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World Animal Day - a special opportunity for anyone who loves animals


MISSION STATEMENT - WORLD ANIMAL DAY

  • To celebrate animal life in all its forms
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  • To celebrate humankind’s relationship with the animal kingdom
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  • To acknowledge the diverse roles that animals play in our lives – from being our companions, supporting and helping us, to bringing a sense of wonder into our lives
  • To acknowledge and be thankful for the way in which animals enrich our lives

If you care about animals, don't miss this special opportunity to help make animal welfare issues front page news around the globe - a vital catalyst for change!

Be part of something special - find out how you can
get involved in celebrating World Animal Day.

World Animal Day was started in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence as a way of highlighting the plight of endangered species. October 4 was chosen as World Animal Day as it is the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

Since then, World Animal Day has become a day for remembering and paying tribute to all animals and the people who love and respect them. It's celebrated in different ways in every country, with no regard to nationality, religion, faith or political ideology.

Since the official World Animal Day website was launched on 4 October 2003, the number of events taking place throughout the world has increased year upon year, and with your help we can ensure this trend continues.

And that is the aim of the World Animal Day initiative: to encourage everybody to use this special day to commemorate their love and respect for animals by doing something special to highlight their importance in the world.

Building the World Animal Day initiative is a wonderful way to unite the animal welfare movement and something that everyone can join in with whether they are part of an organisation, group, or as an individual. Through education we can help create a new culture of respect and sensitivity, to make this world a fairer place for all living creatures.

On this website you will find everything you need to make World Animal Day a reality in your area and there's no better time than now to start making plans! If you care about animals, don't miss this special opportunity to help make animal welfare issues front page news around the globe - a vital catalyst for change.

Be part of something special - World Animal Day is not linked to any one individual, organisation or campaign, but belongs to everyone. 

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In New Delhi, JBF celebrate by organising a procession with the children wearing animal masks, and carrying banners and a Dhol (a double-sided barrel drum) which attracted the attention of passers by. JBF has an animal welfare wing that runs Mobile Cattle Clinics and a Welfare wings that runs informal schools for children that live in slums or on the street.

In recognition of World Animal Day, SPANA in Jordan work with the Ajloun Agriculture Department to vaccinate dogs against rabies and raise awareness amongst the population about responsible dog ownership.

Wildlife Alliance's Kouprey Express - a mobile environmental education unit, celebrates World Animal Day in Cambodia by holding an animal art competition for orphans and vulnerable children in Phnom Penh.