Context
World Animal Day is a global initiative for animal rights. The day is celebrated on October 4 every year.
About the Day
- Aim: To ensure rescue shelters for the animals and launch animal welfare, raise funds, and conduct activities to spread awareness and better conditions of animal living.
- Theme for world animal day 2021: “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet.”
- World Animal Day dates as far back as when Heinrich Zimmermann organized the first celebration of the day in Berlin in 1925.
History of the day
- The date (October 4) was chosen in honour of Francis of Assisi, who was the patron saint of animals.
- This international day of action falls on the feast day of Francis of Assisi.
