National Therapy Animal Day
Pet Partners states that it created National Therapy Animal Day and that April 30 is National Therapy Animal Day, recognizing therapy animals and their handlers.
Date and recurrence
30 April annually
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 Pet Partners / therapy-animal community. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
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
- Pet Partners — National Therapy Animal DayEvent Organizer
Frequently asked questions
When is National Therapy Animal Day?
30 April annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 30 April.
Does National Therapy Animal 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 Therapy Animal Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Pet Partners / therapy-animal community. 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 Therapy Animal Day?
The stored designation basis is: Pet Partners states that it created National Therapy Animal Day and that April 30 is National Therapy Animal Day, recognizing therapy animals and their handlers.. Supporting provenance includes Pet Partners — National Therapy Animal Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Therapy Animal Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Pet Partners / therapy-animal community. 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 2026-09-07.
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