| Region |
Organiser |
Event Report |
| TBA |
| ESTONIA
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Estonian Society for the Protection of Animals (ESPA) |
ESPA is organizing events this year and will be sending detailed information about their plans shortly. Evelyn Valtin. |
| Awareness Event |
| HOLLAND - Zierikzee
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ActieZwerfhonden |
October 2nd - World Animal Day event to raise public awareness of the stray dog problem. Linda Taal. |
| World Animal Day Internet Art Auction |
| HOLLAND
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ActieZwerfhonden |
To mark World Animal Day 2010, ActieZwerfhonden (StraydogsCampaign Foundation) is organizing an internet art auction. Dutch painters, craftsmen and photographers with a heart for the animals have donated some of their work to our organisation to raise funds. On Sunday 3rd October Ria Bremer, Dutch television personality, will open the art exposition. As from September 16th the works will be published on our website www.actiezwerfhonden.nl and as from October 4th one can bid on the works by sending an email to kunstveiling@actiezwerfhonden.nl. On October 30th the auction will close and the highest bidder will be the proud owner. Linda Taal, ActiveZwerfhonden. World Animal Day is checking whether the highest bidders will have to cover the courier costs.
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| Sponsored Walk |
| GREECE - Crete
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PAWS Crete & VOCAL (Voice of the Cats Alliance) |
I work as a volunteer with two charities here in Eastern Crete, PAWS and VOCAL. These charities are based in the Agios Nikolaos area and we work with stray dogs and cats. This year the two charities are joining together and organizing a 10K Sponsored Dog Walk on the 4th October to celebrate World Animal Day and raise funds to help stray cats and dogs. The walk will start at the Kafe Neon in Pirgos at 10.00am and finish at approximately 3.00pm. If you would like to participate in the walk or gather sponsors for the event, please contact Sue Hawkins on 6948602784. If you want to join the walk and don't have a dog, don't worry as you can walk on your own or we can always provide you with a dog for the day! |
| Fund Day / Light Up for Animals / Special Dinner / Competitions |
| GREECE - Crete
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Cretan Animal Welfare |
Here we are again with that special day of the year just around the corner! A day when we celebrate animals and say a small ‘thank you’ to them for all they give us day in, day out.
This year CAWG will also be celebrating its 15th Anniversary during the WAD 2010 events! Please join us in the fun and celebrations while at the same time supporting our work to provide the animals on Crete and beyond with a better future. Come and join us: Saturday 2nd October
11.00 – 15.00 - Find us by the Loggia in Heraklion! Cakes baked with free range eggs, face painting, theatrical game (13.00-14.00) and a showcase of CAWG’s 15 years of success!
20.00-22.00 - Find us by Lion Square in Heraklion and ‘light up for animals’ while enjoying our whirling dervish show! Sunday 3rd October at 21.00 - Join us for a quality dinner with a mystery celebrity guest! Invitations will soon be available… COMING SOON! Stay up to date via www.CretanAnimalWelfare.org Monday 4th October from 10.00-15.00 - Find us by Lion Square in Heraklion, showcasing CAWG’s 15 years of success and awarding the winners of the Eurohunt Competition and the Animal Photo Competition! |
| Symposium to avoid animal testing |
| GERMANY - Hannover
|
Tierärztliche Hochschule |
On 4 and 5 October 2010 we will be holding the first symposium on "Alternative and Complementary Methods to Animal Experiments" at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover. In 2008, Germany used 2.7 million animals most of which are rats and mice. The usefulness of the results achieved in animal experiments, and the right of man to use animals for experiments, has been intensively discussed for many years. In order to reduce the number of animals used, scientists are looking for alternative testing methods. |
| Animal Welfare Department Symposium |
| BELGIUM - Brussels
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Belgian Federal Public Service |
On the 4th of October 2010 the ‘Animal Welfare Department’ of the Belgian Federal Public Service ‘Public Health’ will organise a symposium on the keeping of rabbits.
The start of the symposium will provide an overview of the current economic situation of the rabbit meat market, followed by a closer look at the biology and natural behaviour of rabbits. The day will continue with speakers from Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland who will describe different housing systems that are currently in use in their respective countries. Other subjects that will be handled include the recommendations that were issued by EFSA and the influence of public perception and animal welfare campaigns on commercial rabbit keeping. Pet rabbits will also get a mention with a presentation on the welfare problems that these animals can be confronted with.
The symposium will be held in the Belgian Parliament, presentations will be in Dutch and French (with simultaneous translation in both languages). Dr Ester Peeters, Scientific Advisor for the Animal Welfare Council (Belgium). |
| World Animal Day brings new lives for Greek Stray Dogs |
| GREECE - Skiathos to UK
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Veterinary Assist Charitable Trust / Greek Animal Rescue |
On the 4th October we will be driving 3000 miles (round trip) to collect 15 dogs from a shelter in Skiathos and bringing them back to the UK where loving new owners are waiting. This trip will take us 10 days and we are offering our services for free.
