World Rabies Day is a global health awareness campaign that highlights the importance of vaccination and responsible pet ownership to eliminate rabies deaths. The date commemorates the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur, the French chemist and microbiologist who developed the first rabies vaccine. The initiative is coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control and supported by the World Health Organization to advance the Zero by 30 goal. It serves as a reminder that human deaths from dog-mediated rabies are entirely preventable through timely post-exposure prophylaxis and mass dog vaccination.