
World Animal Day 2024 Awards Serbia – Priznanja ambasadora Svetskog Dana Zivotinja
ENGLISH
We would like to inform you about the upcoming celebration of the World Animal Day in our country, as well as the recognitions that have been traditionally awarded for the eighth year in a row to outstanding individuals and institutions that show exceptional interest and commitment to the promotion of the welfare and protection of animals in our country.
This year, the award will be given to the company DM Srbija (dm drogerie markt doo za trgovin Beograd) for socially responsible work, helping abandoned animals and animal protection organizations.It is extremely important that this company has recognized the protection of animals and the problem of abandoned animals as an important area that should be included in the funding and donation programs in its business, in order to help the many people and organizations involved in this business.
This step is very important for all other organizations and institutions that deal with the protection of animals and the promotion of their well-being, but also for the entire community, which in this way becomes aware and sensitized in order to understand the needs of animals and their status in society.
So far, this recognition has been awarded to outstanding personalities such as academician Dušan Kovačević, prof. Ph.D. Ratko Božović, singer-songwriter Aleksandra Kovač, actress Gorica Popović, director Goran Paskaljević, as well as socially responsible companies and organizations.
World Animal Day has been celebrated on October 4 since 1931. It started in Florence at a convention of environmentalists. At that time, this day was celebrated as St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment. Over time, it lost its religious significance and has long been a holiday for all animal lovers and protectors, regardless of religion and nation.
On this day, all animal protection organizations and animal shelters in the world open their doors to visitors, organize informative and educational stands, workshops, various types of education, collection of donations and various other activities.
The World Animal Day network brings together all the organizations that celebrate this day, and all work to protect animals and promote their well-being as best and efficiently as possible.
Every year we try to draw special attention to a certain area of animal protection, and this year it is the need for the local community – both individuals and institutions, organizations and companies – to be more actively involved in solving the problem of animal protection in their areas. This applies not only to pets, but also to wild animals with which we share the ecosystem in which we live together – birds, amphibians, mammals… It is necessary to recognize problems at the local level, point them out and try to solve them in cooperation with others actors and interested parties – since small actions and interventions to improve the living conditions of animals in the local environment can make a significant contribution and ensure long-term positive effects on a wider scale.
SERBIAN
Ovim putem želimo da vas obavestimo o predstojećem obeležavanju Svetskog dana životinja u našoj zemlji, kao i o priznanjima koje se već osmu godinu za redom tradicionalno dodeljuju istaknutim pojedincima i institucijama koje pokazuju izuzetno interesovanje i zalaganje za promociju dobrobiti i zaštite životinja u našoj zemlji.
Priznanje će ove godine biti dodeljeno kompaniji DM Srbija ( dm drogerie markt doo za trgovinu Beograd ) za društveno odgovoran rad, pomoć napuštenim životinjama i organizacijama za zaštitu životinja.
Izuzetno je važno to što je ova kompanija prepoznala zaštitu životinja i problem napuštenih životinja kao važnu oblast koju treba uvrstiti u programe finansiranja i doniranja u svom poslovanju, kako bi se pomoglo brojnim ljudima i organizacijma koji se bave ovim poslom.
Upravo ovakav iskorak je veoma važan za sve druge organizacije i institucije koje se bave zaštitom životinja i promocijom njihove dobrobiti, ali i za celokupnu zajednicu koja se na ovaj način osvešćuje i senzibiliše kako bi imala razumevanja i za potrebe životinja i njihovog statusa u društvu.
Do sada ovo priznanje dodeljeno je istaktnutim ličnostima poput akademika Dušana Kovačevića, prof. dr. Ratka Božovića, kantaurtorke Aleksandre Kovač, glumice Gorice Popović, reditelja Gorana Paskaljevića kao i društveno odgovornim kompanijama i organizacijama.
Svetski dan zaštite životinja obeležava se 4. oktobra još od 1931. godine. Počelo je u Firenci na konvenciji ekologa. U to vreme ovaj dan se proslavljao kao dan sv. Franje Asiškog, sveca zaštitnika životinja i životne sredine. Vremenom je izgubio svoje versko obeležje i odavno predstavlja praznik svih ljubitelja i zaštitnika životinja bez obzira na veru i naciju.
Ovog dana sve organizacije za zaštitu životinja i svi azili za životinje u svetu otvaraju svoja vrata za posetioce, organizuju informativno-edukativne štandove, radionice, razne vrste edukacija, prikupljanje donacija i razne druge aktivnosti.
Mreža Svetskog dana životinja okuplja sve organizacije koje proslavljaju ovaj dan, a sve radi što bolje i efikasnije zaštite životinja i promocije njihove dobrobiti.
Svake godine nastojimo da skrenemo posebnu pažnju na određenu oblast zaštite životinja, a ove godine to je potreba da se lokalna zajednica- kako pojedinci tako i institucije, organizacije i kompanije aktivnije uključe u rešavanje problema zaštite životinja u svojim sredinama. Ovo se odnosi ne samo na kućne ljubimce, već i na divlje životinje sa kojima delimo ekosistem u kojem zajedno obitavamo- ptice, vodozemce, sisare… Potrebno je na lokalnom nivou probleme prepoznati , na njih ukazati i pokušati rešavanje istih u saradnji sa ostalim činiocima i zainteresovanim stranama- pošto male akcije i intervencije na poboljšanju uslova za život životinja u lokalnoj sredini mogu dati značajan doprinos i obezbediti dugoročne pozitivne efekte na širem planu.
- Contact Name: Ivan Kurajov
- Contact Email: ivan.kurajov@worldanimalday.org.uk
- Location: Serbia
- Organised by: World Animal Day Ambassador Serbia