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In midst of World War I, the ARL found itself in a battle with both the city and the US Department of the
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During its third year in operation, the ARL negotiated a contract with the city of
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unfortunate reality that not all of the animals in their care could be placed for adoption. Displeased by the cruel euthanasia methods used at the time, the newly formed ARL furthered their mission to provide for a merciful and humane death for old, injured, diseased, or dangerous animals.
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1997 marked perhaps the largest expansion of the ARL: a wildlife rehabilitation division. The
Pennsylvania Wildlife Center was opened at the Rosedale campus allowing the League to provide services to injured wild animals in addition to the domestic animals it already served.
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treatment. The partnership was also the first of its kind between a local municipality and a voluntary humane organization. For the following 50 years ARL staff members served as the city's "dog catchers."
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government finally exempted cities with humane societies from the order. Shortly after the end of the war, a pet cemetery was established at the
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