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2006

Animal Radio - October 2006
America's most listened-to pet-related radio show raised some interesting points about World Animal Day and humankind's relationship to companion animals.
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The Ark - Winter 2006
The Journal of Catholic Concern for Animals contains a round up of ecumenical World Animal Day events held throughout the UK.

The Gloucestershire Echo - 29 September 2006
A preview of the ground-breaking meeting between animal welfarists Naturewatch (UK), Tierhilfswerk (Austria) and SPA-SOS (Ukraine) with the city hall of Kyiv to develop a humane stray animal control policy.

Toronto Star - 15 October 2006
In its trivia column '10 things we learned this week', this Canadian paper included a fascinating fact from the WAD website!
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Veterinaria - October 2006
The Italian veterinarian's professional journal's feature on Pet Therapy had a World Animal Day slant to it.
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2005

Malaysia Star - 8 October 2005
Featured a report about Selangor SPCA's Pet Adoptathon, which was launched on World Animal Day.

Warren Advocate - 6 October 2005
A regional newspaper from New South Wales, Australia, comments on World Animal Day.
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Warrnambool Standard - 3 October 2005
Featured a report on a World Animal Day animal blessing service at Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.

Pacific Daily News - 3 October 2005
Included an announcement about Guam Animals in Need's (GAIN) World Animal Day event at the GAIN shelter.

Bendigo Advertiser - 3 October 2005
A regional newspaper from Victoria, Australia, reports on Bendigo Animal Shelter's 'Paws for a Cause' family fun day.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer - 2 October 2005
Featured a report on one of the many animal blessing services that took place across the Philippines for World Animal Day 2005.

The Statesman - 29 September 2005
The Indian daily newspaper encouraged its readers to get involved in World Animal Day, a day widely celebrated in India.
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The Herald and Post Perth - 29 September 2005
This Scottish weekly newspaper published a special feature for World Animal Day/Animal Action Week highlighting local wildlife protection organisations.
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The Cat - Autumn 2005
The official journal of the British charity Cats Protection contains a news piece on World Animal Day, encouraging its supporters to join in and raise funds. 

www.999today.com is website of news stories from the UK and around the world. In 2005 it began series of articles devoted to organisations and individuals involved in World Animal Day. The articles are as follows:

How the Nigerian animal welfare group SWAP links animal and human welfare to raise awareness.
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This year saw the launch of the 10th edition of Naturewatch's Compassionate Shopping Guide.
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2004

The following selection of magazines and journals are just some that covered World Animal Day in 2004.

The Nepali Times - 4 October 2004
The weekly cartoon in the Nepali Times, 'The Adventures of Herojig', featured World Animal Day.
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The Manila Sunday Times - 3 October 2004
A photo caption story on the front page of this Philippine Sunday paper showed animals waiting for rabies vaccination at a WAD initiative in Makati City.

The Guardian - 2 October 2004
This British national daily paper published a humorous, but also thought-provoking, column by Justine Hankins on WAD and the WAD website.
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A.M. Costa Rica - 1 October 2004
This English language newspaper in Costa Rica previewed WAD events and took the opportunity to make some ecological points in an article entitled 'Monday is a day to think about the animals here'.
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The Western Sun Tenerife - 23 September 2004
Tenerife's free newspaper reproduced information from the WAD website to introduce a series of articles on animal welfare problems.
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Animals and You - September 2004
This monthly magazine for seven- to ten-year-old girls who love animals used the WAD website to inspire a selection of things to do on World Animal Day.
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Child Education - August 2004
This monthly magazine for teachers of four- to seven-year-olds carried an article in which teachers described what they did with their classes for WAD last year.
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2003

The following selection of magazines are just some that published articles on the launch of World Animal Day in the UK in 2003.

BBC Learning is Fun - October 2003
A monthly magazine for parents of Key Stage 1 children, offering advice and ideas for supporting their children's work at school.

Bird Keeper - October 2003
A monthly magazine that includes veterinary and expert advice about bird-keeping, plus lots of information and fascinating facts about birds.

The Veterinarian - October 2003
A monthly magazine containing news and clinical features for veterinarians and veterinary nurses within Australia and New Zealand.

Atropos - September 2003
A magazine devoted to moths, butterflies and dragonflies. Atropos is published three times a year.

Junior Education - September 2003
A monthly magazine for teachers of primary school children.

Paws4Rescue - September 2003
A monthly magazine read by anyone interested in animal rescue work.
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The Ark - Winter 2003
The magazine of the Catholic Study Circle for animal welfare.

Our Cats - 18 July 2003
A newspaper for cat lovers and cat breeders.

Child Education - June 2003 A monthly magazine for teachers of infant school children.
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Inside Soap - 26 September 2003 A small article featuring the Naturewatch World Animal Day eBay celebrity auction.
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The Gloucestershire Echo - 09 October 2003 Article highlighting Naturewatch's World Animal Day activities.
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'Thought for the Day' (Huw Spanner) - 4 October 2003
Today Programme, BBC Radio 4
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'Baghdad Zoo' - 5 October 2003
Animal Planet, Discovery TV Channel

www.parishpump.co.uk - September 2003
Parish Pump is an online resource for editors of parish magazines.

www.uksafari.com - August 2003
A website for anyone interested in the wildlife and countryside of Britain. Features facts, photos, and a free newsletter.

www.greendirectory.net - 12 August 2003
An online resource with environmental news, jobs pages, events listing and directory of environmentally-friendly services and products.

www.ourcats.co.uk - 20 July 2003
The online version of Our Cats newspaper, providing news and information about all thing feline.

www.ukpets.co.uk - 2 July 2003
An online directory of pet product suppliers with news page, events listing and jobs directory.

www.wildfile.co.uk - Summer 2003
An independent website providing information on UK wildlife and environmental issues.

www.animalrescuers.co.uk - 10 April 2003
Useful website for anyone involved in animal rescue work.

www.k9magazine.com - (worldwide news)
Interactive website for dog lovers, packed with information, advice and feature articles.

 

PRESS COVERAGE 2007
Press coverage of World Animal Day in 2007