April 4th is International Rat Day. world rat day

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When is Rat Day in 2020?

Many holidays are dedicated various types animals. These are Cat Day, Tiger Day, Whale and Dolphin Day. There is even World Rat Day, which is celebrated annually on April 4th. It is designed to unite people who love these animals.

How is World Rat Day celebrated?

How is the celebration going? The program of events of the International Rat Day includes exhibitions, charity events, flash mobs, etc.

In the UK, France, the USA and other countries, local organizations are actively operating to protect our smaller brothers. IN European countries free vaccinations of animals, their sterilization and transfer to new owners are arranged.

History and traditions of International Rat Day

The idea of ​​creating a holiday arose from American rat breeders at the beginning of the 21st century. Date of celebration world day rats were not chosen randomly. On this day, ratlist was launched - the first Internet resource dedicated to decorative rats.

The domestic rat is a sociable, friendly, gentle, curious and very smart animal. Scientists often compare a rat with a human because our genomes are 95% similar, although these animals appeared on Earth 48 million years earlier than humans.

Laboratory rats make an invaluable contribution to science, as experiments are constantly carried out on them. Rats even perform in the circus - in our country they entered the arena for the first time in the performance of the Durov brothers. And in the Chinese calendar, a whole year is dedicated to these animals - the year of the Rat.

And yet, in general, people are biased towards these animals. Some buy small rats as food for reptiles and exotic predators. And although in last years more and more nurseries for homeless animals appear in our country, rats are not taken there.

And the law "On the Protection of Animals from Cruelty" has not yet been adopted, although the issue has been repeatedly raised by public organizations.

Decorative rats are descendants of experimental animals, therefore they have weaker immunity than wild ones, they are afraid of frost, they are prone to various diseases, therefore they require careful treatment of themselves, which is what International Rat Day is intended to remind their owners of.

With the advent of the World Wide Web Internet, a lot of unusual information reaches us. The names of the holidays alone are worth something, Tomato massacre, Neptune's holiday, Cheese races. And world holidays, such as Tie Day, Cake Day, Father Frost's Birthday, cause bewilderment rather than admiration.

So, on April 4, there is also a very strange holiday - the Day of the Rat. It sounds somehow not very pleasant, because there are a huge number of people to whom these rodents are simply disgusting.

According to scientists, rats appeared on Earth long before humans, for as much as 48 million years. In South America, during excavations, the fossilized remains of an animal similar to Scrat, the rat squirrel from the Ice Age cartoon, were discovered.

And on the coast of Uruguay, the remains of a rat's head the size of a car were found. Scientists have determined that such a rat weighed about a ton and ate mainly plant foods.

There is also an opinion that it was rats that caused the extinction of dinosaurs on Earth. There is an assumption that rats sucked out the contents of dinosaur eggs, because they are big lovers of eggs, thereby marking the beginning of the end of the dinosaur era.

It is worth noting that rats are very helpful to humans in conducting research and scientific works, because our genomes coincide by almost 95%.

April 4 World Rat Day: who invented and why

In fact, everything is not so scary, because April 4th Rat Day was created for decorative rodents. Such rats live in houses and apartments at the request of their owners, who groom and cherish them.

Breeding and domestication of indoor rats began in England. Such animals outwardly practically do not differ from their wild relatives, however, they have much less aggression, and they are quite easily trained.

For lovers of decorative animals, the Ratlist website was created. Connoisseurs of rats gathered on this Internet resource and a whole community was created in which the intricacies of caring for animals were discussed, pets were attached to good hands. It was the day the Ratlist website was created, April 4, that set the date for the celebration of the Day of the Rat.

Lovers of decorative rats on this day indulge their pets with delicious treats, give toys and even postcards. The best gift for a rat is the same rat, because autumn rats are social and love companies, the 1rre portal reports. If a rat lives alone, it develops worse, but in families they look much happier.

Also during such a holiday, exhibitions are held where you can see a wide variety of varieties of decorative rodents. Free sterilizations and vaccinations of rats are also carried out on this day.

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Every day in the world people celebrate a variety of holidays, the existence of which most of us do not even suspect. In the "Holiday of the week" section, we will talk about dates that, in our opinion, differ in something special. Cute holidays, scary holidays, days of funny professions - in general, the most outlandish celebrations that no one bothers you to join. And most importantly, we will tell you how, according to the canons, to celebrate this very date.

