World Animal Day
Last Sunday was World Animal Day – the 4th October is the awareness day which tries to raise the status of animals in order to improve their welfare standards around the globe.
To achieve this, World Animal Day encourages animal welfare organisations, community groups, youth and children’s clubs, businesses and individuals around the world to organise events in celebration of World Animal Day. Involvement is growing at an astonishing rate and it’s now widely accepted and celebrated in a variety of different ways in many countries.
This year’s theme is – Towards a Plant Based Future – with events taking place across the globe. Normally, events are organised under the World Animal Day umbrella and are publicised on their website. Their Global brand ties all the worldwide events together and helps smaller grassroots groups with raising media awareness of their work and fundraising.
MISSION OF WORLD ANIMAL DAY
To raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe. Building the celebration of World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement, mobilising it into a global force to make the world a better place for all animals. It’s celebrated in different ways in every country, irrespective of nationality, religion, faith or political ideology. Through increased awareness and education we can create a world where animals are always recognised as sentient beings and full regard is always paid to their welfare.
Although there are fewer events taking place this year due to the global pandemic, why not check out their website to find out how different cultures celebrated – www.worldanimalday.org.uk. You might even find some new ideas and get inspired to get involved and plan your own local event for next year’s World Animal Day.