The idea of ​​establishing this Day belongs to 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). 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 ...
Decorative rats are easily tamed, do not show aggression towards humans, and bite only in an emergency. But still, for the most part, society is biased towards this animal - the long centuries of the Cold War between rats and humans were not in vain. Therefore, today's date is an opportunity to talk about the uniqueness of these animals, dispel the prejudices that exist in society regarding domestic rats and call for a more tolerant attitude towards these tailed neighbors.
In addition, World Rat Day is another 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 also remind that getting a rat just like that does not make sense. A rat is not a toy or entertainment, it is a living being.