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Ukrainians mark World Animal Day, protest animal abuse (PHOTOS)

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Animal rights activists rally to mark World Animal Day at Independence Square in Kyiv on Oct. 4, 2020.
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

Several dozens of animal rights activists gathered on Oct. 4, 2020 at Independence Square in Kyiv to mark the World Animal Day and protest animal abuse.

This day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare, marked annually on Oct. 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.