Date:
Saturday, 4 October 2014
[1]World Animal Day was started in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence as a way of highlighting the plight of endangered species.
October 4 was chosen as World Animal Day as it is the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
Useful:
[4]Teacher resource.
International Fund for Animals Welfare Australia, provides an education hub including:
- Animal Action Education
- Elephants Never Forget worksheet
- "Cats,Dogs and us" classroom video