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October 4, 2027

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World Animal Day

October 4 is World Animal Day, a date for the welfare of pets, farm animals, and wildlife.

The next date is October 4, 2027. Dates follow Mountain Time, America/Denver. Stories below are from the archive.

By Tazzora Editorial Team

World Animal Day Add to your calendar All dates For classrooms

How to take part

Free and safe. No fee, no student email, and no trip taken alone.

Care for a pet you already have: water, food, and rest.
Watch wildlife without feeding it people-food.
Read a rescue or conservation story before you share it.

For classrooms

A short prompt for a teacher to use with children. This page is for adults.

Sort animals the class knows into pets, farm animals, and wildlife, and name one kind care for each. Do not bring an animal in.

More stories a teacher can read aloud are in the Kids section.

Stories from the archive

A brown tabby cat lying down and looking at the camera

Granby, Colorado

Grand County opened a new animal shelter after neighbors pitched in

A leash-cutting in Granby marked the new Grand County Pet Pals shelter, with the doors set to open to the public on October 1.

Verified · Denver7

A brown and white dog sitting and looking at the camera

Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro is collecting supplies for the city animal shelter all month

Jonesboro Animal Services is taking food, litter, and cleaning supplies through October, and dogs adopted this month get a lifetime microchip.

Verified · Jonesboro Right Now

A yellow Labrador retriever lying on green grass

Norman, Oklahoma

Second Chance Animal Rescue in Norman opened a rebuilt shelter

The Norman nonprofit invited the public to a grand reopening, with new kennels and room to perform veterinary care on site.

Verified · News 9

A vegetated wildlife bridge crossing a highway, with no people on the span

I-25 near Castle Rock, between Larkspur and Monument

A wildlife overpass cut I-25 animal collisions by 91 percent

In the 10 months since the Greenland crossing opened near Castle Rock, drivers hit two animals on a stretch that used to see about one collision a day.

Verified · The Colorado Sun

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