World Animal Day: From Awareness to Action for Global Wildlife

World animal day is a worldwide celebration which includes all the animals in it to be appreciated on every 4 October. This is the day to show love and concern to all animals, either they are your pet or not. This day gives public an opportunity to understand and realize the importance and role of animals in our lives.

World Animal Day History

The history of animal day dates back to 1925 when 1st celebration was made by the Heinrich Zimmermann in Berlin. Zimmermann was a publisher of a German magazine named, “Man and Dog”.  This event was launched to educate people about the betterment and welfare of animals.

Afterwards in 1948, this day was moved in winter as the Australians were making celebrations with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). Animal day has another credit too, being the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, who was the patron Saint of animals.

Importance

Animal day is very vast event that includes all the animals in it to honor and appreciate them. This is the event to let people know about the life and challenges of the diverse species on our planet. Not only this, it also reminds us their important role that they play in the world, as well as teaches people to protect and care them.

Animal Day related Holidays

Although, there are many holidays related to animals, yet the most common are enlisted below:

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How to Celebrate Animal Day?

Get involved

Take part in the celebration of the animal day by involving yourself in the official events on the world animal day. You can educate people about animals or simply discover the unknown facts about animals.

Adopt a pet

Giving a good life to some animal can also be very good idea to celebrate this day. You just need to visit a nearby animal shelter and choose a pet for you.

Clean beaches

In order to make the marine life good, you can arrange a beach cleanup on the animal day. Gather people and clean the beaches as discarded plastic poses a significant threat to ocean animals.

Explore about animals

Watch some movie or documentary based on animal’s life and their problems. If you are a book reader then visit some nearby library to explore about the lovely and diverse creatures on our planet.

Domestication and Care

Domestication and care is very common activity which can be easily seen anywhere in the world. We can domesticate the animals that are capable to live in captivity. However, domesticating wild animals is not recommended at all. Seeing your needs and facilities, you can choose a pet for you from unending list of animals.

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