World Animal Welfare Day: How You Can Make a Difference and Save a Life

Sep 26, 2024

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World Animal Welfare Day is coming up and here’s how you can get involved! On October 4th, this global event is dedicated to raising awareness surrounding the vital importance of animal welfare and promoting ways to be better at caring for and treating animals across the globe. In this article, we are going to be sharing ways to get involved during this annual day of awareness. So, without further ado, let’s begin.

Since its establishment, World Animal Welfare Day’s aim has been to highlight topics such as endangered species, care for animals, and so much more. To this day, we have seen thousands of charities and organisations raising money and awareness to help the animals of our planet.

Why Does This Day Matter?

Animals play a critical role in to how our planet operates, from therapy pets to animals that benefit our ecosystems, it is time that humans give back and take care. Here are three reasons why World Animal Welfare Day matters:

Animal Cruelty Awareness
Advocacy for Legal Reforms
Promotes Ethical and Compassionate Choices

How You Can Get Involved :

There are many ways you can get stuck in and raise awareness this October 4th, take a look below:

Fundraising Opportunities.
Adopt an Animal or Raise Awareness for Adopting Animals.
Attending Educational Events Such as Workshops and Conferences.
Drive Awareness and Become an Advocate by Attending Marches, Social Media Campaigns, Signing and Sharing Petitions, and More.

Here at Changing Lives at Carrington, we have dedicated the last 4+ years to helping animals find their forever home. Through our team’s hard work and dedication to this charity, we have successfully and most importantly safely rehomed over 1600 animals. From cats to guinea pigs, every animal deserves a loving home and a happy life, and that is why we run this organisation.

From promoting animal rights to encouraging action, there is so much to do on this annual day of awareness and here is how you can get stuck in and help save an animal’s life.