Location: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Event: Adoption Day & Cat Spay Special
Hosted by: Trinidad & Tobago SPCA (TTSPCA)

As part of World Animal Day, the TTSPCA celebrated in two ways.

The TTSPCA is a shelter that houses approx. 25 cats and 75 dogs on a regular basis. We decided to team up with “Pedigree” as part of their international initiative for shelter animals and host an Adoption Day. Weeks prior to the adoption day we informed the public with both newspaper and radio ads. The adoption day was held at the Northern Branch shelter and, due to the intensive advertising (which was completely sponsored by Pedigree), we had an overwhelming amount of people that turned up on the day looking for a new pet. The tally at the end of the day was 100% adoption for our dogs, and 6 cats that were also placed! All of the dogs were spayed/neutered before leaving the shelter for their permanent home (we should also mention that before ANY dog is placed a ‘home-check’ is done to ensure that the animal goes to a secure home, this is done with volunteers going to the potential adopters home and verifying that the home is a good one, hopefully reducing the rate of returns due to unsuitable placement).

The second way that we celebrated World Animal Day was to hold a “Cat Spay Special”. In Trinidad, cats are often left to breed un-checked; this leads to huge numbers of feral cats running wild in areas. To stop the problem of roaming/stray cats, people often use rat or garden poison in meat; the cats then consume the tainted food causing them to suffer terrible deaths. We decided that by encouraging the public to spay/neuter their own cats, this would help reduce the number of unwanted litter born and sometimes thrown away, and; hopefully in a small way reduce the amount of poisoning deaths in cats. The TTSPCA – Northern Branch, offered a $25 US spay special for one week (the response was so great we extended this to 2 weeks) at our “low cost spay/neuter clinic”. It was a huge success with an average of 5 operations per day (which for us was great, because cats are considered by some people in our country as a pest, and the adoption rate/vet care rate is very low in Trinidad). We have since decided that we will make this particular event an annual practice. Fletch Persad, TTSPCA - North Branch, Christopher Samuel Drive, Mucurapo Road, St. James, Trinidad & Tobago.

Location: BOLIVIA - La Paz
Event: Street Fair
Hosted by: Animales SOS

Location: BRAZIL
Event: Various
Hosted by: WSPA Brazil and other animal protection groups

Location: MEXICO - Mexico City
Event: Awareness Event
Hosted by: Naturanimales

Location: COLOMBIA - Medellín
Event: La Primera Feria de la Protección Animal (First Animal Protection Expo Show)
Hosted by: Corporacion RAYA (Red de Ayuda a los Animales)

Corporation RAYA (Red de ayuda a los animales) held “la Primera Feria de la Protección Animal” (First Animal Protection expo show) which was a magnificent event held with the participation of all animal-related organizations, public and private. All organizations had the opportunity to display information about their work, talk to the visitors and and raise funds. This event took place in Medellín, Colombia. The following organizations participated: Metroparques, CES University, Secretaria de Salud de Medellín (City health department), Secretaria de Medio Ambiente (City environment department), AGAPE, Animadopta, Fundación Vida Animal, Fundación Esperanza Animal
Fundación Bienestar Animal, CANELOT, Centro de Bienestar Animal La Perla, Foster club, Inspección ambiental, Policía Ambiental y ecológica, Refugio Los Ángeles, Animanaturalis Medellín, Corproas
Amigatos, ORCA, Defenzoores, FAUNA, Área Metropolitana.

Our event attracted more than 1000 visitors who had the opportunity to learn a little bit more about the work our city has been doing for for animals. We awarded a medal of honor to a dog who recently saved the life of an elderly man by pulling him out of a burning house. This dog saved this man's life without any training. We offered vegetarian food, animals for adoption, vaccinations, de-worming, veterinary consultation, spaying and neutering, etc.

