This holiday was created in 2005 by Colleen Paige. Colleen was a celebrity pet lifestyle expert, author, and animal rescuer who have created a number of different holidays over the years. 

Some of the holidays she created include National Dog Day, National Horse Protection Day, and National Mutt Day. She created National Farm Animals Day to raise attention about the plight of American livestock. 

• A baby lamb can identify her mother by the bleating sound she makes. 
• According to most historians, goats were the first animals to be domesticated. 
• The T-Rex is a distant relative of the chicken. 
• A group of pigs is known as a sounder. 
• Cows can sense an approaching storm and will lie down before it approaches. 
• Pigs don’t have sweat glands. That’s why they roll in the mud. It helps them to stay cool. 
• Male ducks are called drakes and female ducks are known as hens. 
• Male sheep are rams, female sheep are ewes, and baby sheep are known as lambs. 
• Cows can remember as far back as 3-years.