Animal Holidays

You may not know, but there are many holidays and months to celebrate animals that all animal lovers have to appreciate. These are absolutely all of them. Hopefully, one celebrates your pet or favorite. Hope you like it! Make sure to leave comments on what you thought.

January
Month
  • National Train Your Dog Month
  • Walk Your Pet Month
Days
  • Happy Mew Year for Cats Day - January 2
  • National Pet Travel Safety Day - January 2
  • National Dress Up Your Pet Day - January 14
  • National Answer Your Cat's Question Day - January 22
  • Change a Pet's Life Day - January 24
  • Seeing Eye Guide Dog Birthday 1929 - January 29
February
Month
  • Beat the Heat Month
  • Dog Training Education Month
  • National Cat Health Month
  • National Pet Oral Health Care Month
  • National Prevent a Litter Month
  • Pet Dental Health Month
  • Responsible Animal Guardian Month
  • Responsible Pet Owner Month
  • Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
  • Unchain a Dog Month
Weeks
  • Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week - February 7-14
Days
Festivals and Events
  • Westminster Dog Show - February 10-11, 2014
March
2014 Weeks
  • National Animal Poison Prevention Week - March 16-22, 2014 (Third Full Week in March)
  • Professional Pet Sitters Week - March 2-8, 2014
2014 Days: (Sorted by Date)
April
Month
  • National Adopt a Greyhound Adoption Month
  • National Heartworm Awareness Month
  • National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
  • Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
  • Prevention of Lyme Disease in Dogs Month
2014 Weeks
  • International Pooper Scooper Week - April 1-7
  • National Pet ID Week - April 20-26, 2014 (Third Week of April)
2014 Days
  • Every Day is Tag Day - April 2
  • National Pet Day - April 11
  • Pet Owners Independence Day - April 18
  • Pet Owners Day - April 19
  • Bulldogs are Beautiful Day - April 21, 2014
  • Hairball Awareness Day - April 25, 2014 (Last Friday in April)
  • National Kids and Pets Day - April 26
  • World Veterinary Day - April 26, 2014 (Last Saturday in April)
  • Free Feral Cat Spay Day - April 27
  • National Pet Parent's Day - April 27, 2014 (Last Sunday in April)
  • International Guide Dog Day - April 28
  • National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day - April 30
May
Month
  • Chip Your Pet Month
  • National Pet Month
  • National Service Dog Eye Examination Month
2014 Weeks
  • National Pet Week - May 4-10, 2014 (First Full Week in May)
  • Puppy Mill Action Week - May 5-11, 2014 (Begins the Monday before Mother's Day)
  • National Dog Bite Prevention Week - May 18-24, 2014 (Third Full Week of May)
2014 Days:
  • National Specially-abled Pets Day - May 3
  • National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day - May 8
  • International Hug Your Cat Day - May 30
June
Month
  • Adopt a Cat Month
  • Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
  • National Pet Preparedness Month
  • Social Petworking Month
2014 Weeks
  • Pet Appreciation Week - June 1-7, 2014 (First Week in June)
  • Take Your Dog to Work Week - June 16-20, 2014 (The Week Following Father's Day)
2014 Days
  • Hug Your Cat Day - June 4
  • World Pet Memorial Day - June 9
  • Take Your Dog to Work Day - June 20
  • National Dog Party Day - June 21
July
Month
  • National Dog House Repairs Month
2014 Days
  • All American Pet Photo Day - July 11
  • National Pet Fire Safety Day - July 15
  • Mutt's Day - July 31
August
2014 Weeks
  • International Assistance Dog Week - August 3-9, 2014 (Starts on First Sunday in August)
2014 Days
  • DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs - August 1
  • Spoil Your Dog Day - August 10
  • International Homeless Animals Day - August 16, 2014 (Third Saturday of August) 
  • National Homeless Animals Day - August 16, 2014 (Third Saturday of August)
  • National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day - August 22
  • National Dog Day - August 26
  • National Holistic Pet Day - August 30
September
Month
  • AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month
  • Happy Cat Month
  • National Guide Dogs Month
2014 Weeks
  • National Dog Week - September 21-27, 2014 (Third week of September)
  • Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week - September 21-27, 2014 (Last Full Week in September)
  • National Deaf Dog  Awareness Week - September 21-27, 2014 (Last Full Week in September)
2014 Days
  • National Hug Your Hound Day - September 14, 2014 (Second Sunday of September)
  • National Pet Memorial Day - September 14, 2014 (Second Sunday of September)
  • Puppy Mill Awareness Day - September 20, 2014 (Third Saturday in September)
  • Responsible Dog Ownership Day - September 20, 2014 (Third Saturday in September)
  • Dogs in Politics Day - September 23
  • World Rabies Day - September 28
October
Month
  • Adopt a Dog Month
  • Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
  • National Pet Wellness Month
  • National Pit Bull Awareness Month
  • National Service Dog Month
  • Wishbones for Pets Month
2014 Weeks
  • National Walk Your Dog Week - October 1-7 (First Week of October)
2014 Days
  • World Pet's Day - October 4
  • National Feral Cat Day - October 16
  • National Pit Bull Awareness Day - October 27
  • National Cat Day - October 29
November
Month
  • Adopt a Senior Pet Month
  • National Pet Awareness Month
  • National Senior Pet Month
  • Pet Cancer Awareness Month
  • Pet Diabetes Month
2014 Weeks
  • National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week - November 2-8, 2014 (First Full Week of November)
2014 Days
  • National Cook for Your Pets Day - November 1
  • National Black Cat Day - November 17
  • Humane Society Anniversary Day - November 22
December
2014 Days
  • National Mutt Day - December 2

