World Animal Day press release 2016
27th September 2016
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday 27th September 2016 World Animal Day – October 4 – Your chance to tell the world that animals matter! Every year, a huge... Read moreAnnouncing the Winner of the World Animal Day Grant 2016
20th September 2016
We are delighted to inform you that this year’s winner is Dr Sulaiman Tameer Saeed who has been a World Animal Day Ambassador since 2010. This is the third consecutive... Read moreRapper and animal rights advocate
18th August 2016
"If we would make time to make a connection with just one animal, we and the entire world would greatly benefit from that emotional heart-to-heart spark. I invite you to... Read moreAnimals: Conscience and Rights
27th July 2016
Ara Ferris, WAD Ambassador Mexico, attended the presentation of the photo-documentary book “Animals: Conscience and Rights” on July 18, 2016. It was a great event that took place in Mexico... Read moreEkudvwaleni High School Spay/Neuter Clinic
27th July 2016
Report on Ekudvwaleni High School Spay/Neuter Clinic Saturday 25th June 2016. This clinic was a joint venture between ourselves (SAWS), Vusumnotfo (NGO), Waterford AWARE (Animals Welfare and Rabies Education) and... Read moreFree the innocent at Dehiwala Zoo
5th July 2016
Over the years concerned citizens of Sri Lanka, organizations, visitors to the zoo and the media have highlighted issues of suffering and inadequate care at Dehiwala Zoo, which have been... Read moreVictory for Children and Bulls
23rd June 2016
VICTORY! Michoacán, Mexico: statewide ban on participation of children in bullfighting. This legislative measure seeks to coincide with the Committee on the Rights of Children of the United Nations recommendation... Read moreAnother Victory Yucatan State
23rd June 2016
Araceli Ferris, WAD Ambassador Mexico and International Relations Co-ordinator of Movimiento Consciencia was part of an important event in Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico where a letter of agreement committing all stakeholders... Read moreWinner of World Animal Day grant is announced!
9th June 2016
THE WINNER IS............... 'People for Animals Ghaziabad', India. Project: In India it is common place for bullock carts and tonga carts to be overladen causing great distress, horrendous injuries and,... Read moreModel Animal Welfare Act
19th May 2016
Ethical, scientific, and policy developments have led to many countries seeking to introduce or improve national animal welfare legislation. This Model Animal Welfare Act has been prepared by World Animal Net... Read moreWorkshop: Our future from wetlands – sustainable lifestyles – aound management of wetlands in the Virunga National Park
10th March 2016
The Virunga National Park, located in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's oldest park. The park is home to huge rivers that constitute park wetlands, most of which... Read more2015 World Animal Day Grant Report
10th March 2016
The World Animal Day grant 2015 was awarded to the Tanzania Animal Welfare Society (TAWESO) In summary, the World Animal Day grant, sponsored by Naturewatch Foundation, funded a project in... Read morePoem for World Animal Day 2015
2nd February 2016
Susan Richardson is World Animal Day's poet-in-residence and in this specially-commissioned poem for World Animal Day 2015, she imagines an afterworld containing all the animals who have tragically become extinct over... Read moreLiberia Annual Report 2015
13th January 2016
Read about what Morris Darbo, our World Animal Day Ambassador in Liberia, and the Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society achieved for the country's animals and people in 2015. ... Read moreVictory! Veracruz, Mexico: Statewide ban on participation of children in bullfighting
12th January 2016
This legislative measure seeks to coincide with the Committee on the Rights of Children of the United Nations recommendation to Mexico this year, in which it expressed its concern for the... Read moreUK Comedian, Presenter, Actor, Comedy Writer
4th January 2016
"I give my wholehearted support for World Animal Day and I hope this compassionate initiative will unite people from all walks of life to help make a difference. Celebrating animals... Read more