The most unusual holiday this week (from April 2 to April 8, 2018) is World Rat Day. We will tell you about it.

history of the holiday

If you think about it, the words "rat" and "holiday" are almost never used in the same sentence. The word "rat" is pronounced with disgust when it comes to rodents; with contempt, if a person is meant (a rat-kun, a staff rat, an office rat, etc.); in extreme cases - with pity (laboratory rat).

But since April 4, 2003, everything has changed - thanks to rat breeders from the United States. The idea of ​​the inhabitants of America was picked up by other lovers of rats from around the world. The organizers of the holiday wanted to convey to the public that rats are not vile animals with a long bald tail that carry diseases, but simply very smart and tenacious rodents. And the date of the celebration was also chosen not by chance, it was on April 4 that the oldest Internet resource dedicated to the life of decorative rats Ratlist began its work. Rat breeders believe that rodents deserve a separate day in the calendar of events, if only because in Eastern calendar a whole year is dedicated to this animal. By the way, in the state of Illinois (USA) you can get a $1,000 fine for beating street rats with a baseball bat.

Who has the right to celebrate World rat day:

Only decorative rats. Bred and raised in captivity. All of them are easily trained, not aggressive and bite only in extreme cases, if, for example, a rat has been hurt. According to the American standard, there are six main types of such rats:

• Standard - a rat with short and smooth gray hair,
• Rex - a rat with curly hair, most often black in color,
• Dumbo - these rodents have wide and round ears,
• Tailles - tailless rats
• Hairless - bald rats
• Satin - rats with long hair.

Well, you understand - according to the idea of ​​the organizers, only those who grew up in captivity are birthdays on World Rats Day. Even on April 4, a rootless gray pasyuk can be unrestrictedly poisoned, caught in traps and drowned in a garbage pail - rat breeders will not blink an eye. And it is useless to squeak "If I were a house rat, you would not dare to treat me like that!". Well, isn't it discrimination?

How World Rat Day is celebrated:

But no way, as it turned out. The holiday is already 15 years old, but this Day does not have any special traditions. Sometimes rat lovers hold festivals and exhibitions, but we have not heard of such events taking place in Kuzbass. Therefore, we offer rodent breeders our own options, in the spirit of the Siberian "walking around":

• Burning a giant "rat trap" (a stuffed cat is an extreme option, everything can result in a massive fight with cat lovers),
• City flash mob "Spread the plague" with hugs,
• In the snowy regions of Russia (and there are still many of them in April) - digging holes in snowdrifts for speed,
• Collective viewing of the cartoon "Ratatouille" ("The Nutcracker" or any of the five "Rats" films is not suitable - a lot of gray guys are killed there),
• Naturally, a stormy feast with cheese as the main dish on the table,
• At work: presenting greeting cards to the favorites of the authorities.

The holiday was created to draw attention to this extraordinary animal.

Every year on April 4, since 2003, an unusual holiday has been celebrated - World Rat Day, created to draw attention to this extraordinary animal and designed to unite ornamental rat lovers around the world.

The idea of ​​establishing this Day belongs to the American rat breeders, who thus decided to honor their tailed pets, decorative rats, and then this idea was picked up by rat breeders from other countries. The date of April 4 was chosen due to the fact that this is the day the ratlist, the oldest Internet resource dedicated to decorative rats, started working.

It may seem strange to some that so much attention is paid to the rat, but it is worth recalling that, for example, in the Chinese calendar, a whole year is dedicated to it (Year of the Rat). And it is not for nothing that she is considered a very smart and dexterous animal with a cheerful disposition and amazing vitality. Fans of decorative rats consider them not only gentle, sociable, curious and friendly animals, but also literally members of their family, inevitably attractive ...

By the way, scientists often compare rats with humans - since our genomes are 95% (!). And they live the same way as we do: they fight to the last when it comes to survival or the preservation of offspring, learn from their own mistakes, even fall in love and dream like people. Recently, scientists have proven that in addition to squeaking, rats communicate with each other using ultrasonic signals that are inaudible to the human ear, of which, as it turned out, there are tens of thousands, which indicates a rich vocabulary of these animals. And rats are able to sympathize ...

