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Location: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Event: Adoption Day & Cat Spay Special
Hosted by: Trinidad & Tobago SPCA (TTSPCA)
  
     
 
 
 
Location: BRAZIL - São Paulo
Event: Animal Cultural Circuit
Hosted by: Projeto Natureza em Forma with the involvement of many other animal protection organisations
  
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
Location: MEXICO - Mexico City
Event: Awareness Event
Hosted by: Naturanimales
  
     
     
 
 
 
Location: COSTA RICA - San Jose
Events: Unveiling of Monuments to Street Dogs
Hosted by: Pets y más & Asociación ‘El Arca de Noé , WSPA, Municipality of San José
  
     
  Patricia Artimaña, Asociación El Arca de Noé, giving a speech at the official unveiling ceremony   Unveiling ceremony  
     
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Patricia Artimaña, Asociación El Arca de Noé and Chrstine Bork, Pets y más.

  
     
  Shampu   Tabata  
 
 
 
  Bobby   A stray dog draws attention to the poster advertising the monument unveiling!  
 
 
 
Location: COSTA RICA
Event: Student Awareness Programme
Hosted by: Promotora de Bienestar Animal
  
     
     
     
 
 
 
Location: COSTA RICA - San José
Event: March Against Cruelty to Animals
Organised by: Yadira Pintor
  
     
 
 
 
Location: COSTA RICA - San José
Events: Childrens Art Competition and Celebration at Children's Museum
Hosted by: Asociación ‘El Arca de Noé
 
         
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
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)
  
     
 

Many animal-related organisations participated in the 'Primera Feria de la Protección Animal' (First Animal Protection expo show) in Medellin which attracted more than 1000 visitors.

  
 

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


   
     
     
     
 
 
 
Location: BOLIVIA - La Paz
Event: Film screenings / Animal Welfare Debate / 'Festive Day' Celebration, Vegetarian Food Kermess
Hosted by: ADDA-Bolivia
  
     
     
  World Animal Day gave ADDA a wonderful opportunity to highlight the poor animal welfare standards in Bolivia today.  
 
   
 
 
 
Location: BRAZIL - São Paulo
Event: World Animal Day Westie Gathering
Hosted by: Club Paulista do Westie
  
     
     
 
 
 
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.  
     
     
 
 
 
Location: MEXICO
Event: Student Awareness Programme
Hosted by: AMEDEA-MANT
  
 

   
 

 

  
     
 

We went to Colegio Bilbao in Mexico City to talk with parents and teachers to help them prepare for celebrating World Animal Day 2009.

 
     
 
World Animal Day at Colegio Bilbao where we held talks, children's workshops, filmshows, puppet theatre and had an information stand.
 
     
 
 
 
Location: MEXICO - Mérida Yucatan
Event: March for the Animals + Activities / Filmshow / Dog Show / Free anti-rabies vaccinations
Hosted by: Evolución AC
  
     
     
 
 
 
Location: MEXICO - Mexico City
Event: March for the Animals Awareness Event
Hosted by: El Zoo de Mexico
 
     
     
     
 
 
 
Location: MEXICO - Mexico City
Event: Walk for the Animals / Peaceful Demonstration
Hosted by: Gente por la Defensa Animal (GEPDA) / AnimaNaturalis
  
     
     
     
 
 
 
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.
  
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
Location: PANAMA
Event: Sterilization Campaign
Hosted by: Fundacion Spay Panama
  
     
  Spay Panama sterilzed, dewormed, vaccinated, gave vitamin injections and cleaned the ears of more than 80% of the dog and cat population in the the communities of Purú, La Bonga and San Juan Rural, along the banks of the San Juan de Pequení River.  
   
 
     
 
 
 
Location: PERU - Lima
Event: Animal Blessing Service
Hosted by: Grupo Caridad
  
   
 
  Grupo Caridad organized one of the biggest animal blessing events in South America to celebrate World Animal Day.  
     
 
 
   
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