World Day for Farmed Animals
FARM’s organizational history says World Farm Animals Day began in 1983 and is now called World Day for Farmed Animals; FARM reporting identifies the annual observance date as 2 October.
Date and recurrence
2 October 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 Global / Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) campaign. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
World Farm Animals 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
- FARM — HistoryFirst Party Organizer
- FARM — FY2020 Form 990First Party Organizer Report
Frequently asked questions
When is World Day for Farmed Animals?
2 October annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 2 October.
Does World Day for Farmed Animals 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 Day for Farmed Animals an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Global / Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) campaign. 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 Day for Farmed Animals?
The stored designation basis is: FARM’s organizational history says World Farm Animals Day began in 1983 and is now called World Day for Farmed Animals; FARM reporting identifies the annual observance date as 2 October.. Supporting provenance includes FARM — History. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is World Day for Farmed Animals international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Global / Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) campaign. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
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 2026-09-08.
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