Today is World Animal Day Celebrated Worldwide.

World Animal Day is celebrated each year on 4 October. It started in Florence, Italy in 1931 at a convention of ecologists as a way of highlighting the plight of endangered species. Since then it has grown to encompass all kinds of animal life and is widely celebrated in countries throughout the world. October 4 was chosen as World Animal Day as it is the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

Did you know that as many as 11 million species could be living on the planet!

If you would like to learn more about animals and endangered species check out Planetpals Animals Page.  You can learn about the oldest animals and species on earth, how many species have been documented, what species are extinct, what is an endangered species and more.

Remember to CARE and TAKE CARE. Every creature on earth has a role in the environment and the world in which they live. Each one is important, so we don't want to lose any!