{"id":26509,"date":"2019-07-11T14:05:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T18:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/?p=26509"},"modified":"2019-07-11T14:06:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T18:06:50","slug":"la-spca-de-montreal-la-porte-parole-des-animaux-depuis-150-ans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/la-spca-de-montreal-la-porte-parole-des-animaux-depuis-150-ans\/","title":{"rendered":"The Montreal SPCA: Speaking on behalf of animals for 150 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A book about the history of the Montreal SPCA was launched on May 9 as\npart of the organization\u2019s 150th anniversary celebrations. Entitled <em>Au nom des animaux. L\u2019histoire de la SPCA de\nMontr\u00e9al (1869\u20132019)<\/em> and published by Somme toute, the work recounts the\ncomplex history of the largest organization working for animal welfare in\nQuebec. It also addresses the philosophical underpinnings and the beginnings of\nanimal welfare in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its founding in 1869, the Montreal SPCA has been dedicated to\nprotecting animals from negligence and abuse of all kinds. Whether educating\nthe public about the importance of showing compassion toward animals or\ndenouncing cruelty to animals, the SPCA has been playing the role of\nspokesperson for the animals for 150 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Initially dedicated to horses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organization took up this responsibility in 19-century Montreal, a\ntime when many animals, particularly horses, were suffering abuse on a daily\nbasis. At the time, horses were omnipresent in the city, and the many acts of cruelty\nthey suffered shocked members of the English business world. The city needed an\ninstitution with the mission to educate the public on how to treat animals and\nthat would enforce municipal animal cruelty laws and regulations. In its very\nfirst years of activity, the SPCA created an inspection team and multiplied its\ninitiatives to educate the public on the treatment of horses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Known for its shelter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SPCA changed directions at the beginning of the 20th century, which\nis also when automobiles became more prevalent. Starting in 1914, the\norganization was known more for its shelter. It opened its first shelter for\ndomestic animals that year on de Maisonneuve Boulevard East (then called\nMontigny), right in the heart of the Latin Quarter. After moving to\nSaint-Jacques Street in Little Burgundy in 1928, the SPCA settled definitively\non Jean-Talon Street West thanks to generous donors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It then began looking for a second building for dogs and cats it was\ntrying to place while also raising public awareness on several issues regarding\ndomestic animals, such as abandonment during moving season, urban\noverpopulation of animals and the importance of sterilization. This gave rise\nto the first sterilization incentive program at the shelter in 1979. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Defending all animals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following in the steps of environmentalists, the SPCA began to expand\nits advocacy work. Starting in the 1960s, the organization included all animals\nin its mission to protect them from cruelty and negligence. It started working\nto protect wildlife and regularly went out to assist wild fauna in the city\nenvironment. The shelter also began taking in farm animals such as chickens and\npigs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A 150-year long story of compassion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever since it began, the Montreal SPCA has taken an interest in the fate\nof all kinds of animals: first horses, then cats and dogs starting in 1914 and\nthen a vast expansion of its aid recipients during the 1960s. Thanks to\ncontinuous public support, the SPCA now has the means to advocate for all\nanimals. With 150 years of work behind it, the organization has succeeded in\nbecoming an essential institution for animal welfare in Quebec and in\ncontinuing a story of compassion for more than a century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the author:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virginie\nSimoneau-Gilbert is a master\u2019s student in philosophy at the Universit\u00e9 de\nMontr\u00e9al under the guidance of supervisors Marc-Antoine Dilhac and Val\u00e9ry\nGiroux. Her thesis will address extending legal capacity to non-human animals\nin civil law. In May 2019, she launched her book, <em>Au nom des animaux. L\u2019histoire de la SPCA de Montr\u00e9al (1869-2019)<\/em>, which\nis now available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslibraires.ca\/livres\/au-nom-des-animaux-l-histoire-virginie-simoneau-gilbert-9782897941048.html\">bookstores.<\/a> The book was\nreleased as part of the celebrations for the Montreal SPCA\u2019s 150th anniversary.\nGet your copy from your favourite bookseller! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A book about the history of the Montreal SPCA was launched on May 9 as part of the organization\u2019s 150th anniversary celebrations. Entitled Au nom des animaux. L\u2019histoire de la SPCA de Montr\u00e9al (1869\u20132019) and published by Somme toute, the work recounts the complex history of the largest organization working for animal welfare in Quebec. 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