World Animal Day 2012

What is World Animal Day?

MISSION STATEMENT - WORLD ANIMAL DAY

• To celebrate animal life in all its forms
• To celebrate humankind’s relationship with the animal kingdom
• To acknowledge the diverse roles that animals play in our lives – from being our companions, supporting and helping us, to bringing a sense of wonder into our lives
• To acknowledge and be thankful for the way in which animals enrich our lives

World Animal Day was started in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence as a way of highlighting the plight of endangered species. Since then it has grown to encompass all kinds of animal life and is widely celebrated in countries throughout the world. October 4 was chosen as World Animal Day as it is the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

It is intended as a day of celebration for anyone in the world who cares about animals. It is not restricted to any one nationality, creed, religion, political belief or ideology.

Launched in the UK on 4 October 2003, organisations, groups, animal shelters, places of worship, schools, clubs and individuals participated in what was to become an annual event and, quite simply, helped make history!

Since the official World Animal Day website was launched in 2003, the number of World Animal Day events taking place throughout the world has increased year upon year and with your help we can ensure the trend continues.

And that is the aim of this website, to encourage everybody to use this special day to commemorate their love and respect for animals by doing something special to highlight the importance of animals in the world.

We are sure you will agree that, building the World Animal Day initiative is a wonderful way to unite the animal welfare movement and something that everyone can join in with whether they are part of an organisation, group, or as an individual.

Please see the World Animal Day website for more details.
 

Would you like to get involved with ACE for World Animal Day 2012? 

If so please contact us with your ideas.

'HUG YOUR PET' for previous World Animal Day's with ACE!

We invited everyone who signs up for our E-Newsletter, or who is already an ACE supporter to send us a photo of themselves hugging their pet(s) or a special animal in their lives, and email the pictures to us, so we can add them to the gallery below. 

The ACE World Animal Day photo gallery was published on World Animal Day!  If you emailed us your picture - Don’t forget to look out for you and your pet on this page!

ACE's free veterinary hospital in Luxor welcome all visitors to come and see our facilities and the work which we do. We are also providing free health checks by a vet to all animals, free washing facilities as we do every day. We care for the animals of Egypt every day and will continue to do so on World Animal Day with even greater smiles as we acknowledge and are thankful for the way in which animals enrich our lives and the relationship between animals and all that they do for us humans.

If you would like to hold an event for World Animal Day this year, or next, or any other fundraising event at any time of year please contact us on supporter@ace-egypt.org.uk