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If ever there was a date to mark with a "white paw", it's October 1! Every year, it celebrates World Animal Day. All over the world, various actions are taken to protect, respect and love animals. Whether pets or wild animals, all species are honored. For the second time, Marseillan is taking part in this day dedicated to those with whom we share the planet, and whom we must protect at all costs.World Animal Day program14h to 18h: Workshops and gamesA mini-farm to meet ponies, donkeys, alpacas, goats and poultryA make-up stand to transform yourself into an animalBoard games on the theme of animals with the Marseillan LudothèqueBut also, creative workshops to create animals:?Group ORIGAMIS workshops at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 pm, offered by "Des plis et vous "MODELING WORKSHOPS: 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 pmBUILDING WORKSHOP: 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 pm.Draw small animals on a wooden plate.Cut them out, sand them and color them if necessary.Exhibition of sculptures, paintings and photographs based on the cat. Collection of kibbles by the Association Le Chat MarseillanaisParticipatory animation "L?hôpital des tortues" to raise awareness of the emergence and protection of turtles by CestMed.The Réserve Naturelle Nationale du Bagnas will be offering a range of games: treasure chest (skulls, beaks, feathers, carapaces?), magnetized panels on reed beds, beak game, migration game, amphibian life cycle, insects, etc. Discover local biodiversity, understand the dangers for small fauna and identify solutions to neutralize these dangers. Seahorse game with the CPIE Bassin de Thau, exhibition of the Ailerons association and presentation of its programs to protect marine animalsAnim?Empathe will be offering activities for children as part of PECCRAM (a program to educate children about dogs and the risk of accidental bites), learning to read dogs and living well with them? The SPA de Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole will be on hand to provide information on adoptions, volunteer work and financial donations.3:30pm Show: "Le plastique à la dérive" (Plastic adrift) by Cie "Les papillons bleus" (Blue butterflies) Music and puppet showEmbarked on an Asian-scented aquatic fable, angry marine animals rise up to sing about the urgency of a plastic continent adrift. This astonishing crew sails through a moving, sincere and poetic musical odyssey, taking turns to make the ocean?s voice heard. An epic full of hope, the outcome of which is yet to come, and depends on each and every one of us?6pm: Prize-giving ceremony for the "Our animal friends" photo competitionThe best photos in each category will be rewarded.See the best photos selected by the jury on display throughout the day in the Place du Théâtre.