Every year, on October 4, people around the world come together to celebrate World Animal Day, also known as World Animal Welfare Day.

• It serves as an International Day of Action for the rights and well-being of animals.
• This date was chosen because it coincides with the feast day of Francis of Assisi, who is the patron saint of animals.
• World Animal Day is a global initiative that brings together the animal welfare movement to work towards creating a better world for all animals.
• The theme for World Animal Day 2023 is “Great or Small, Love Them All”. The goal of this year’s World Animal Day is to elevate animal care standards globally by promoting animal rights. Animals should always be acknowledged as sentient creatures.