Vesna Jones of Greek Animal Rescue has been coordinating and undertaking these trips for years, but this is the first year that the two organisations will work together.
Veterinary Assist is an independent animal ambulance service that provides subsidised transport to the elderly and disabled and also to clients who use animal charities such as the RSPCA, Blue Cross and PDSA, as well as private individuals. We also assist stray and abandoned dogs and cats free of charge as well as rescuing and transporting British wildlife from baby birds to foxes to rescue centres and wildlife hospitals. Tania Gibbins, Veterinary Assist Charitable Trust (Registered charity Number 1104309) |
| World Animal Day Walk in Mafra |
| PORTUGAL - Mafra, Lisbon
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Rúben Ribeiro and supporters |
When: Sunday 3rd October. Currently on a regional level, the organiser of this event, Rúben Ribeiro, is hoping to encourage other animal welfarists to organise marches in their own towns. This event already has the support of animal welfare groups (Abra, Sos Rafeiros, Apa and others), major sports clubs (like Benfica), solidarity organizations such as Rotary Club of Mafra, and other individuals known here in a national or regional level in their various fields of expertise (agriculture, law, a.s.o.). Our estimated support on the day is in the region of 200/300 individuals. Pets that would enjoy the walk are also invited to attend! This entry will be updated with further details when available. If you would like to contact the organiser, Rúben Ribeiro, you can send an email to rubrib@gmail.com |
| Cats and Culture Tour of Italy |
| ITALY
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Friends of Roman Cats |
Friends of Roman Cats helps feral and community cats in Italy and in the United States. We support an ever-growing number of groups in Italy that work to spay and neuter Italy's street cats. From Oct 7th to Oct 19, we offer a tour of Italy that focuses on some of the great Italian cat groups that work to spay, neuter and care for Italy's street cats. We feel it important to see how people are doing things to help animals in another country. Italy has been a No-Kill nation since 1991. We can see what is working, what needs improvement. Most of all we will meet dedicated individuals and the great cats they care for. The 'Cats and Culture' tour starts in Venice, then visits Padua, Florence, the Tuscan countryside, Arezzo, Siena and Rome. We will visit cats in Venice's main hospital, a Renaissance garden in Florence and cats living amid Roman ruins among other places. The tour only costs US $2,400 double occupancy. This does not include air fare, but includes lodging, transportation some meals, guides, entrance to the sites we visit. To find out more visit our website: www.friendsofromancats.org, San Francisco. Email Susan: rappwheel@aol.com |
| Petition to Help End Bear Farming in Korea |
| GERMANY
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Rebecca Stache, World Animal Day Ambassador |
With the support of Ursa Freedom Project, Rebecca started a petition which aims to help end bear farming in Korea. There are fewer than 20 Asiatic Black Bears roaming the Korean wild today, and they are kept in a highly monitored region and marketed as a tourist attraction. A staggering 1600 suffer in terribly inhumane, highly unregulated conditions at bear bile farms, awaiting slaughter for their parts. We must stop it now. Please help Bear Necessity Korea and Ursa Freedom Project by signing this petition. World Animal Day 2010 will be the last day to add your signature, so please hurry up! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/end-bear-bile-farming-in-korea |
| Information Stands throughout Italy |
| ITALY
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Loredana Versaci |
In Italy Oct 4 is particuarly dear, it's ST. Francis' Day (the only day that animals can enter a church). Like every year, we are going to have an event in almost every town with tables, videos, petitions etc. Italian activists are not so many but are very determined to change the ghastly conditions for our animals. I'll send you videos and pics of our events.
Thank you again, Loredana. If you would like to get involved with the events being organised by Loredana, please send her an email: dulcamara.lo@hotmail.it or petitpeste@gmail.com |
| Worldwide Campaign calling for Stricter Laws Against Animal Abuse |
| EUROPE
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Numerous Participants |
This is not a rally or even a protest, this is a Peaceful Worldwide Event to urge Governments to take animal abuse seriously by introducing stricter laws and more severe penalties.
We have from now until World Animal Day to collect at least 10,000 signatures in each participating country – at least this number of signatures are needed for Governments to sit up and take notice! On Sunday 3rd October, all participants are asked to hold a petition stand in their town to collect final signatures. Petition signatures will then be presented to Governments worldwide.
At the time of writing, there were already 129 cities around the globe participating in this ‘group campaign’ - We are the Animals’ Voice!
BELGIUM: Mathy Merbis and Brigitte Van Olmen - Osh, Antwerp; Magdalena Merbis – Antwerp.
HOLLAND: Maria Arias - The Hague; Vahana Hilke Eitner – Spoedje.
