International Day of Remembrance for Animals Killed by Humans

The Day of Remembrance for Animals Killed by Humans was established by animal rights activists On November 6, people light candles in memory of animals that died due to human fault, willingly or unwillingly Finding accurate statistics on the death of “our little brothers” is not easy, but even individual figures make you shudder During the 70s of the last century, about 60 thousand African and Asian elephants were killed by hunters Over 10 years (from 1964 to 1974), 9 million monkeys were captured in Peru: for export and for consumption In the 70s and 80s, France and Italy set a kind of anti-record for bird catching In 1975, about 7 million birds were sold around the world, most of which died during transportation over long distances in difficult conditions According to Interpol, the market for trade in exotic animals is second only to drug trafficking in volume, leaving behind even the sale of weapons The annual volume ranges from 6 to 20 billion dollars Many creatures are doomed to die during transportation Every year, 53 billion farm animals die, 100 million animals are destroyed for their fur, and the same number die during scientific experiments The situation is no better with those who were tamed by man many years ago The number of stray dogs and cats is growing Sterilization of such animals, microchipping and vaccinations is rare Many of them die under the wheels of cars, die of hunger in closed basements, and become victims of dog and cat hunters Sometimes quite happy pets die because the owners do not comply with the conditions of their care Man is the only creature on the planet that has moral obligations to other species Many people are beginning to understand that everything in nature is interconnected, so protecting rare and endangered animals is a vital matter, an objective necessity The famous zoologist and naturalist J Durrell devoted his entire life to this, quite rightly arguing that zoos should not only be entertainment enterprises (this is a secondary mission), but also promote the conservation of species by creating viable populations He described in detail all the nuances of keeping animals in captivity in books such as “Zoos”, “The Zoo in My Luggage”, “New Noah”, “Ark on the Island” What can each of us do to protect fragile and diverse wildlife, you ask? Everything is much simpler than it might seem: • do not kill animals, no matter how useless, insignificant and unattractive they may seem; • eliminate cruelty to living creatures of nature; • do not kill an animal for fun; • be careful about the habitats of animals After reading this article, just pet your pet, play with him, buy him something tasty Animals depend on us in many ways, therefore, as befits “big brothers,” we need to be wise and strong There are many monuments in the world dedicated to dead animals (and, in one way or another, humans are to blame for their deaths) "Sympathy" (Moscow) Monument to the stray dog ​​Boy The dog lived in an underground passage He was killed by a woman whose fighting dog got into a fight with a boy The monument bears the inscription: “Sympathy Dedicated to humane treatment of homeless animals" Monument to Laika (Moscow) Unlike the little-known Boy, this mongrel dog became a celebrity This is the first animal to be in space Unfortunately, the 1957 experiment ended unsuccessfully The four-legged astronaut died Pavlov's dog (St Petersburg) A monument with a fountain located on Aptekarsky Island Many discoveries in the field of physiology were made thanks not only to the genius of the academician, but also to his nameless assistants Mouse (Novosibirsk, Akademgorodok) A cozy mouse with knitting in its paws (if you look closely, it is knitting a DNA molecule) is a monument to laboratory animals, opened in the summer of 2013 This is a symbol of gratitude for help in studying the mechanisms of hereditary diseases and in the development of new medications "Animals at War" A memorial dedicated to animals who became victims of World War II is located in Hyde Park (London) On the wall are bas-reliefs depicting an ox, a mule, a camel, a horse, an elephant, a cow, a cat, a dog, and carrier pigeons These animals did their best to help people survive the global tragedy