World Animal Welfare Day Quick Facts
| Event Name | World Animal Welfare Day () |
| Event Level | International Day |
World Animal Welfare Day Brief
World Animal Welfare Day is celebrated every year on 04 October. This day is also the birthday of St. Francis of Assisi, who was a great patron of animals. This day was started in the year 1931 at the conference of Ecologists in Florence, Italy.
World Animal Welfare Day Objective
The purpose of World Animal Welfare Day is to improve animal welfare standards, and to seek the support of individuals, groups, and organizations and to show love for animals so that their lives can be enabled and better. For this reason this day is celebrated as "Animal Lover's Day".
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World Animal Welfare Day Celebrations:
World Animal Welfare Day is indeed an important day. It reminds us of many things through various means in which animals increase our quality of life.
Many days are organized on this day. That is, such as the World Animal Welfare Campaign, the inauguration of rescue shelters for animals, and organizing fund-raising programs, etc.
Apart from this, a lot of information related to wildlife is also shared through TV and computer in schools and colleges. Apart from this, the program of building shelter for animals by many organizations is also sponsored by volunteers.
Laws for Animal Welfare:
Many laws and acts have also been arranged for animal welfare. For example, "Cruelty to Animals Act 1835" which is the first act in the context of animals in the world, which was established in Britain. After this the "Animal Protection Act 1911" came to light. As a result of which a US national law called "Animal Welfare Act, 1966" came to light to protect animals.
In India, for the protection of animals, the “Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1966” was introduced. It was in the year 1965 that the UK government started an investigation campaign for the welfare of animals. The principal investigator of this campaign was Prof. Roger Brambell. This campaign was started in view of the concerns raised in the book "Animal Machine" by Ruth Harrison. This book was published in 1964.
In this context Professor Roger Brambell presented his report. Based on this report, the British Government established the "Animal Welfare Advisory Committee" in 1967. Later this committee was converted into "Farm Animal Welfare Council" in the year 1979. According to the first guidelines of this committee, it was said that first of all the animals should have the freedom to sleep and stand. At the same time, they should also have the freedom to move and move.
In the UK, the "Animal Welfare Act 2006" led to a number of consolidations in the context of animal welfare. Several organizations have since launched several campaigns under the guidelines of the United Nations (A Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare).
Ethically, the United Nations in its Universal Declaration calls for recognition of animals as sentient beings in the context of pain and suffering. After this, he also said that all the welfare work done in respect of animals is in the form of social service.
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World Animal Welfare Day FAQs:
World Animal Welfare Day is observed every year on 04 October.
Yes, World Animal Welfare Day is an International Day that is celebrated every year on October all over the World.