Location: BRAZIL
Event: Art Studio raises awareness of World Animal Day
Hosted by: Menote Cordeiro - Artes Visuais

Location: VENEZUELA - Maracay
Event: Marcha Mundial por los Animales en Maracay
Hosted by: AnimaNaturalis

Maracay, 4 de Octubre de 2009. Centenares de personas y docenas de animales marcharon este domingo para recalcar que todos los animales, sin excepción tienen derechos.

La actividad formó parte de la Marcha Mundial por el Derecho Animal que este año llegó a celebrarse en unas 90 ciudades distribuidas en 4 continentes. La misma fue organizada por AnimaNaturalis, EcoFauna, Asopatica y Ozono, pero también contó con el apoyo de todas los grupos de protección animal, colectivos culturales y ambientales del estado Aragua.

Los manifestantes se concentraron frente al Centro Comercial Las Américas, y para sorpresa de muchos, al encuentro asistieron visitantes de ciudades cercanas como Caracas y Valencia, y otras remotas como Barquisimeto y Acarigua.

Nidio Froilán, del estado Portuguesa comentó: “Nosotros en Fundavidan tenemos programadas actividades para hoy, pero enviamos una representación a esta marcha porque no se puede omitir la importancia de la marcha mundial”.

El recorrido se hizo por toda la avenida Las Delicias, con una breve pausa en la Plaza de Toros César Girón donde se hizo un manifiesto antitoreo, y culminó en el Ateneo de Maracay.

Durante la marcha se escucharon cánticos y consignas resaltando el grito: "¡Aquí están, Aquí están, los que defienden el derecho Animal!"

Para concluir el acto se disfrutó de la música de la banda Equinoxio en la tarima de Calle Libre.

Location: VENEZUELA - Caracus
Event: Caracas Celebró el Día de los Animales
Hosted by: AnimaNaturalis

Caracas, 4 de Octubre de 2009. Con el propósito de recordar los derechos animales, quienes además son víctima del egoísmo y crueldad humana, unas doscientas personas se concentraron en la  Plaza Venezuela para celebrar el Día Mundial de los Animales este domingo.

Aunque inicialmente estaba previsto marchar hasta la Plaza Brión de Chacaito, esto no pudo realizarse por fallas de electricidad en el sector, por lo que  la alcaldía de Chacao se abstuvo de otorgar el permiso correspondiente.

Sin embargo, esto no detuvo a los manifestantes quienes con actos y música celebraron junto a sus amigos de otra especie la conmemoración de este día.

Según los organizadores, a través de la educación y la difusión de las actividades de los defensores de los animales, se intenta crear una nueva cultura del respeto y sensibilidad, en la cual afortunadamente cada vez más gente intenta en la medida de sus posibilidades, hacer de este mundo un sitio más justo para todos.

Location: MEXICO - Mexico City
Event: Walk for the Animals / Peaceful Demonstration
Hosted by: Gente por la Defensa Animal (GEPDA) / AnimaNaturalis

Location: COSTA RICA - Jaco
Event: Student Awareness Programme
Hosted by: Asociacion Pro Bienestar Animal

Location: HONDURAS
Event: AHPRA Comunicado
Hosted by: Asociación Hondureña Protectora de los Animales y su Ambiente (AHPRA) 

Location: COSTA RICA - San José
Event: March Against Cruelty to Animals
Organised by: Yadira Pintor

La Marcha contra el Maltrato Animal realizada el 4 de octubre de 2009, en San José a las 10 am tuvo una duración 2 horas aproximadamente. Con la asistencia de más de 500 personas que caminaron 1,4 kms hasta llegar a la Plaza de la Democracia en San José, capital de Costa Rica, donde se recogieron parte de las firmas para la modificación de la ley Nº 7451 de Bienestar Animal de Costa Rica, la cual no tiene sanciones o penalidades para castigar a todas la personas que maltratan o matan animales cruelmente y que todavía está en revisión.
 
