World Animal Welfare Day 2021: Know its date, history, theme, significance and quotes and other-related facts
World Animal Welfare Day is celebrated annually on 4th October each year aiming at improving the welfare standards of animals around the globe .
This is the 96th World Animal Welfare Day being celebrated on 4th October, 2021
World Animal Welfare Day Theme
The theme for world animal day 2021 is “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet.”
World Animal Welfare Day History
The day initially was practiced as the feast of Francis of Assisi, who was known as the patron saint of ecology due to his kindness towards animals. In the year 1931, the World Animal Day was globalized at a conference held in Florence, Italy by the World Animal Protection Organization.
However, the first World Animal Day was organised on March 24, 1925, in the Sport Palace in Berlin, Germany and over 5,000 people were present for the event. It was founded by writer and animal activist Heinrich Zimmermann.
World Animal Welfare Day significance
The celebration of World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement, making the world a better place for all animals. It’s celebrated differently in every country, irrespective of nationality, religion, faith or political ideology.
The ecological life depends on animals and it is a necessity to maintain a balance in the life cycle. World Animal welfare Day focuses on the betterment of animals and spreads the need to stop animal cruelty
The celebration of the day also reflects the beautiful saying
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” –Anatole France.
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