International Animal Rights Day
December 10 · Level 7 · #694 of 2238
International Animal Rights Day asks people to remember that animals feel pain and fear, and that protecting them is a matter of conscience. It draws attention to cruelty and harmful practices.
How it is celebrated: activists hold rallies and information stands, shelters open their doors, and many people try plant-based meals or help stray pets for the day.
The date is deliberate: it falls on Human Rights Day, which lets organisers stress that caring for people and caring for animals go together. It is not an official UN observance, though.