A la marcha asistieron diferentes grupos que se preocupan por el Bienestar Animal y los medios de comunicación dieron soporte con difundir la noticia antes y en el momento de la marcha. Se tuvo muy buena aceptación de las personas asistentes, muchas llegaron con sus perros y gatos, ese día se les dió hojas para recoger firmas en sus localidades y todavía hay muchas personas que están en esa tarea de recoger firmas.
 
Aproximadamente se han recogido en todo el pais más 3 mil firmas en un mes, pero todavía faltan muchas más, ya que el gobierno pide 5% del total de las personas votantes del país, lo cual son 135. 000 firmas para tener el apoyo del pueblo y lograr más presión al gobierno de Costa Rica. El proyecto de cambio de ley se presentará en mayo del 2010, ya con todas las firmas de los costarricenses. Dejo algunos links que muestran la cobertura de los medios de comunicación y algunas fotos del día del evento. Les informo que esta marcha quiero llevarla a cabo año a año hasta que logremos el cambio de la ley y para comemorar a los animales que todos los día han sufrido del maltrato.  

Aqui esta el link del video de la Marcha contra el Maltrato Animal realizada el 4 de Octubre 2009, (Dia Mundial de los Animales - Dia de San Francisco de Asis) organizada por Yadira Pintor. Este video fue gracias a Reino Zoo :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWK0PGGv1I0 (recuerden que en You Tube los links estan cambiando cada cierto tiempo...si hacen click y ya no sale, entonces busquen "Marcha por los Animales" y busquen donde sale una muchacha de lentes entrevistando a Yadira, es que hay muchos)

http://www.prensalibre.cr/pl/nacional/10770-amantes-de-los-animales-dicen-no-al-maltrato.html

http://www.teletica.com/noticia-detalle.php?id=20881&idp=1

Location: BAHAMAS - Lyford Cay / Freeport
Event: Animal Blessing Services x 2
Hosted by: St Christoper's Church / Garden of the Groves /

St. Christopher’s Church in Lyford Cay was packed full in the afternoon of Sunday October 4th, as Archdeacon Keith Cartwright preached to the animals and their owners in celebration of St. Francis of Assisi day. Close to 50 animals packed into the small white church. There were fish, hamsters, cats, kittens, dogs, puppies and a fresh water turtle (Terrapin). They all behaved amazingly well, noted Bahamas Humane President Kim Aranha…whilst the congregation sang “All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small” they (the animals in church) all sat peacefully as if they knew that they were in the presence of God. Kim Aranha told us that she is so grateful to Archdeacon Cartwright for holding this service yearly. “The first one was three years ago and six animals were present, now the word is going around and people are come from as far as Fox Hill to have their beloved pets blessed”.  “It really makes me feel good,” Kim Aranha added “because we have to deal with so much cruelty and sadness at the Bahamas Humane Society on a regular basis that it is a good feeling to see happy and healthy animals who are well cared for and loved”. Archdeacon Cartwright is a keen animal lover and is on the board of the Bahamas Humane Society himself. Archdeacon Cartwright said, "we are delighted how many people came out to worship with us, the church was full and the animals were very peaceful”.

Kim Aranha said: Last year, I believe, that we were the only church in the nation to hold A Blessing of the Animals, this year we are joined by Father Cooper in Freeport who is doing a Blessing in the Garden of the Groves organized by the Grand Bahama Humane Society. Hopefully next year one or two other churches will follow our lead and honour God’s creature". Kim Aranha, President of the Bahamas Humane Society.

Location: BOLIVIA - Cochabamba
Event: Film screenings / Animal Welfare Debate / 'Festive Day' Celebration, Vegetarian Food Kermess
Hosted by: ADDA-Bolivia

World Animal day puts to the test the conscience level and organizational capacity of animal protection organizations, both national and international, to highlight the poor animal welfare standards today in Bolivia.

While a source of inspiration to many, the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights, marches and other events are taking place, to proclaim the existence of those Rights.