But it is worth recalling that today we are talking about decorative, domestic, rats, which differ from wild ones only in that they are raised in captivity in the nth generation (by the way, England is considered the “homeland” of these pets). This means that such a rat is smart like a wild rat and affectionate like a pet, but to a certain extent, of course. It's no secret that many animals have been used by physicians as laboratory animals for many centuries, and the talents of laboratory rats have not gone unnoticed by humans. So, for example, for the first time in the world, rats entered the circus arena in Russia - thanks to the Durov brothers: it was they who began to demonstrate trained albino rats. And then these animals began to be sold at "bird" markets and pet stores, and today there are clubs for rat lovers and rat nurseries all over the world.

Decorative rats are easily tamed, do not show aggression towards humans, and bite only in an emergency. And yet, for the most part, society is biased towards this animal - the long centuries of the "cold war" of rats and humans were not in vain. Therefore, today's date is another reason to talk about the uniqueness of these animals, to dispel the prejudices that exist in society regarding domestic rats and to call for a more tolerant attitude towards these tailed neighbors.

And, of course, World Rat Day is an occasion for all lovers of these animals to spend time with rat-loving friends, talk about their pets, give them special gifts or goodies and capture their happy faces for posterity. And some even hold various festivals, exhibitions and parties on this day, the main character of which are rats, and where they try to show as many people as possible the “merits” of these cute animals. And to remind you that getting a rat just like that does not make sense. A rat is not a toy or entertainment, it is a living being.

Every year on April 4, since 2003, an unusual holiday has been celebrated - World Rat Day, created to draw attention to this extraordinary animal and designed to unite ornamental rat lovers around the world.

The idea of ​​establishing this Day belongs to the American rat breeders, who thus decided to honor their tailed pets, decorative rats, and then this idea was picked up by rat breeders from other countries. The date of April 4 was chosen due to the fact that this is the day the ratlist, the oldest Internet resource dedicated to decorative rats, started working.

It may seem strange to some that so much attention is paid to the rat, but it is worth recalling that, for example, in the Chinese calendar, a whole year is dedicated to it (Year of the Rat). And it is not for nothing that she is considered a very smart and dexterous animal with a cheerful disposition and amazing vitality. Fans of decorative rats consider them not only gentle, sociable, curious and friendly animals, but also literally members of their family, inevitably attractive ...

By the way, scientists often compare rats with humans - since our genomes are 95% (!). And they live the same way as we do: they fight to the last when it comes to survival or the preservation of offspring, learn from their own mistakes, even fall in love and dream like people. Recently, scientists have proven that in addition to squeaking, rats communicate with each other using ultrasonic signals that are inaudible to the human ear, of which, as it turned out, there are tens of thousands, which indicates a rich vocabulary of these animals. And rats are able to sympathize ...

But it is worth recalling that today we are talking about decorative, domestic, rats, which differ from wild ones only in that they are raised in captivity in the nth generation (by the way, England is considered the “homeland” of these pets). This means that such a rat is smart like a wild rat and affectionate like a pet, but to a certain extent, of course. It's no secret that many animals have been used by physicians as laboratory animals for many centuries, and the talents of laboratory rats have not gone unnoticed by humans. So, for example, for the first time in the world, rats entered the circus arena in Russia - thanks to the Durov brothers: it was they who began to demonstrate trained albino rats. And then these animals began to be sold at "bird" markets and pet stores, and today there are clubs for rat lovers and rat nurseries all over the world.

Emblem of the Day

Decorative rats are easily tamed, do not show aggression towards humans, and bite only in an emergency. And yet, for the most part, society is biased towards this animal - the long centuries of the "cold war" of rats and humans were not in vain. Therefore, today's date is another reason to talk about the uniqueness of these animals, to dispel the prejudices that exist in society regarding domestic rats and to call for a more tolerant attitude towards these tailed neighbors.

And, of course, World Rat Day is an occasion for all lovers of these animals to spend time with rat-loving friends, talk about their pets, give them special gifts or goodies and capture their happy faces for posterity. And some even hold various festivals, exhibitions and parties on this day, the main character of which are rats, and where they try to show as many people as possible the “merits” of these cute animals. And to remind you that getting a rat just like that does not make sense. A rat is not a toy or entertainment, it is a living being.