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World Animal Day
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Humans have lived alongside animals for hundreds of
thousands of years.
Over the
years we
have
domesticated
animals that
have some
use to us:
We have also ‘tamed’ other animals. These animals
still have wild instincts and were unsuitable for
domestication or simply could not be domesticated.
They have lost some of their natural fear or mistrust
of humans. Which other animals have humans
‘tamed’?
The animals we have domesticated have proven to be very
useful over the years and we use them now for a variety of
different reasons. Can you think why we might use these
animals?
Rats
Bombdetection
Camels
Transporting
people and
goods
Cattle
Ploughing,
meat and
milk
Over years we have developed different uses for
animals, dogs were used for guarding but now, for
example, they can detect many items and also work
as assistance dogs.
We no longer rely on animals
to move around or to provide
us with an income.
In many countries though, they still heavily rely on
working animals.
Without
them they
would not
be able to
travel to
work, to
buy or sell
food or go
to a
doctor.
Without them
they would
not be able to
earn an
income from
farming, sell
goods at a
market or
fetch clean
water.
People also
rely on
working
animals in
industries
such as
tourism.
Animals can provide people with a lifeline. They rely
on them to provide transport, to provide them with
food and also simply for companionship.
There has been a special day made to celebrate
animals and our relationship with them. It is held on
October the 4th and is called ‘World Animal Day’.
In celebration of this day
SPANA is holding a
competition.
S
Society for the
P
Protection of
AN
ANimals
A
Abroad
Now before we explain the
competition we should probably
tell you who ‘SPANA’ are first!
Working animals provide
a vital service to their
owners, but their owners
have hardly any money
to provide for
themselves. If the animal
gets injured or sick then
they cannot afford to go
to a vet.
That’s where SPANA
comes in. We help
provide free veterinary
treatment and help
teach owners how to
prevent and treat some
injuries and diseases.
We also help educate owners about harmful traditional practices
that can lead to infections and even the death of the animal.
Training is provided for local vets and veterinary students.
We are there in times of emergencies such as drought. We have
provided emergency feeding programmes to ensure essential
livestock has enough food to survive.
Educating the next generation of animal owners is vital. We work with
schools to run animal clubs and also offer lessons at some of our
veterinary clinics. There are also mobile buses that travel the country
with interactive, informative animal displays.
Children are excited to learn about animals but sadly lack even
basic equipment such as pencils, paper and books.
And that’s where you and World Animal Day come in!
We’d like you to
write a short story
for children aged 8
with the title ‘How
the donkey saved
my family’.
Donkeys are often
mistreated and
misunderstood so
we’d love to hear a
positive story about
them!
•The winning book will be used in our
Education programmes.
•It should be set in one of our countries
which runs an education programme;
Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Mali,
Mauritania, Morocco or Tunisia. See
our website for country information.
•We will be translating the book in to the
local language.
•The story should be no more than 500
words.
You will receive a copy of the book, some photographs of it
being used and a personalised video message from the country
it is being used in.
If you are taking part as a school or group then the adult
organising it will pick three winning stories and three runners
up.
Individual entries can be sent by email to
[email protected]
Once you’ve entered tell all your friends about it! Use the link
on our webpage to tweet your entry or update your status on
Facebook.
Entries need to be in
by 31st October.
To find out more go to :
www.spana.org
Good luck and happy
World Animal Day!