Fortunately, the constitutional Law of Laws of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, recognizes one of the Fundamental Rights of Animals: “the right to a favorable, healthy, protected and balanced environment, allowing their development in a normal and permanent way.” (NO zoos, kennels, animal show circuses, mascotting, vivisection, or any form of animal exploitation.)

The celebration events took place from the 5th to the 7th of October. We organised a series of animal-related film screenings in Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Sucre, La Paz and El Alto. The films shown were “Animal Wonders”, "Earthlings" and "Dog Fights" and the screenings were followed by an animal welfare debate. We also organised a Veggie Food Kermess (Food Fair), a wake for suffering animals on the eve of World Animal Day which was declared 'Festive Day'. Liliana Tellez-Flor, ADDA Bolivia.

Location: BRAZIL - São Paulo
Event: Animal Cultural Circuit
Hosted by: Projeto Natureza em Forma with the involvement of many other animal protection organisations

In commemoration of World Animal Day, in partnership with the São Paulo city authorities and many animal protection and welfare organisations, we created the ' Animal Cultural Circuit' and held an amazing 72 animal-related events from 27th September culminating on World Animal Day when we held a huge event in the Alexander Gusmão Square. We are delighted that World Animal Day has now been added to the official calendar of São Paulo and will be commemorated annually from now on! Renato Bacci Neto and Angelica Perez, Coordinators, Project Natureza em Forma (Project Nature in Form)

Image: Ana (ex Big Brother Brazil) with dog she walked in the adoption parade.

Location: COLOMBIA - Cota
Event: Workshop: Friends of Animals in La Reserva
Hosted by: Bioparque La Reserva

In Bioparque La Reserva, children and parents spent an unforgettable day full of creativity, fun and learning. The event began with a tour of all exhibits in the Bioparque: Colombian Butterfly house (more than 10 species), tropical Aviary (more than 15 species of birds and some reptiles), Wetlands of the savannah, Harpy Eagle house (the most powerful bird of prey in the world), Auditorium, interactive zone (with pets, reptiles and amphibians), walking through the Andean forest, a playground with innovative games that aim to replicate the behaviours of wild animals and the exhibition the flight of birds of prey. Then we held talks and workshops where children designed environmental enrichment for reptiles, birds and amphibians and learned primarily about the importance of not having wildlife as pets.  At the end of the day, the children all received a certificate and became friends and guardians of our wildlife. We also received many messages from adults and college students wishing to take the workshop. Claudia Suarez Avila, Bioparque La Reserva.

Location: COSTA RICA - San José
Events: Childrens Art Competition and Celebration at Children's Museum
Hosted by: Asociación ‘El Arca de Noé

To mark World Animal Day we held a Children’s Art Competition and celebration at the Children’s Museum. Our panel of judges, including Mercedes Pinagel a famous Costa Rican artist, Professor of Art at the Country Day School, Director of the National Gallery and the Director of the Children’s Museum, selected the best 30 paintings for exhibition at the Children's Museum on World Animal Day where we also held a big celebration. During the celebration we presented the three winners of the art competion with their prizes. We had lots of interesting stalls and entertainment including a performance by an environmental band who sang for the salvation of our planet. Patricia Artimaña, Founder & President of Asociación ‘El Arca de Noé and World Animal Day Ambassador, Costa Rica.

Location: COSTA RICA - San Jose
Events: Monuments to Street Dogs
Hosted by: Pets y más & Asociación ‘El Arca de Noé , WSPA, Municipality of San José

The six monuments in honor of the street dog where inaugurated on the 20thof October. The Mayor of San José (capital of Costa Rica) gave an excellent speech with strong messages about the need to promote animal wellfare in Costa Rica. The ceremony was witnessed by a big crowd of visitors. The monuments are located in the center of San José in the pedestrianised Boulevard of San José which is also one of the busiest areas of the capital.

Basically the whole national media was there to cover the event, the reports were transmited the same day by all the leading TV stations and printed media of the country and also by the international press agency AFP, French Press.

