{"id":1119,"date":"2025-10-21T07:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/network.rvrising.com\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2025-10-21T07:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:22:42","slug":"project-animalaid-commemorates-world-animal-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/lifestyle\/project-animalaid-commemorates-world-animal-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Project AnimalAid commemorates World Animal Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Celebrating compassion, sustainability and global care for animals<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">BOULDER, Colo.<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">Oct. 4, 2025<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0In recognition of World Animal Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4525220-1&amp;h=1066474656&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectanimalaid.org%2F&amp;a=Project+AnimalAid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Project AnimalAid<\/a>, a Boulder-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is reaffirming its mission to improve animal health and promote environmental sustainability through collaboration and resource redistribution.<\/p>\n<p>World Animal Day is an international day of action celebrated annually on Oct. 4 to raise awareness about animal welfare and promote compassionate treatment of all animals \u2014 domestic, wild and farmed. Observed in more than 100 countries, it unites advocates, organizations, and communities in a shared commitment to protecting animals and advancing their well-being through education, advocacy, and action.<\/p>\n<p>For Project AnimalAid, the day underscores the vital connection between compassionate care and planetary health.<\/p>\n<p>Project AnimalAid collects surplus veterinary equipment, technology, and medical supplies from hospitals (veterinary and human), manufacturers, zoos, and individuals, redistributing them, free of charge, to veterinarians and animal care professionals in underserved communities worldwide. This model not only improves animal welfare \u2014 from street dogs to endangered wildlife \u2014 but also reduces waste and supports environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;World Animal Day reminds us that every act of kindness toward animals contributes to a healthier, more humane world,&#8221; said Meghan Curtis, executive director of Project AnimalAid. &#8220;Our work is rooted in the belief that improving animal welfare and reducing medical waste go hand in hand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This World Animal Day, Project AnimalAid invites individuals, veterinary professionals, and organizations to take action:<\/p>\n<div class=\"pull-right inline-gallery-container col-md-8 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"gallery inline-gallery\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 clearfix\">\n<p><!-- if video\/audio\/not yotube --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4525220-1&amp;h=2511824648&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectanimalaid.org%2Fhelp-now&amp;a=Donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Donate<\/a> surplus supplies or make a financial contribution<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4525220-1&amp;h=3406840978&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectanimalaid.org%2Fvolunteer-opportunities&amp;a=Volunteer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Volunteer<\/a> time or expertise<\/li>\n<li>Share Project AnimalAid&#8217;s mission and amplify awareness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn more or support Project AnimalAid, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4525220-1&amp;h=194688153&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectanimalaid.org%2F&amp;a=www.projectanimalaid.org.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.projectanimalaid.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About Project AnimalAid<\/b> <br class=\"dnr\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4525220-1&amp;h=1066474656&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectanimalaid.org%2F&amp;a=Project+AnimalAid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Project AnimalAid<\/a>\u00a0is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and welfare of animals around the world while also benefiting the planet. Project AnimalAid collects donated veterinary equipment and supplies from veterinary and human hospitals, medical equipment and supply manufacturers, zoos and many other sources. In turn, Project AnimalAid provides these invaluable items, free of charge, to its more than 125 animal welfare nonprofit partners in 43 countries working on the frontlines for animals in need. For more information, visit projectanimalaid.org.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE Project AnimalAid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>This release is auto-published via PR Newswire; our journal is not responsible for the content.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/project-animalaid-commemorates-world-animal-day-302574800.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating compassion, sustainability and global care for animals BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 4, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0In recognition of World<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,92],"tags":[347],"class_list":["post-1119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-pr-newswire","tag-project-animalaid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2223,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119\/revisions\/2223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}