I’m Bailey, I’m 10 years old and in year 5. I love animals and think that all of us should do a little more to help them. All schools have the same yearly fundraising days that are all related to humans. Children in need, poppy day, comic relief. Why is there no nationwide yearly school fundraising day for animals? Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could support animals too?

The human population is thriving and because of this, things get worse and worse for animals. They need our help.

Like most children do, I love to dress up and wear non uniform to school when we have a fundraising day. Most parents happily pay voluntary donations on those days. I think that we should have a fundraising day for animals in all schools across the country, with all the £1 donations going to animals. The ideal day for this would be around World Animal Day - October 4th -but any day would be great.

It doesn’t mean that we can’t just get on with our lessons as normal on that day. We can dress up and raise money and do lessons as usual at the same time. Thinking about all the good that could be done for our animal friends with the raised money, makes me very happy. They are all so precious.

Taking a responsibility for the animals around our planet should start at school. We learn about them in school, right from being in nursery!  An animal fundraising day in school will show that we care. They deserve a day!

Thank you so much to my amazing school Copley Juniors for supporting this petition. I hope that more schools will join us. I am going to ask as many schools and nurseries as I can if they are in support of this petition and then make a collage with all the supporters logos.

Please sign and share.

Thank you.

Bailey