Costa Rica World Animal Day Sunday: Get Involved and Show the Animals You care

On Sunday, October 9, Costa Rica celebrates World Animal Day, to celebrate animal life in all its forms, humankind’s relationship with the animal kingdom and to acknowledge the diverse roles that animals play in our lives – from being our companions, supporting and helping us, to bringing a sense of wonder into our lives.

The celebration Sunday includes a march against animal abuse.

The activity aims to collect thousands of signatures supporting the law against animal abuse. The march leaves at 10am from Parque Central and ends at the Plaza de la Democracia.

Several veterinarians and organizers will give talks on animal welfare. Attendees will also be offered entertainment activities.

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.

Since then, World Animal Day has become a day for all animals and the people who love and respect them, and is celebrated in different ways in every country with no regard to nationality, religion, faith or political ideology.