Only a few days after the inauguration we are already receiving reports and pictures that the monuments are causing a big impact among all visitors to the area. People, adults and children take pictures of the dogs and read the messages that are displayed with all six dogs. The main plaque includes a strong message about animal wellfare and is meant to create a lot of awareness for animals.

The permanent monuments are based on real stories behind each model and are made from steel with strong colors which attract a lot of attention. A Costa Rican artist named Francisco Mungúia was contracted to create the art. The idea for the monuments was born when a rescue attempt of a three legged, abandoned German Shepherd Dog died after being poisoned by bad neighbors while being fostered. The same day, Patricia Artimaña of the Costa Rican Animal Sanctuary El Arca de Noé (Noah’s Ark) and Christine Bork from the pet magazine Pets y más, received an email from Mexico where another monument was put up.

With these monuments, Costa Rica is the 13th country in the world (to our knowledge) to have erected monuments dedicated to the street dog. We hope our initiative will motivate other groups to do something similar in their country, not only for the street dogs, but also for other animals, farm animals, wildlife and sealife; as they all need attention and respect urgently. A project of
The Municipality of San José, El Arca de Noe and the Pets y más magazine.

Location: MEXICO
Event: Student Awareness Programme
Hosted by: AMEDEA-MANT

As World Animal Day Ambassador in Mexico, we promoted WAD and invited organizations and individuals to participate in celebrations and were delighted to recieve a positive response from Respeta Ayuda y Protege, Animanaturalis, GEPDA, El Zoo de Mexico, Naturanimales, Evolucion Yucatan and of course ourselves, AMEDEA-MANT.

In August we went to Colegio Bilbao in Mexico City to talk with parents and teachers to help them prepare for celebrating World Animal Day 2009. In the lead up to World Animal Day, we also had articles published in the virtual magazine 'Razones de Ser' and the daily newspaper 'Diario de Chiapas'. On October 1st we were interviewed by journalist Susana Moscatel for MVS Radio to promote World Animal Day. On October 3rd we were interviewed by Gustavo Reyes of Radio Imagen 98.5 FM to promote WAD. On the same day, the national daily newspaper 'El Universal' published an article dedicated to World Animal which was prepared by Gustavo Larios, President of AMEDEA. On October 4th a representative of AMEDEA-MANT and 'Evolucion', A.C. held a WAD event in the state of Yucatan which was covered by Sipse.com. On 5th October, AMEDEA-MANT celebrated EWAD at Colegio Bilbao where we offered conferences, children's workshops, filmshow, puppet theatre, and information stand. All activities were focused on animal welfare and World Animal Day. On the the same day, Gustav Larios and Ara Ferris were interviewed by Laura Vidas of Radio Education 1060 AM about the importance of celebrating World Animal Day. On October 6th, Gustavo Larios participated in a debate about animals rights on Radio Centro 660 AM in the show conducted by Nino Canun. We are very happy with the number individuals and organizations that participated in WAD 2009. Also, the media coverage was fantastic! Ara Ferris, WAD Ambassaador Mexico, AMEDEA-MANT.

Location: MEXICO - Mérida Yucatan
Event: March for the Animals + Activities / Filmshow
Hosted by: Evolución AC

About 150 dogs of all shapes and sizes and their human families celebrated World Animal Day in the Miguel Alemán park. Our event began with a 'March for the Animals' around the park during which some of the participants carried placards against cruelty to animals. About 200 people joined the march. This was followed by a dog show with classes such as 'Most Pretty Female', 'Most Handsome Male', 'Funniest Trick', with prizes for the first three in each category. The winners also had to be in good health and be sociable. With the support of vets who work with us, we also provided free anti-rabies vaccinations for 102 dogs and distributed information about animal welfare issues. This event was supported by AMEDEA-MANT and the Ayuntamiento of Merida provided awnings and the sound system. Our second event was a screening of the film "Earthlings" at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Zootecnia in Merida. We are most grateful for the support we received to make our World Animal Day celebrations so successful. Marcia Lara Ruiz de Moreno and Silvia Cortés Castillo.

