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Every year, Zimmermann worked tirelessly on the promotion of World Animal Day. Finally, in May 1931 at a congress of the International Animal Protection Congress in Florence, Italy, his proposal to make October 4 as World Animal Day universal was unanimously accepted and adopted as a resolution. It is sometimes cited, incorrectly, that World ...
World Animal Day, now celebrated annually on October 4, was first staged by German zoologist and dog specialist Heinrich Zimmermann, with over 5,000 people attending at the Berlin Sport Palace. [128] Starting in 1929, World Animal Day would be moved to coincide with the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi.
World Wood Day [32] March 21 World Water Day: March 22 International Seal Day [33] March 22 World Meteorological Day: March 23 International Day of Zero Waste [34] March 30 World Aquatic Animal Day [35] April 3 World Rat Day [36] [37] [38] April 4 International Beaver Day [39] [40] April 7 Zoo Lovers Day [41] [42] April 8 Arbor Day: April 26 ...
Oct. 4 is World Animal Day and while there are many pets around Louisville ready to be spoiled, there are dozens of dogs, cats and other animals waiting for a chance to find love in their forever ...
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Alexandra Zimmermann is a conservation scientist specialising in conflict resolution in wildlife conservation based in Oxford, England, United Kingdom. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She is known for founding the IUCN Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and is also a researcher at the University of Oxford Wildlife Conservation Research Unit ...
One early January day in 1999, 51-year-old Georgene Martin, née Huber, received a delivery of red roses. Her husband had recently passed away, so the flowers didn’t seem completely out of the blue.
An Essay on Humanity to Animals is a 1798 book by English theologian Thomas Young. It advocates for the ethical treatment and welfare of animals. It argues for recognising animals' natural rights and condemns the various forms of cruelty inflicted upon them in human activities. Drawing on moral, scriptural, and philosophical reasoning, Young ...