He wears a frock coat, vest, pants and boots, while holding a cane and petting a wounded dog.There is also a circular plaque on the base that reads The Wisconsin Humane Society, as well as a United States seal with a ribbon and star that included a founder's mark.The statue was unveiled on April 29, 1891,[4] shortly after the 25th anniversary of Bergh's founding of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.It was originally placed atop an animal watering trough in downtown Milwaukee's Market Square, near the present City Hall.It was first moved to the Wisconsin Humane Society in 1966 when the Marshall and Ilsley Bank planned to build a new structure on its site.