Location: MEXICO - Mexico City
Event: March for the Animals Awareness Event
Hosted by: El Zoo de Mexico

EL ZOO DE MÉXICO  (the mexican zoo) wishes to inform you about the World Animal Day events we held by the Mexican Revolution Memorial (Monumento a la Revolucion) in Mexico City's main square (Zocalo). Our event took place as scheduled. Our information display was appealing to passersby who stopped to look and this provided us with a great opportunity to talk with them and spread our message to the wider public. Everyone assembling for the march were in high spirits but peaceful and ready to let the streets hear the animals' voice by roaring chants and cheers all the way! Afterwards, the peaceful demonstrators headed back to the main square chanting and singing to the rythm of the 'Batucadas' (drums), and hading out leaflets to the public who reacted positively to our presence. 600-650 people started the march but by the time we had returned to the main square (zocalo) there were an estimated 1200-1500 people as many joined us en-route. This is especially interesting as it proves that an ever-increasing number of people are becoming sensitve to animal welfare issues. The event concluded with a big gathering in the main square who all got involved with a happy celebration jam, right at the foot of the giant national flag pole! Throughout the entire event people continuously visited our information stand expressing their interest to get involved and picking up leaflets. This was very rewarding and continued for 2 hours after the event was scheduled to close. As you can imagine, we are very happy to end this report with a "SUCCESS" stamp on it! Gabriela Rivera, El Zoo de Mexico.

Location: MEXICO - Cancun
Event: 'Caminata Pacifica por los derechos de los animales' (Peaceful March for Animal Rights)
Hosted by: Respeta Ayuda y Protege A.C.

We are delighted to tell you that our Peaceful March For Animal Rights in celebration of World Animal Day was very successful and enjoyed by everyone who participated. More than 400 people of all ages gathered together in honor of the animals. We organised the first dog show for mixed breed dogs to promote their adoption rather than buying a pedigree dog. We also distributed information about animal welfare issues - humane education is very important here because we have a major problem with stray dogs and cats, cruelty, indifference, etc. We also collection petition signatures for a letter that we´ll submit to the governor, to put pressure on him about introducing animal protection legislation. Ricardo Pimental, RAP volunteer. Website: www.cancunanimalrescue.org

Location: BRAZIL - São Paulo
Event: World Animal Day Westie Gathering
Hosted by: Club Paulista do Westie

At our 49th Westie Gathering, all dogs recieved a blessed St Francis of Assisi medal. We collected donations for a dog shelter and a vet spoke about responsible pet ownership. Vivian Mauro, Social Director, CPW.

Location: PERU - Lima
Event: Animal Blessing Service
Hosted by: Grupo Caridad

Again Grupo Caridad organized one of the biggest animal blessing events in South America to celebrate World Animal Day. The event was held at the San Francisco de Asis Church in Downtown Lima which attracted about 1500 people with their animals! Fernando Moreno.

Location: PERU - Colan - north western coast
Event: Animal Blessing Services
Hosted by: Asoc. Humanitaria San Francison de Asis

Here in Colan  on the north western coast of Peru it is mainly desert. There is a lot of poverty and we at AHFSA work with the animals of people who do not have the means to pay for care and do not have enough knowledge themselves. I have lived here for 13 yrs now and whilst we do not have any special events as such, we do have the Blessing every year and have done for the past three years. I have to add that convincing the priest to do this probably took two years beforehand! So, in fact this is a huge achievement! The priest held the Mass as usual and then afterwards he blessed the animals that were waiting outside the church. I feel it iss a good way for the people to learn and accept that it is OK to love and care for their animals. This year we organised Animal Blessing Services in two villages and both events were very successful. Rosemary Gordon www.ahfsa.org

