George Bengal, animal cruelty crusader of PSPCA, dies at 69
George Bengal, 69, a Humane Law Enforcement Officer for the Pennsylvania SPCA for more than 20 years, died Saturday, June 18 at Holy Redeemer Hospital in Jenkintown after a five-month battle with peritoneal mesothelioma, the shelter announced. We profiled Bengal last month, as he battled the rare, fast-moving and lethal cancer. On his last visit to the SPCA shelter where he worked, Bengal, 69, said he is concerned about what will happen to his life's work when his own life is done. "It is no..>> view originalChelsea Clinton gives birth to a baby boy, her second child
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