October 4 is World Animal Day And St Francis Day

 World Animal Day on October 4 is all about recognizing the vital role animals play in our lives, our companions, working partners, wildlife, and the beings who share our planet. It’s a global call to celebrate, protect, and advocate for their well‑being. 

For the pet‑blogging community, it’s a natural fit: sharing stories that highlight compassion, posting educational content about responsible care, amplifying rescue groups, showcasing adoptable pets, or even creating themed art and badges that inspire others to get involved. Bloggers can turn their platforms into little beacons of kindness - reminding readers that every act of care, no matter how small, contributes to a world where animals are valued and protected.

The birds are flying south already and they are denuding the trees of all the nuts and fruit. What we can do is support our Overwintering Birds. Birds have highly active metabolisms and require calorie-dense food to maintain their body heat in extreme cold, especially when natural nut and fruit yields have failed. What We are doing at our house:

Provide High-Calorie Foods

Fill feeders with black oil sunflower seeds, shelled peanuts, and high-quality suet blocks. Suet and peanuts offer the dense fats and protein necessary for birds to survive freezing nights.

Offer a Clean Water Source

Finding liquid water can be harder for birds than finding food in freezing temperatures. Consider using a heated birdbath or an immersion heater to keep a shallow water source from freezing.

Maintain Feeder Hygiene: 

Because many birds will crowd around the remaining food sources, clean your feeders bi-weekly with a diluted bleach solution (one part bleach to nine parts water) to prevent the spread of avian diseases.

St Francis Day

Many churches in Canada celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi on October 4 each year. The feast commemorates the life of St Francis, who was born in the 12th century and is the Catholic Church’s patron saint of animals and the environment. It is a popular day for pets to be “blessed”.

The world has been celebrating St Francis since 1228 when Pope Gregory IX pronounced St Francis a saint - That is 798 years ago! The pope also laid the foundation stone for the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, Italy. The church, also known as Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi, is a UNESCO world heritage site.

World Animal Day and St Francis Day

 

Today is a celebration for animal lovers like you and me everywhere.

October 4, is our chance to mobilize into a global force, to take action against animal cruelty, neglect and unfair treatment and make the world a better place for all animals.

Why October 4?

It’s the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, so what could be more fitting?

This Year's Theme is Save Animals! Save the World!

We congratulate Samar from Egypt for submitting this wonderful theme! It reminds us of the connection between animal welfare and the health of our planet. From the loss of biodiversity  and habitat destruction to industrial farming, factory farms and pollution, the ways that we treat animals have a direct impact on the environment – and vice versa.

By conserving keystone species, we can preserve the diverse habitats that surround them. This means that safeguarding animals like tigers or wolves, it means their corner of the Earth being protected from harm.

When we stand up against wildlife crime, preserve their home (habitat), fight against the cruelty of factory farming, and ensure the well-being of our much loved pets, we contribute to a more sustainable and compassionate world.

World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement, mobilizing it into a global force to, making the world a better place for all animals. Each one of us can make a difference – together we make change! Be part of something special. 

 

Marv and Furrends

 

 

For more information, visit the World Wide Head Quarters!

https://www.worldanimalday.org.uk/

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World Animal Day

 

 https://www.worldanimalday.org.uk/

 

The idea of World Animal Day was originated by Heinrich Zimmermann, a writer and publisher. He organised the first World Animal Day celebration on 24 March 1925 in Berlin, and 5,000 people attended!
In 1929, it was moved to October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi (the patron saint of ecology, including animals).
Every year, Zimmerman worked tirelessly on the promotion of World Animal Day. Finally, in May 1931, at a congress of the world’s animal protection organisations in Florence, Italy, his proposal to make World Animal Day on October 4 universal
was unanimously accepted.
Today, World Animal Day is celebrated in many ways around the globe!

 

Are YOU ready to make a difference for animals on #WorldAnimalDay?
Join the movement to recognise ALL species and let’s work together to help animals on October 4!
To learn more:
https://www.worldanimalday.org.uk/get-involved

 

We went to their website and got for a couple of hours reading about all the things that are happening around the world on Animal Day! Wowzers! Here is just one of the things we learned.

 

Wild Animals are all around us where we live. This year we have seen a moose walk down our street and the local wolves are now 3 packs. The deer population is only slightly larger, there is a herd of elk on Ingram Mountain (hanging around the hay farm). A small herd of mountain sheep has come into the lower valley because of the mitigation burning happening up on the hills around the valley and even though we have NOT seen the bears, we have seen their poop! There was an abundance of marmots - which made the new eagles happy. We have 3 new nesting pairs. There is a cougar that travels up and down the river (there could be 2 or more others) and lots of bobcats have been spotted. It is so nice to live in the wilderness and most of the people who live in the area appreciate it. We are glad we live in a community supports the wildlife initiatives and World Animal Day.