Saturday, December 23, 2023

2024… How You Can Help the Animals and your Community!

Did you know that your unique special gift and talent can change the plight and history for animals in greater ways than you can ever imagine. It could possibly set you on a path that you have only dreamed of in terms of fulfilling your destiny. Make a commitment to make new friends, encourage others and save lives!


  1.  Organize an event that will bring awareness for the homeless animals.
  2.  Visit your local shelter and adopt a pet.
  3.  Help bring awareness for spay- neuter programs and chained dogs in your community.
  4.  Donate your talent to a local shelter, spay-neuter, humane or rescue group. Everyone has a gift.
  5.  Connect with other animal lovers/advocates and start a coalition to help animals.
  6.  Donate newspaper, toys, beds or food to your shelter, rescue group-whatever they will take.
  7.  Promote education. Ask an educator to coordinate a project during the year.
  8.  Take action through your local government if problems exist at your shelter.
  9.  Never ever give up in seeking solutions to injustices that are happening to animals in your community.                                                                                                             
  10.  Post adoptable pics or websites that help animals in your emails and in the workplace.

 

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

New York Week for the Animals is coming October 5-13, 2019!


NEW YORK - Sept. 30, 2019 --- Animal World USA International is pleased to announce Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an encouraging Letter of Support for New York Week for the Animals October 5-13, 2019! 

During the extraordinary week also previously proclaimed by Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Bill deBlasio, animal shelters, rescue groups, wildlife centers, educational institutions and humane organizations across the entire state will be hosting fun-filled special events which will be saving lives, building relationships, helping animals and strengthening communities. Educators, students, businesses and caring citizens across the state will be joining in to celebrate and help the animals.


Events will include adoption events, low cost & free spay/neuter events, R.E.A.D. dog programs in libraries, dog training classes, scores of blessings for the animals, youth activities for the animals, foster home drives, 5k's, fundraisers for homeless animals, feral cat workshops, horse events, pet food donations, farm animal sanctuary events, Blessings for the Animals, wildlife camps, bird tours/activities, nature educational/meet caretakers presentations, donation drives, and therapy animals visiting hospitals and living-assisted homes.

Also to be included are a salute to our working K-9 and handlers, pet care & safety seminars, low cost vaccinations, educational & tabling events, vegetarian meetups, and celebratory fall festivals for families to enjoy friendship, food, music on behalf of the always amazing animals. Scores of precious lives will be saved and lasting new relationships will be formed in communities during the dynamic week which will have over 125+ events in the spotlight!Please note that events and activities will be added even through the official week to add to the excitement and further save lives. For more info, please see the exciting website and learn how to become involved at http://www.nyanimals.org/

Thursday, June 7, 2018

10th Annual Washington, DC Week for the Animals Celebration May 26-June 3, 2018 Proclaimed by Mayor Muriel Bowser! 


The dynamic week underscored  community spirit throughout the Washington, DC metro area as the citizens and welfare organizations joined together to help and celebrate the amazing animals.

WASHINGTON -- Animal World USA is pleased to announce that the 10th Annual Washington, DC Week for the Animals was celebrated May 26-June 2, 2016!  DC Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a proclamation during the week! The dynamic week underscored community spirit throughout the Washington, DC metro area as the citizens and welfare organizations joined together on behalf of the amazing animals.This special week celebrates DC animals and the outstanding leaders who are paving a new future on their behalf. This year teh celebration included an emphasis on MLK50 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King.

To further add to the excitement, George Washington University Law School hosted the much-anticipated DC Animal Law Night event, featuring an extraordinary panel of leaders, attorneys and advocates addressing current national and metro issues, that will be transformative to all in attendance. Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Caisson Horses and Walter Reed Army Medical Center animal-assisted therapy events will also be spotlighted during the week!

Washington, DC Week for the Animals highlighted humane organizations, shelters, sanctuaries, businesses, students, advocates, community leaders, decision makers and caring citizens in an action-packed, compassionate week of fun-filled activities for the animals and you!

In teh spotlight were a multitude of tail-wagging dog and fun-loving feline pet adoption events, Memorial Day festivals, blessing of the animals, ways to help and adopt retired military K-9's, free and low cost spay/neuter opportunities, low cost micro-chipping, Memorial Day events featuring animals, activities to help/adopt the horses and wellness clinics to help the animals unified teh community.

The calendar featured approximately 75 activities including metro area park events for the animals, a focus on wildlife, pet food/supply donations, veggie events & meetups, volunteer opportunities, a salute to the military and so much more!

