Save the Date: World Animal Day 2024

As you’ll know, World Animal Day takes place on 4 October, and we like to mark and celebrate the day at our October Open Day – which this year takes place on Sunday 6 October (weather permitting!).

This year’s theme for World Animal Day is: ‘The world is their home too’ which we wholly support. Sadly there are far too many people in the UK and around the world who forget this! At Remus we work tirelessly to care for animals and raise awareness of animal welfare to ensure that no animal is born to die. However, we can only do this with your generous help and support. We would love to see you at our Open Day – you can purchase tickets online now – and there are lots of other ways to get involved. For instance, get creative with the World Animal Day Mug Competition, plan your own event or just share the love on social media. The World Animal Day website has lots of resources on its website to help get you started.

World Animal Day is a day for animal lovers worldwide. It exists to raise the status of animals everywhere and to improve the standards of their welfare around the globe. 4 October is a chance to take action against animal cruelty, neglect and unfair treatment and aims to make the world a better place for all animals.

The idea for World Animal Day came from Heinrich Zimmermann, a writer and publisher of a German magazine called Mensch und Hund (Man and Dog). He organised the first World Animal Day celebration on 24 March 1925 and over 5,000 people. Since then, thousands of passionate animal lovers and advocates have taken part in the World Animal Day celebrations.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday 6 October, if not before, when we’ll be marking and celebrating World Animal Day. For other dates when you can visit the Sanctuary over the summer months, please view the Remus Events pages.