ITALY: Iside – Peidmont; Max Inturri; Lorendana; Michele Alf Nofur – Rome.
GERMANY: Maria Jager – Karlsruhe.
GREECE: Lale Alatli – Veria (Animal Friends Association of Imathia - ww.zoipets.com); Assimina Kouloukouri – Athens (Psychologists & Scientists United for the Protection of the Animals); Melpo Papadopoulou – Athens; Evi Vordoni – Athens; Vassilis Ayiannides – Chios (The Chios Island Animal Welfare Society).
BULGARIA: Joanna Karatsaneva – Sofia; Maria Stoinova – Sofia; Boriana Todorova – Ruse; Issy Budova - Sofia.
ROMANIA: Carmen Arsene (National Federation for Animal Protection); Daniela Dragomir; Cristina Zuba – Arad; APAM (Animal Protection Association); Claudia Popescu – Pascani; Marius Tanase – Bucharest; Magda Radu – Giurgiu; Oana Chirita, Bucharest (Save Animals); Joanna Kara – Sofia.
FRANCE: Joelle "Uranie" Light – Paris.
TURKEY: Ahmet Senpolat - Istanbul (HAYTAP Federation & Lets Adopt Global); Ahmet & Ivan & Firat – Istanbul; Serpil Tumur Usta – Istanbul, Cekmekoy, Beykoz (Sokak Hayvanlarýný Yaþatma ve Koruma Derneði); Guzide Erden – Istanbul; Ayse Doganci – Istanbul; Esma Dinmezer – Izmir.
FINLAND: Johanna Kostiainen.
SERBIA: Marija Soldo Stojanovic – Nis.
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Dragomir Mijic - Banja Luka (Drustvo NOA)
SWEDEN: Maria Kagelind – Stockholm (Animal Friends); Linda Kristensen – Landskrona (Help to stop abuse of stray dogs)
DENMARK: Herdis Daugbjerg; Flemming Schwarzenberg – Copenhagen
NORWAY: Ileana Carmen Carare – Troms.
ALBANIA: (Albanian Association for Welfare and Protection of Animals); Dritan Delia – Tirana; Ilir Luli – Kurbin.
CROATIA: Slaven Jelenovic – Zagreb.
SLOVENIA: Sarah Dolinsek – Ljubljana.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Zdenka Petrickova – Brno, Czech Republic.
SPAIN:
Araceli Vegan – Barcelona; Enrique Morea.
PORTUGAL: Arild Warud – Lisbon; Maria Jenkenson.
GEORGIA: Tinatin Chavchanidze – Tbilisi (Georgia Animal Rights Committee).
If you would like to organise a petition in your town, require further information or would like to contact someone who is already organising a petition in your country, please contact Tina Alaca who is co-ordinating this Worldwide campaign. Tina will provide you with everything you need including the petition wording for you to translate into your own language. The more people that are involved in collecting petition signatures, the louder our ‘Voice For The Animals’ will be! Email: alaca@isbank.net.tr Website: www.daugbjerg.info
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| Bearathlon |
| GERMANY
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Vier Pfoten (Four Paws) |
On 3rd October, Vier Pfoten will hold another Bearathlon at Bear Park Mueritz: Bears and forest are our focus on World Animal Day 2010. Compare your abilities (climbing, smelling, tasting...) with those of the bears. |
| Blessing Service for ALL Animals |
| AUSTRIA - Linz
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Parish of St Peter |
Animal Blessing for ALL Animals of the World. Sunday, 3rd October 2010, 09:15 AM. Event venue: Pfarre Linz - St. Peter, Tungassingerstraße 23a, 4020 Linz, Austria. Phone: +43 732 341442 Fax: +43 732 341442-4 Saint Francis of Assisi is the Patron Saint of Animals. His commemoration is on the 4th of October which is also World Animal Day. For many years all pets living within the boundaries of the Parish of St. Peter in Linz have been blessed individually during Holy Mass on the Sunday nearest World Animal Day. The animal blessing ceremony will take place in the church square, weather permitting. Incase of inclement weather, the service will take place in the church. Worldwide Participation possible! In previous years we've received many telephone calls and emails from people who were unable to come to the animal blessing with their pets for various reasons such as too far to travel or poor health. For those who are unable to attend in person, it's possible to post or email a photograph of their pet, with its name, for inclusion in the animal blessing service. We will display the photographs on the wall and they will receive God's blessing during the ceremony. Last year we received over 700 emails from around the world with more than 1000 pictures of animals requesting prayer and blessing. Dr. Judith Eigl, Veterinary Surgeon, has generously agreed to cover the cost of printing the colour photographs of all the animals. There is no charge for attending the service and, after the animal blessing, all participants will receive a photograph of the celebration by mail or email free of charge. Pfarre Franz Zeiger. Email: pfarre.linz.stpeter@dioezese-linz.at |
