Today’s session was dedicated to the World Animal Day.
World Animal Day is celebrated each year on October 4. It started in Florence, Italy in 1931 at a convention of ecologists.
On this day, animal life in all its forms is celebrated, and special events are planned on locations all over the globe.
4 October was originally chosen for World Animal Day because it is the feast day of Francis of Assisi, a nature lover and patron saint of animals and the environment. Numerous churches throughout the world observe the Sunday closest to 4 October with a Blessing for the Animals.
However, World Animal Day has now gone beyond being the celebration of a Christian saint and is today observed by animal-lovers of all beliefs, nationalities and backgrounds.
We have decided to check the attitude of the club members towards animals. The majority had pets in childhood. At present we have an equal number of cat-lovers and dog-lovers.
We shared the experiences about the cats and dogs. Then we talked about exotic pets. The club member with an exotic pet is Anastasia – she keeps a land turtle.
The discussion touched the issue of stray animals in the Ukrainian cities. This topic is rather controversial - the victims of stray animals demand safety on the city streets.The animal- lovers protest against the methods used by the communal authorities (poisoning and cruel killing of animals).
The club member Oksana asked to inform the club members about the activity of the Dnipropetrovsk animal protection organization “Vernost’” (Loyalty) and suggested cooperation for those willing to volunteer. www.vernost.dp.ua
The second part of the meeting was communication with our good friend – the Fulbright exchange participant Prof. Virginia Kleist.
She presented to the club a banner of her University and asked numerous questions about her state and University. Mrs. Virginia suggested that the club members studying or working in IT might help her with a scientific survey. The suggestion was cheerfully accepted and hopefully will help the Americans to understand better the situation in the Ukrainian IT.
Have a look at more pictures, please
World Animal Day is celebrated each year on October 4. It started in Florence, Italy in 1931 at a convention of ecologists.
On this day, animal life in all its forms is celebrated, and special events are planned on locations all over the globe.
4 October was originally chosen for World Animal Day because it is the feast day of Francis of Assisi, a nature lover and patron saint of animals and the environment. Numerous churches throughout the world observe the Sunday closest to 4 October with a Blessing for the Animals.
However, World Animal Day has now gone beyond being the celebration of a Christian saint and is today observed by animal-lovers of all beliefs, nationalities and backgrounds.
We have decided to check the attitude of the club members towards animals. The majority had pets in childhood. At present we have an equal number of cat-lovers and dog-lovers.
We shared the experiences about the cats and dogs. Then we talked about exotic pets. The club member with an exotic pet is Anastasia – she keeps a land turtle.
The discussion touched the issue of stray animals in the Ukrainian cities. This topic is rather controversial - the victims of stray animals demand safety on the city streets.The animal- lovers protest against the methods used by the communal authorities (poisoning and cruel killing of animals).
The club member Oksana asked to inform the club members about the activity of the Dnipropetrovsk animal protection organization “Vernost’” (Loyalty) and suggested cooperation for those willing to volunteer. www.vernost.dp.ua
The second part of the meeting was communication with our good friend – the Fulbright exchange participant Prof. Virginia Kleist.She presented to the club a banner of her University and asked numerous questions about her state and University. Mrs. Virginia suggested that the club members studying or working in IT might help her with a scientific survey. The suggestion was cheerfully accepted and hopefully will help the Americans to understand better the situation in the Ukrainian IT.
Have a look at more pictures, please
The number of participants – 24
persons.
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