Your furry, feathered, scaly, horned and woolly friends are featured here in our 2019 World Animal Day gallery.

World Animal Day on October 4 celebrates humankind's unique relationship with the animal kingdom, and acknowledges the numerous ways in which animals enrich our lives,says Greencross Australia.

You don't have to be an activist; you just have to care - buy a few tins of food for your local animal shelter; make a small donation to an animal charity; plant a shrub that will attract butterflies or birds to your garden; sponsor an animal in a shelter or sanctuary - the possibilities are endless.