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Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society
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The Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to placing homeless animals with committed caretakers; to developing healthy relationships between pets and people through education, training and counseling; and to promoting the humane treatment of all animals.
The presence of a humane organization in any community is as vital as the services of other public service organizations. In 1927, three citizens who had concern for homeless animals in Alameda County formed the “Animal Rescue Haven” at the corner of Ninth and Carleton streets. A man by the name of George Denny converted the building (originally a pool hall) into kennels. He and his wife solicited food scraps from local merchants to feed the homeless animals until they could be placed in new homes. Mr. Denny later became the Executive Director and President of the Board.
During his years of service, the Society made vast improvements to its facility and broadened its range of services to include humane education and animal control, and was instrumental in getting legislation passed to prohibit dog racing, bull fighting and the sale of live Easter pets.
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