The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was established in the U.S.. 3. The 1960s-1970s: The Shift from "Welfare" to "Rights"
If animals become legal "persons," they lose their status as property. That single switch would outlaw factory farming overnight—because you cannot own a person. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
The animal welfare movement is rooted in the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham, who famously asked not "Can they reason?" or "Can they talk?" but "Can they suffer ?" Since animals can feel pain, pleasure, fear, and distress, humans have a duty to minimize that pain. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty