636 | Chronology of Historical Events in Animal Rights and Animal Welfare 1824 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) (UK) founded 1826 Bill to Prevent the Cruel and Improper Treatment of Dogs 1832 Warburton Anatomy Act (UK) 1840 SPCA becomes the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) with patronage of Queen Victoria (UK) 1866 American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (ASPCA) founded 1868 Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) founded 1875 Victoria Street Society for the Protection of Animals from Vivisection (UK) founded 1876 Cruelty to Animals Act (UK) 1877 American Humane Association founded 1883 American Anti-Vivisection Society founded 1889 American Humane Education Society (AHES) founded 1891 The Humanitarian League founded 1895 New England Anti-Vivisection Society founded 1898 British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (UK) 1906 Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society (UK) founded 1911 Protection of Animals Act (England, UK) 1912 Protection of Animals Act (Scotland, UK) 1925 The Performing Animals (Regulations) Act (UK) 1926 University of London Animal Welfare Society founded (name changed to Universities Federation for Animal Welfare [UFAW] in 1938) (UK) 1929 Victoria Street Society for the Protection of Animals from Vivisection changes its name to National Anti-Vivisection Society (UK) 1946 National Society for Medical Research founded 1948 Morris Animal Foundation founded 1949 The Docking and Nicking of Animals Act 1950 Animal Protection Law (covers farm animals and bans battery cages) (Denmark) 1951 Animal Welfare Institute founded 1952 Institute for Animal Laboratory Resources founded 1954 Humane Society for the Unite States (HSUS) founded