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 Upcoming Events
NATIONAL HOMELESS
ANIMALS’ DAY -- AUGUST 20, 2005
National homeless Animals’ Day
and Candlelight Vigils publicize dog and cat overpopulation in its
overwhelming magnitude, to increase public awareness of the millions of dogs
and cats killed in shelters annually for lack of homes and to emphasize the
importance of spaying and neutering companion animals. From 1992, 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.The Candlelight Vigils,
perhaps more than any other event, dramatize the significance of the
overpopulation problem, and why the killing must stop. Dedicated shelter and
animal control personnel, who must kill the animals at the cost of their own
grief, plan beautiful, moving vigils. Many read the names of the animals and
the dates they were killed from identification collars used in shelters.
Music, prayers, readings and speeches are also often part of the vigils.
As a part of National Homeless Animals’ Day,
many governors and mayors sign proclamations written by ISAR. These
declarations urge people to act responsibly by having their companion
animals spayed or neutered to help curb pet overpopulation, ultimately
putting an end to the killing of healthy but homeless animals.
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