World Animal Day

When Celebrated

Always on October 4th

Gifty-ness

About the Holiday

World Animal Day is a celebration of all animals throughout the world and a recognition of their beauty, intrigue and in many cases their interrelationship with humans. Today is a day to enjoy animals and to remember our role in providing a good world environment for them to thrive.

World Animal Day was started at an ecologist convention in Florence, Italy in 1931.^[1]. The date was chosen because October 4th is the Feast Day for Saint Francis of Assisi the patron saint of animals.

References

1. ↑ The Boston Globe: World Animal Day October 17th, 2008

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