August 17 - World Homeless Animal Day

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Every year, on the third Saturday of August, World Homeless Animals Day is celebrated. An unusual date appeared on the calendar at the initiative of the International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR). The organization made this proposal in 1992 and its initiative was supported by animal welfare organizations around the world.

The date of World Homeless Animal Day is unique for each year. It is in 2019 that it falls on August 17. At its core, this is not a holiday, but an occasion to address the problem of homeless animals and tell the maximum number of people about their tragic fate .

Around the world on this day will be held educational and charity events. Volunteers from different countries will hold concerts, competitions and auctions to help raise funds that will be sent to help homeless animals. And most importantly, today is a good chance to find a host for a street dog or cat.

One of the main tasks of World Homeless Animals Day is to awaken the owners' conscious attitude to their role in order to prevent the replenishment of stray cats and dogs due to uncontrolled breeding of pets. To this end, some veterinary clinics will sterilize cats and dogs free of charge.

The problem that Stray Animals Day draws attention to is really very acute. Shelters for stray tails are sorely lacking. And despite the fact that the first law aimed at protecting animals from cruelty was adopted in the UK back in 1822, humanity is still frivolous to our smaller brothers.

“The moral progress of a nation can be measured by how that nation treats animals,” said Mahatma Gandhi. It is the attitude towards the weak and defenseless representatives of our planet that determines the moral values of each of us. A person can be an exemplary family man, a successful specialist and possess a lot of virtues, but if he is cruel to animals he can hardly be called a truly good person. Remember this! If possible, help homeless animals and take responsibility for pets.

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