Did you think that was eat? There is still much more. These are only the pet holidays. There are also holidays to celebrates animals that we might not prefer as a pet as well.

January

Month:
  • Adopt a Rescued Bird Month
2014 Weeks
  • Bald Eagle Appreciation Days - January 18-19, 2014
2014 Days

February

Month
  • Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
  • International Hoof Care Month
  • National Bird Feeding Month
  • National Wild Bird-Feeding Month
  • Responsible Animal Guardian Month
2014 Weeks
  • Great Backyard Bird Count - February 14-17, 2014
  • Homes for Birds Week - Second Week of February
  • National Justice for Animals Week - February 16-22, 2014
  • National Nestbox Week - February 14-21
2014 Days

March

Month
  • Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month
  • Dolphin Awareness Month
2014 Weeks
  • International Festival of Owls  March 7-9, 2014
  • National Aardvark Week - Second Week of March
  • National Animal Poison Prevention Week - March 16-22, 2014 (Third Full Week of March)
  • National Invasive Species Awareness Week - March 3-8, 2013 (2014 Dates TBA)
  • National Wildlife Week - March 17-23, 2014
  • Termite Awareness  Week - March 25-29
  • Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign - March 11-17
2014 Days
  • National Horse Protection Day - March 1
  • National Pig Day - March 1
  • World Wildlife Day - March 3
  • Learn About Butterflies Day - March 14
  • Save a Spider Day - March 14
  • Buzzard Day - March 15
  • World Frog Day - March 20
  • International Day of the Seal - March 22
  • Manatee Appreciation Day - March 26, 2014 (Last Wednesday in March)

April

Month
  • National Frog Month
  • Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
2014 Weeks
  • Animal Cruelty / Human Violence Awareness Week - April 17-23, 2014 (Third Week in April)
  • Bat Appreciation Week - April 6-12, 2014 (First Full Week of April)
  • National Animal Control Appreciation Week - April 6-12, 2014 (Second Full Week of April)
  • National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week - April 13-19, 2014
  • World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week - April 20-26, 2014 (Week that surrounds April 24th each year)
  • World Week for Animals in Laboratories - April 21-29, 2014
2014 Days
  • National Ferret Day - April 2
  • World Rat Day - April 4
  • International Beaver Day - April 7
  • Draw a Picture of a Bird Day - April 8
  • Zoo Lovers Day - April 8
  • National Dolphin Day - April 14
  • Save the Elephant Day - April 16
  • International Bat Appreciation Day - April 17
  • World Penguin Day - April 25
  • Audubon Day - April 26
  • National Go Birding Day - April 26, 2014 (Last Saturday of April)
  • National Help a Horse Day - April 26
  • Save the Frogs Day - April 26, 2014 (Last Saturday in April)
  • National Animal Advocacy Day - April 30

