Cleveland Amory (1917 - October 14, 1998) was an author who devoted his life to promoting animal rights. He was best known for his books about his cat, named Polar Bear, whom he saved from the New York Streets on Christmas Eve, 1977. 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria Acoelomorpha Orthonectida Rhombozoa Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... See also Christmas Christmas Eve, December 24, the day before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the festivities. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
Amory co-founded the Humane Society of the United States and founded the Fund for Animals. Amory was also the president of NEAVS (New England Anti Vivisection Society) from 1987 to 1998. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
Works
Books
The Cat Who Came for Christmas
The Cat and the Curmudgeon
The Best Cat Ever
The Proper Bostonians
Who killed society?
Cleveland Amory's Compleat Cat
The last resorts
Animail
Newport: There she sits
Cat Tales: Classic Stories from Favorite Writers
Man Kind? Our Incredible War on Wildlife
1902 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog
The Trouble with Nowadays : A Curmudgeon Strikes Back
Ranch of Dreams: A Lifelong Protector of Animals Shares the Story of His Extraordinary Sanctuary
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ClevelandAmory co-founded the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
Amory felt the group paid too much in salaries, did too much fundraising, and was not radical enough.
Amory’s brother, Robert Amory Jr., was a Harvard law professor and the second Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA, and was rumored to be a helpful resource in his animal-rights efforts.
ClevelandAmory, 81, founder of the Fund for Animals, died in his sleep from a cerebral aneurism on October 14.
ClevelandAmory meanwhile became one of the most subversive elements ever to mock the status quo from a social position securely inside the establishment.
Amory won a reprieve for the animals with a call to then-Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger, a former Harvard classmate.
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