This month features several sad and sobering remembrances – people with access to dogs are encouraged to seek one out for consolation.
August 1 is Emancipation Day, marking 192 years since the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect across the British Empire.
August 6 is Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the nuclear bombing of these two cities.
August 22 is the UN’s International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.
August 23 is UNESCO’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.
It is often said that every dog has their day: August 23 is International Dog Day.
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