National Kids & Pets Day
Founder Colleen Paige states that she created National Kids & Pets Day in 2005; her current holiday listing places it on April 26.
Date and recurrence
26 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 / Colleen Paige-created child-and-pet awareness 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
National Kids and Pets 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.
- Minors Context Care.
Sources
- Colleen Paige — National Kids & Pets DayFounder Primary
- Colleen Paige — holidays indexFounder Primary
Frequently asked questions
When is National Kids & Pets Day?
26 April The stored recurrence guidance is: 26 April.
Does National Kids & Pets 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 Kids & Pets Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / Colleen Paige-created child-and-pet awareness 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 National Kids & Pets Day?
The stored designation basis is: Founder Colleen Paige states that she created National Kids & Pets Day in 2005; her current holiday listing places it on April 26.. Supporting provenance includes Colleen Paige — National Kids & Pets Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Kids & Pets Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / Colleen Paige-created child-and-pet awareness day.
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 2026-09-09.
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