May

2014 Weeks
  • Be Kind to Animals Week - May 4-10, 2014 (First Full Week in May)
  • World Migratory Bird Day - May 12-13
2014 Days
  • Save the Rhino Day - May 1
  • International Respect for Chickens Day - May 4
  • National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day - May 8
  • International Migratory Bird Day - May 11
  • Dinosaur Day - May 15
  • Endangered Species Day - May 17
  • Frog Jumping Jubilee Day - May 19
  • International Turtle Day - May 23
  • Slugs Return to Capistrano Day - May 28
  • Whooping Crane Day - May 28
  • Pink Flamingo Day - May 29
  • International Hug Your Cat Day - May 30

June

Month
  • Zoo and Aquarium Month
2014 Weeks
  • Animal Rights Awareness Week - June 19-25, 2014 (Mid June)
2014 Days
  • International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos - June 8
  • National Black Cow Day - June 10
  • World Sea Turtle Day - June 14

July

Month
  • Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
  • National Bison Month
  • Wild About Wildlife Month
2014 Weeks
  • Coral Reef Awareness Week - Third Week of July
  • National Farriers Week - July 6-12, 2014 (First Full Week of July)
2014 Days
  • American Zoo Day - July 1
  • Don't Step on a Bee Day - July 10
  • Cow Appreciation Day - July 12
  • I Love Horses Day - July 15
  • Shark Awareness Day - July 15
  • World Snake Day - July 16
  • Monkey Day - July 21
  • Rat Catcher's Day - July 22
  • Mosquito Day - July 23



August

2014 Weeks
  • International Assistance Dog Week - August 3-9, 2014 (Starts on First Sunday in August)
  • Shark Week - Sometime in August 2014 - dates TBA
2014 Days
  • World Elephant Day - August 12
  • World Lizard Day - August 14
  • International Homeless Animals Day - August 16, 2014 (Third Saturday of August) 
  • National Homeless Animals Day - August 17
  • World Orangutan Day - August 19
  • World Mosquito Day - August 20
  • International Whale Shark Day - August 30

September

Month
  • Save the Koala Month
  • World Animal Remembrance Month
2014 Weeks
  • National Farm Animals Awareness Week - September 14-20, 2014 (Third week of September)
  • Sea Otter Awareness Week - September 21-27, 2014
2014 Days
  • National Wildlife Day - September 4
  • National Hummingbird Day - September 6, 2014 (First Saturday in September)
  • National Iguana Awareness Day - September 8
  • Elephant Appreciation Day - September 22
  • World Rhino Day - September 22
  • National Bluebird of Happiness Day - September 24
  • Save the Koala Day - September 26, 2014 (Last Friday in September)
  • Shamu the Whale Day - September 26
  • Fish Amnesty Day - September 27, 2014 (Fourth Saturday in September)
  • International Rabbit Day - September 27, 2014 (Fourth Saturday or Sunday in September)
  • Happy Goose Day - September 29 

October

Month
  • Bat Appreciation Month
  • Feral Hog Month, or Hog Out Month
  • National Animal Safety and Protection Month
  • Squirrel Awareness Month
  • World Animal Month
2014 Weeks
  • Animal Welfare Week - October 5-11, 2014 (First Full Week of October)
  • National Wolf Awareness Week - October 12-18, 2014 (Second Full Week of October)
  • National Veterinary Technician Week - October 13-19
2014 Days
  • International Raccoon Appreciation Day - October 1
  • World Farm Animals Day - October 2
  • Butterfly and Hummingbird Day - October 3
  • World Animal Day - October 4
  • Reptile Awareness Day - October 21
  • National Mule Day - October 26

November

Month
  • Manatee Awareness Month
2014 Weeks
  • National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week - November 2-8, 2014 (First Full Week of November)
2014 Days
  • Jellyfish Day - November 3
  • National Hug a Bear Day - November 7 (...a Stuffed Bear!)
December
2014 Weeks
  • Christmas Bird Count Week - December 15, 2014 - January 2, 2015
2014 Days
  • World Wildlife Conservation Day - December 4
  • National Day of Animal Rights - December 10
  • National Day of the Horse - December 13
  • Monkey Day - December 14
  • Visit the Zoo Day - December 27

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