Eric Hansen becomes the first General Manager of the Humane Society of Missouri. The Humane Society of Missouri handles a record number of animals – nearly 33,000 animals — while contributions decrease in size and number due to the Great Depression. The Humane Society of Missouri conducts free clinics for pets and their eligible owners. On Tuesdays and Fridays, WIL Radio broadcasts descriptions of stray dogs and cats in hopes of reaching their owners. The Humane Society of Missouri also makes national news by scattering birdseed from an airplane to birds unable to feed themselves in the severe winter weather.