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Coming up in August are two important days for our nation’s pets:
August 16th: International Homeless Animals Day, sponsored by the International Society for Animal Rights.
According to the ISAR’s website, ISAR was the first organization in the United States (and probably the world) to use in its corporate name the moral principle of “animal rights.” The first federal and the first state court legal decisions to invoke the moral principle “animal rights” were in cases brought by ISAR.
Not sure how this group has gone unnoticed by me until now but it’s definitely worth mentioning.
According to the President’s Message from a 2007 Newsletter, ISAR inititated the first Homeless Animals Day in 1992. They “launched a crusade to enlighten society, our elected officials, and the media about the urgent need to spay/neuter our companion animals in an effort to halt the massive killing of millions of unwanted dogs, cats, kittens and puppies each year in our nation’s shelters.”
ISAR began National Homeless Animals’ Day and Candlelight Vigils to publicize dog and cat overpopulation in its overwhelming magnitude. National Homeless Animals’ Day and Candlelight Vigils, commemorated on the third Saturday of August each year, have grown enormously in both number and content. Animal Rights/Welfare organizations, as well as individuals from around the world have taken part in the event to increase public awareness of this issue. In the U.S, it is now recognized in most states as National Homeless Animals Day. The group encourages locally organized vigils to run on these days. See their website for more info.
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free pet eCard to other pet lovers on National Homeless Animals Day this year!
August 23rd: National Dog Day 2008, created by the National Dog Day Foundation, National Dog Day has two goals: to honor dogs and to rescue dogs from homelessness and abuse. It’s an opportunity for us to recognize and appreciate the value and importance of dogs in our lives.
According to the National Dog Day’s website, “National Dog Day serves to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year, and acknowledges family dogs and dogs that work selflessly each day to save lives, keep us safe and bring comfort.
National Dog Day’s founder, animal behaviorist, author and founder of the Animal Miracle Foundation, Colleen Paige, felt it was time to honor dogs more than we do now, to give them a day, to show appreciation for our deep connection to each other - for their endearing patience, unquestioning loyalty, for their work, their capacity for love and their ability to impact our lives everyday in the most miraculous ways. National Dog Day wishes to encourage dog ownership of all breeds, mixed and pure - and embraces the opportunity for all dogs to live a happy, safe and abuse-free life.”
