Editing Doris Day (section)

==Activism==
During the filming of ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]'', Day observed the mistreatment of animals in a marketplace scene and was inspired to act against animal abuse. She was so appalled at the conditions with which the animals used in filming were kept that she refused to work unless they received sufficient food and proper care. The production company erected feeding stations for the animals and fed them every day before Day would agree to return to work.

In 1971, she cofounded Actors and Others for Animals and appeared in a series of newspaper advertisements denouncing the wearing of fur along with [[Mary Tyler Moore]], [[Angie Dickinson]] and [[Jayne Meadows]].{{Sfn|Patrick|McGee|2006|p=132|ps=, photograph of ad.}}

In 1978, Day founded the Doris Day Pet Foundation, now the Doris Day Animal Foundation (DDAF).<ref name="Grudens2001">{{cite book|last=Grudens|first=Richard|title=Sally Bennett's Magic Moments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R6M6S4t4ejcC&pg=PA115|access-date=August 8, 2013|year=2001|publisher=Celebrity Profiles Publishing|isbn=978-1-57579-181-4|page=115}}</ref> An independent nonprofit [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)(3) grant-giving public charity]], DDAF funds other nonprofit causes that promote animal welfare.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dorisdayanimalfoundation.org/about.html|title=About DDAF|newspaper=Doris Day Animal Foundation|access-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref>

To complement the Doris Day Animal Foundation, Day formed the [[Doris Day Animal League]] (DDAL) in 1987, a national nonprofit citizens' lobbying organization on behalf of animals.<ref>{{cite book|title=Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul: Stories about Pets as Teachers, Healers, Heroes, and Friends|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QIPdhSiMN48C&pg=PA385|access-date=August 8, 2013|year=1998|publisher=HCI Books|isbn=978-1-55874-571-1|page=385|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175143/http://books.google.com/books?id=QIPdhSiMN48C&pg=PA385|url-status=dead}}</ref> Day actively lobbied the [[United States Congress]] in support of legislation designed to safeguard [[animal welfare]] on a number of occasions, and in 1995 she originated the annual [[World Spay Day]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Join 'Spay Day USA' campaign|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19950131&id=EUNWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3068,7529821|access-date=January 15, 2016|work=[[Gainesville Sun]]|date=January 31, 1995}}</ref> The DDAL merged into the [[Humane Society of the United States]] (HSUS) in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/06/AR2006090601770.html|title=Merger Adds to Humane Society's Bite|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=June 5, 2007|first=Judy|last=Sarasohn|date=September 7, 2006}}</ref>

The Doris Day Horse Rescue and Adoption Center, which helps abused and neglected horses, opened in 2011 in [[Murchison, Texas]] on the grounds of an animal sanctuary started by Day's late friend, author [[Cleveland Amory]].<ref name="Patrick-Goudreau2011">{{cite book|last=Patrick-Goudreau|first=Colleen|title=Vegan's Daily Companion: 365 Days of Inspiration for Cooking, Eating, and Living Compassionately|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZNN8Cgwmj3kC&pg=PA49|access-date=August 8, 2013|year=2011|publisher=Quarry Books|isbn=978-1-61058-015-1|page=49}}</ref> Day contributed $250,000 toward the founding of the center.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Di Paola, Mike|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aVpJWv4TlTrA|title=Doris Day Center Gives Abused Horses Sanctuary with Elands, Emu|publisher=bloomberg.com|date=March 30, 2011|access-date=August 3, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924163749/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aVpJWv4TlTrA|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>

A posthumous auction of 1,100 of Day's possessions in April 2020 generated $3 million for the Doris Day Animal Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 6, 2020|title=Doris Day's awards, animal artifacts haul in $3 million at auction|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-doris-day-idUSKBN21O04P|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>

Day actively engaged in [[HIV/AIDS]] awareness for many years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doris Day, 'the girl next door' was a fiercely compassionate pioneer |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article230367179.html |access-date=April 1, 2025 |work=Miami Herald |date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> Her commitment was primarily focused on raising awareness and fundraising for HIV/AIDS research. She co-organized several fundraising events for HIV/AIDS-related charities and provided financial contributions to research and support programs for individuals affected by the disease. In 2011, the Canadian magazine ''Gay Globe'' paid tribute to Day by featuring her on the cover of their #79 edition.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gayglobe.net/magazine-gay-globe-79/ | title=Magazine Gay Globe 79 - GROUPE GAY GLOBE LE POINT | date=June 19, 2020 }}</ref>