World Animal Day an international day of action for animal rights, and their well-being begins to be celebrated. It is a significant day in which the well-being of both our domestic animals and wild animals is recognized.
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About World Animal Day
On this day, the protection and safety of the animals are very important. Some of the animals have started going extinct due to excessive hunting and killing of these animals for the purpose of sport, feeding, and selling.
Thanks to World Animal Day the killing and hunting of such rare species have stopped and the hunting of still common animals has reduced at a large scale.
What Day Is World Animal Day Celebrated?
World Animal Day was established on the 24th of March in Germany and was started by Heinrich Zimmermann, a cynologist. He organized the first celebration at the sports palace in Berlin, which was reportedly attended by over 5,000 people.
World Animal Day is an annual event celebrated on the 4th of October the Francis of Assisi; the patron saint of animals. It is supported by a number of celebrities, such as Anneka Svenska, Brian Blessed and Melanie C
Why is World Animal Day Important And Its Influence On Society?
World Animal Day is recognized annually because of the decrease in the animal population. With more and more animals going extinct, a solution was required to reduce the unnecessary killing and hunting of these animals.
Help bring about awareness and improvement education worldwide so animals can live, feed, and reproduce more freely without hunting, killing, and trading these animals. It is also to celebrate the animal’s welfare and rights.
The positive influence of World Animal Day is the way it has brought different people, states, and even countries together under one motive: to save and guard the welfare and rights of animals. It has also improved education worldwide, and animals now live as they desire.
Why Is It Important To Celebrate World Animal Day?
The protection of animals worldwide is important to stop these beautiful animals from going extinct. Thus, this animal will remain here for our future generations to come.
It also improves the academic system by allowing students to study and make friends with domestic animals. Like they say, `the dog is man’s best friend`
Some of these animals are also very helpful, serving as comforters and security for humans. Scientists also study some of these animals for the purpose of better understanding the earth, how old it is, and human evolution.
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Things To Do On World Animal Day
- Volunteer; volunteer to help animals and get involved in the matter. Search for a meaningful way to make a difference in your society
- Protests against the killing of animals; protests against the hunting of these animals.
- Stand against the buying and selling of these animals and report cases.
- Adopt a pet; be an animal lover, and own one yourself to support the organization fighting for animal welfare and rights.
- Plan an event; bring people together to raise awareness and help the cause.
