925 he voted against a request by the Humane Animal Commission for funding of five additional inspectors: "You know how I stand about animals," said Sparks, a former president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Thomas C. Acton

Action was a founding member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Children as well as a member of the Geographical and New York Historical Society.

Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The other SPCA societies operating in the United Kingdom are the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA).

Weavers Way Co-op

Recent recipients have included the Red Cross, the Cancer Society, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the African Children's Fund, AIDS, Philabundance and the HEIFER project.


Bartley Road

Along the road, landmarks include (from west to east) Upper Serangoon Viaduct, Maris Stella High School, Bartley MRT Station, Bartley Christian Church, SPCA Singapore, Bartley Secondary School, Kim Chuan Depot, Paya Lebar Air Base and Bedok Reservoir Park.

Bill Brochtrup

He has hosted AIDS Walks across the country, supports animal rescue organizations like the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and has traveled the Persian Gulf, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Germany, Japan, Bosnia and Kosovo meeting servicemen and women during Handshake Tours for the USO and Armed Forces Entertainment.