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1883 - Concerned about child abuse and abandoned babies, American Humane promoted passage of the first Cruelty to Children Act.

1890 - American Humane outspokenly opposed corporal punishment of children in schools.

1893 - American Humane's member societies prosecuted 5,520 cases of cruelty to children.

1894 - The Link(R) between violence to animals and violence to people was first noted at American Humane's annual convention.

1914 - American Humane called for safe, off-street playgrounds to keep children from being arrested for playing in the streets and being dubbed delinquents.

1916 - American Humane formed "American Red Star Animal Relief" to aid horses on the battlefront of World War I. Now known as Red Star Animal Emergency Services(TM), it continues rescuing animals after disasters and from puppy mills, hoarding cases and dogfighting operations.

1940 - In response to an incident during the 1939 filming of Jesse James, in which a terrified horse was forced off a cliff to its death, American Humane began to oversee the use of animals in film and later issued the exclusive "No Animals Were Harmed"(R) end-credit disclaimer.

1958 - The Humane Slaughter Act, long advocated for by American Humane, was signed into law.

1963 - American Humane proposed that all 50 states pass laws requiring doctors who suspect child abuse to inform their local child protective services.

1969 - American Humane lobbied for and supported the passage of the Endangered Species Conservation Act.

1995 - American Humane propelled legislation requiring convicted animal abusers to receive mandatory counseling and psychological testing.

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