World Hamster Day
The Animal Medical Center repeatedly lists World Hamster Day on April 12 in annual pet-awareness calendars.
Date and recurrence
12 April
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Informal animal-awareness calendar usage; canonical source wording is “World Hamster Day”. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Hamster Day, World Hamster Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Animal Medical Center — 2026 pet holidays and veterinary awareness daysVeterinary Institution
- Animal Medical Center — 2025 pet holidays and veterinary awareness daysVeterinary Institution
Frequently asked questions
When is World Hamster Day?
12 April The stored recurrence guidance is: 12 April each year..
Does World Hamster Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is World Hamster Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Informal animal-awareness calendar usage; canonical source wording is “World Hamster Day”. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes World Hamster Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Animal Medical Center repeatedly lists World Hamster Day on April 12 in annual pet-awareness calendars.. Supporting provenance includes Animal Medical Center — 2026 pet holidays and veterinary awareness days. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is World Hamster Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Informal animal-awareness calendar usage; canonical source wording is “World Hamster Day”. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.
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These records also resolve to April 12, 2027 under the current authority data.
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