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October 4 – World Animal Day

 Posted on October 4, 2021


This is an update of my post published on October 4, 2010:

October 4 - World Animal Day

This worldwide holiday, which began in 1931, celebrates animals and their relationship to humanity. It started as a way of bringing attention to the plight of endangered species, but it has come to encompass all sorts of events and celebrations—from vaccinating dogs to holding animal art competitions to collecting fur coats for use as blankets at animal shelters!
Click the World Animal Day website to find out what’s happening in your area.

October 4 - World Animal Day

This is a day to…

…pamper your pets. By which I don’t mean buying your dog a ballgown or a diamond collar!

October 4 - World Animal Day

October 4 - World Animal Day

Instead, I’m talking about taking the time for a cuddly grooming session with all the stuff your pet actually enjoys (brushing?), or a great play session, or washing their bedding and their water bowl and making everything fresh and nice.

October 4 - World Animal Day


…spay or neuter your pet, or update its vaccinations. 

…learn more about endangered animals, perhaps using these World Wildlife Fund “toolkits.”
…adopt a stray cat or dog.

October 4 - World Animal Day


…”adopt” an animal cause
…take action to help the environment

We humans cause a lot of problems for the environment, what with pollution, climate change, loss of forest, and so forth. But we are also able to escape some of the problems we cause. We build indoor spaces with filtered air and water and air conditioning, for example, and stay more comfortable in an increasingly uncomfortable Earth.

But animals can’t as easily escape pollution and warming and also can’t always cope with loss of habitat. Not just individual animals suffer and die—whole entire species suffer and go extinct.

Any time you help the environment, you help animals.

 

October 4 - World Animal Day


Also on this date:



October 4 - World Animal Day
Anniversary of Snoopy’s debut 








October 4 - World Animal Day
Lesotho’s Independence Day





October 4 - World Animal Day

Ten-Four Day





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October 4 - World Animal Day
Cinnamon Roll Day in Sweden


October 4 - World Animal Day



National Taco Day



October 4 - World Animal Day


Birthday of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes




October 4 - World Animal Day


National Ship in a Bottle Day





October 4 - World Animal Day

St. Petronius Day in Italy



October 4 - World Animal Day

Blessing of the fishing fleet in South Africa


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Great Books Week 

(First full week of October)



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Mystery Series Week 
(First full week of October)



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World Architecture Day 


(First Monday in October)


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World Habitat Day

(First Monday in October)




Plan ahead: 

Check out my Pinterest boards for:
  • October holidays
  • October birthdays
  • Historical anniversaries in October

And here are my Pinterest boards for:

  • November holidays
  • November birthdays
  • Historical anniversaries in November

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