Key facts
- Official name
- World Animal Day
- Type
- International
- Date
- October 4
- Next time
- October 4, 2026 ( 2026-10-04 )
- Frequency
- annual
- First time
- March, 1925
- Related to
- Feast of Saint Francis , Season of Creation
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.worldanimalprotection.cr/nuestras-campanas/sintiencia-animal/dias-de-los-animales/dia-mundial-animales
- Image
- Giotto - Legend of St Francis - -15- - Sermon to the Birds.jpg
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Article
Logo for Naturewatch Foundation, a U.K based charity who Leads World Animal Day. World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
The World Animal Day movement is supported and endorsed by a number of celebrities.