National Animal Advocacy Day
The ASPCA explicitly promotes National Animal Advocacy Day on 30 April, and New York legislative resolutions provide additional civic recognition.
Date and recurrence
30 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 United States / animal-protection advocacy observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National Animal Advocacy 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
- ASPCA — National Animal Advocacy Day on April 30Major Nonprofit
- New York State Senate — National Animal Advocacy Day resolutionState Legislative Resolution
Frequently asked questions
When is National Animal Advocacy Day?
30 April The stored recurrence guidance is: 30 April each year in the documented advocacy observance..
Does National Animal Advocacy 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 National Animal Advocacy Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / animal-protection advocacy observance. 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 National Animal Advocacy Day?
The stored designation basis is: The ASPCA explicitly promotes National Animal Advocacy Day on 30 April, and New York legislative resolutions provide additional civic recognition.. Supporting provenance includes ASPCA — National Animal Advocacy Day on April 30. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Animal Advocacy Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / animal-protection advocacy observance.
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 30, 2027 under the current authority data.
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National Bugs Bunny Day
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