Location: PANAMA
Event: Sterilization Campaign
Hosted by: Fundacion Spay Panama

Spay/Panama, Los Angeles de los Animales and the people of Emberá Purú adhered to the World March for Peace because of the shared interests between the march and the Universal Declaration for Animal Welfare, such as non-violence, and respect for all life forms. Emberá Purú was selected as the point for the march because more than 80% of the dog and cat population of the communities of Purú, La Bonga and San Juan Rural, at the banks of San Juan de Pequení River were sterilized, dewormed, vaccinated, had their ears cleaned and were given an injection of vitamins. Patricia Chan. www.spaypanama.org

Location: NICARAGUA
Event: World Animal Day March for the Animals
Hosted by: Asociacion Protectora de Animals (APA)

La Asociación Protectora de Animales (APA) se une a la Marcha Mundial por la Paz a través de su membrecía de WSPA, quienes se ha adherido a esta marcha, debido a los principios compartidos entre la marcha y la Declaración Universal por el Bienestar Animal, como son la no-violencia y el respeto a toda forma de vida. La Marcha Mundial comenzó en Nueva Zelanda el 2 de octubre de 2009, día del aniversario del nacimiento de Gandhi y declarado por la Naciones Unidas día Internacional de la No-Violencia. Finalizará en la cordillera de Los Andes, en Punta de Vacas, al pie del Monte Aconcagua el 2 de enero de 2010. Durante estos 93 días, pasará por más de 90 países y 100 ciudades, en los cinco continentes. Cubrirá una distancia de 160.000 km por tierra. Un equipo base permanente de cien personas de distintas nacionalidades hará el recorrido completo. En Nicaragua esta previsto el recorrido para el día 12 de diciembre de 2009. Uno de los objetivos de la marcha es crear conciencia global de la necesidad de una verdadera Paz y de rechazo total hacia todo tipo de violencia. Con el objetivo de alzar la voz en un mundo donde el Bienestar Animal importe y la crueldad hacia los animales termine, la ASOCIACION PROTECTORA DE ANIMALES (A.P.A) dio inicio a la Semana Mundial de los Animales este 4 de octubre 2009, con una marcha con mascotas desde Metrocentro hasta la Laguna de Tiscapa en Managua, durante el recorrido se estuvo concientizando sobre el Bienestar Animal, en el contexto actual de Nicaragua donde las leyes de protección animal están en proceso de discusión desde el año 2007, lo que se pretendió involucrar a los gobernantes a que se agilice la aprobación. Al finalizar la marcha hubo actividades como: atención médica veterinaria, a través de la Facultad de Veterinaria de la Universidad Central de Nicaragua (UCN), aplicando la vacuna antirrábica canina, así mismo entrega de alimentos para mascotas, recolecta de firmas a favor de la Declaración Universal del Bienestar Animal (DUBA). Entre los simpatizantes se contó con la presencia de miembros de la Asamblea Nacional y del Consejo Municipal de la Alcaldía de Managua, entre otros. Esta iniciativa fue posible gracias al apoyo financiero de los organismos internacionales como la Sociedad Mundial para la Protección Animal (WSPA) y Humane Society International (HSI), entre los colaboradores nacionales el Ministerio de Salud, Alcaldía de Managua - Distrito 2, Policía Nacional, Cobertura de los medios de Comunicación: Canal 4, Canal 2, Canal 23, Radio Primerísima, Radio Universidad, Empresas Privadas; Nestlé Nicaragua S.A., Calox, Bayer, Gym Body Fitness Center, Farmacia Familiar, Pepsi S.A., estudiantes de diferentes facultades de la Universidad Nacional Agraria (UNA), Universidad Central de Nicaragua (UCN), Universidad Centroamericana (UCA), la esmerada colaboración de miembros voluntarios de APA, y a todos los centenares de dueños que se hicieron presentes al llamado con sus mascotas, para la atención médica veterinaria y sobre todo para apoyar con su firma la DUBA, incluyendo varios departamentos de Nicaragua y decenas de barrios de la Ciudad Capitalina. Grisela Torres

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