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- Title
Dogs and the Making of the American State: Voluntary Association, State Power, and the Politics of Animal Control in New York City, 1850–1920.
- Authors
Wang, Jessica
- Abstract
An essay is presented which examines a conflict regarding canine animal control in New York City between 1850 and 1920. Particular focus is given to the role played by the New York City Department of Health and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) within the conflict. It analyzes aspects of public-private cooperation and police power in municipal government, chronicles the history of urban dog-catching in New York City, and explores bureaucratic responses to the rabies vaccine.
- Subjects
NEW York (N.Y.); NEW York (State); URBAN wildlife management; AMERICAN Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; PUBLIC health; PUBLIC-private sector cooperation; POLICE power; NEW York City history
- Publication
Journal of American History, 2012, Vol 98, Issue 4, p998
- ISSN
0021-8723
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1093/jahist/jar566