Every year the world unites together on World Animal Day on October 4 for the improved treatment and well-being of animals everywhere. It started in 1931 in Florence, Italy when ecologists got together (promote)awareness of endangered species. Since then, the yearly event has been (use)as a way to connect animal welfare (福利)organizations, businesses and community groups to raise awareness for their work and fundraise.
In the past decades, China has done much to improve welfare of domestic and wild animals. The biggest symbol of China's official protection of animals can be found in the Wildlife Protection Law. First signed in 1988 and revised several times over the years, the law forces people to obey the protection of endangered species as well as ensuring a balance between the needs of wild animals and people.
This balance can be most (easy)examined in the case of Asian elephants. Asian elephants, although greatly treasured across different Asian (culture), have become endangered due hunting for their tusks (象牙). Asian elephants in China are mostly found in Yunnan province. Difficulties have arisen as the government has worked to strike a balance between protecting the endangered elephants and making up for farmers crops are eaten by these wild animals.
Through changes to the Wildlife Protection Law, the government has improved (harmonious)between local people and wildlife through policies (政策)and guidelines for the construction of separation facilities to prevent damage by wild animals.
In the spirit of World Animal Day, we can think more of ways to better protect both the animals around us and in the wild. We believe living conditions of wild animals are (get)better and better.