The Washington, DC Week for the Animals celebration continues to build new relationships for the animals, strengthen communities and save precious lives. Visit the official website for complete contact and event information at http://www.dcanimals.org/

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Governor Matt Bevin Proclaims Kentucky Week for the Animals Celebration April 21-29, 2018!

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - April 19, 2018 - PRLog -- Animal World USA is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Kentucky Week for the Animals celebration will kick off Saturday, April 21st and go through Sunday, April 29, 2018. The week will bring underscore community spirit as people come together on behalf of the animals in the beautiful Bluegrass state that has given us a love and appreciation of horses unlike any other state in our great union.

This extraordinary week will feature awesome animal-themed events at Kentucky libraries, Earth Day events across the state, pet first aid classes, ways to volunteer to help animals, scores of awesome multiple pet adoption events, feedings for the farm animals, festivals and pet first aid awareness, Paint Your Pet fundraiser for the Pitties, ways to help the feral cats, Audubon Birding Festival, Owl Weekend, free and low cost spay/neuter opportunities, veggie events, activities to help the felines, 5Ks, Unleash Your Inner Hero dinner and auction, dog training classes, New Vocations Open House,  BBQ for the equines, unique ways to help the retired racehorses, youth activities, pet food banks, free and/or low cost vaccinations, a salute to the working K-9's, the military and much more!

Fun-filled event events are planned for the amazing week approaching for Kentucky animals! Precious lives will be saved and communities transformed during this exciting week. The annual Kentucky Week for the Animals will continue to build new relationships for the animals and people in a community-strengthening manner. Visit the official website for complete contact and event information at  http://kentuckyanimals.org/

Monday, March 26, 2018

Florida Week for the Animals Coming March 31-April 8, 2018!


(Tampa, FL) The 9th Annual Florida Week for the Animals will be celebrated from March 31-April 8, 2018! During the extraordinary week, animal shelters, rescue groups, educational institutions and humane organizations across the state will be hosting over 100 fun-filled animal-related special events that will be saving lives, building relationships, helping animals and strengthening communities. Educators, students, businesses and caring citizens across the state will be joining in to celebrate and help animals.

Events in the spotlight will include pet adoption events, low cost spay/neuter & vaccination events, Easter pet promotions, Volunteer days at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, thank you to Eglin Air Force handlers and K-9’s, displays and R.E.A.D. dog programs in libraries,Veg meetups, Painting for Pups, low cost cat spay neuter ops, Tree donations/sale to citizens for upcoming Arbor & Earth Day, Greyhound adoptions & awareness events, children’s book donations, horse adoptions/help with supplies events, pet food donations, Manatee activities for the family, farm animal sanctuary events, wildlife center activities and therapy animals visiting hospitals and living-assisted homes.

Also to be included are search & rescue orgs, vegetarian and vegan meetups, parrot education classes, low cost clinics, puppy & dog training, educational events and fun-filled activities for families to enjoy friendship, food, music on behalf of the always amazing animals. There is more being planned!
Precious lives will be saved and exciting new relationships will be built in communities during the exciting week. For more info, please call 901-454-0807 or visit http://www.floridaanimals.org/;

Monday, January 15, 2018

India Week for the Animals is coming January 20-28, 2018!


The 7th Annual India Week for the Animals kicks off January 20-28, 2018 and is spotlighting animal organizations, welfare initiatives, sanctuaries, campaigns, students, artists, educators, community leaders, decision makers and caring citizens in a week of awareness-building activities for India's animals.


The week features opportunities to help farm animals, wildlife events, educational activities, veggie and vegan events and meetups, advocate for India's animals, bird tours, advocate events, film showings, low cost services, species/animals who need our help and much more! All these activities and events will shine the spotlight on the amazing animals and compassionate people throughout India.

Organizers released a statement saying, "We are grateful again to underscore the devotion and love for animals from India's people that is admired and respected throughout the world. We are extremely grateful for the gracious response that the animal welfare organizations and people have shown. Together we further seek to help the amazing animals and build wonderful new relationships that will last a lifetime! We encourage everyone to support India's animals and organizations."  Visit http://www.indiaanimals.org/


Tuesday, December 12, 2017

"Eulogy on the Dog" by George Graham Vest

George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830 – August 9, 1904) was a U.S. politician. Born in Frankfort, KY he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman and finally a US Senator. He is best known for his "a Man's Best Friend" closing arguments from the trial in which damages were sought for the killing of a dog named Old Drum on October 18,1869. Below is his summation to the jury which won the case.



"Gentlemen of the Jury:  The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man’s reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us, may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads.
The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog. A man’s dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master’s side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer. He will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings, and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.
If fortune drives the master forth, an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes his master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by the graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even in death."