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April 2023 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Day

  • April 4: World Stray Animal Day
  • April 6: National Siamese Cat Day
  • April 7: National Pet Health Insurance Day
  • April 8 : Dog Fighting Awareness Day
  • April 10: National Hug your Dog Day
  • April 11: National Pet Day
  • April 17: Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day.
  • April 18:Pet Owner’s Independence Day.
  • April 19: National Dog Parent Appreciation Day.
  • April 19: National Cat Lady Day.
  • April 21: National Pet CBD Day.
  • April 22:Earth Day.
  • April 23: Lost Dog Awareness Day
  • April 26:National Kids and Pets Day.
  • April 26:International Guide Dog Day.
  • April 27: National Little Pampered Dog Day.
  • April 27: Free Feral Cat Spay Day.
  • April 28: Hairball Awareness Day
  • April 29: World Veterinary Day.
  • April 30: National Pet Parents Day.
  • Last Sunday in April: International Search and Rescue Dog Day.
  • April 30: Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
  • April 30: National Therapy Animal Day
  • April 30: National Tabby Day

Week-Long Holidays

  • April 2-8:  National Pooper Scooper Week
  • April 9-15: Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week
  • April 9-15: National Bite Dog Prevention Week
  • April 16-22:Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week.
  • April 16-22: National Pet ID Week. 

Month Long Awareness for April

  • National Canine Fitness Month
  • National Heartworm Awareness Month
  • National Pet First Aid Awareness Month.
  • National Pet Month.(UK)
  • Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month.
  • Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month.

Have a safe April everyone with a woof from

Layla

 

 

 

 

March 2023 Pet Holidays

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March has arrived, spring is around the corner and I cannot wait. Here are our March Holidays for Pets for all of us as always.

 

 

Days  

 

  • March 1: National Cat’s Day (Russia).
  • March 2: International Rescue Cat Day.
  • March 3:  International Tripawds Day
  • March 3: What if Cats and Dogs have thumbs
  • March 13:K-9 Veterans Day
  • March 14: UK Pet Theft Awareness Day
  • March 17: Saint Gertrude of Nivelles Day— She was the Patron of the Saints of Cats
  • March 20: Dogs of Yellow Day – This awareness day shines the light on anxious and reactive dogs,  To identify them the dogs wear yellow leashes or collars.
  • March 28:  Respect Your Cat Day
  • March 30: Take a Walk in the Park Day. This for me is a  very important holiday

Week

  • March 5-11: Professional Pet Sitters Week
  • March 14-21: Pet Theft Awareness Week (UK)
  • March 19-25: National Animal Poison Prevention Week.
  • March 20-25: Tick Bite Prevention Week. This is in the UK

Month

  • Poison Prevention Awareness Month.

Be safe everyone with a woof and love from

Layla

 

 

 

 

 

 

February Pet Holidays

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February Pet Holidays 2023

Month

  • Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
  • National Pet Dental Month
  • Responsible Pet Owners Month
  • Dog Training Education Month
  • National Cat Health Month
  • Spay/Neuter Awareness Month

Day   

  • February 2: Groundhog Day 
  • February 3: Doggy Date Night 
  • February 14: Pet Theft Awareness Day; Valentine’s Day 
  • February 19-25: National Justice for Animals Week 
  • February 20: Love Your Pet Day 
  • February 22: Walking the Dog Day 
  • February 23: National Dog Biscuit Day 
  • February 28: World Spay Day 

 

Happy February Everyone, love Layla

 

 

 

January 2023 Pet Holidays

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January 2023 Pet Holidays

 

 

It is January already, Layla’s’ Gotcha Month also wow, 12 years with me and it seems like yesterday.

Month

  • National Train your Dog Month
  • Unchain a Dog Month.
  • Walk Your Dog Month.

One Day Holidays 

  • Jan 2 : National Pet Travel Safety Day
  • Jan 14: National Dress up your Pet Day
  •  Jan 21: National Hug Your Puppy Day
  • Jan 22: National answer your cats questions day
  • Jan 24: Change a Pets life’s Day
  • Jan 24: Peanut butter Day

Be safe everyone, stay warm and please keep your pets inside

 

WIth woof and love from Layla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 2022 Pet Holidays

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This month does not have that many holidays BUT please make sure to include your pets in Hanukkah and Christmas Celebrations.

Month

National Cat Lovers Month

Day

  • Dec 02 :     National Mutt Day  (also on July 21st)
  • Dec 04 : Wildlife Conservation Day
  • Dec 05 : Celebrate Shelter Pets Day
  • Dec 09 : International Day of Veterinary Medicine
  • Dec 10 :  International Animal Rights Day
  • Dec 11 : Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals

Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas Everyone

With Love from Layla

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 2022 Pet Holidays

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November has arrived !!!!!!!

 

Month

  • Adopt A Senior Pet Month
  • National Senior Pet Month
  • National Pet Cancer Awareness Month. 
  • Pet Diabetes Month

Week 

  • Nov 6 – 12  National Animal Appreciation week
  • Nov 13 – 19  Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week

Days

  • Nov 1:  National Cook for your Pet Day
  • Nov 1:  International Pet Groomers Appreciation Day
  • Nov 7:  National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
  • Nov 12: World Animal Enrichment Day
  • Nov 16: National Slobber Appreciation Day
  • Nov 17: National Black Cat Day. Also celebrated on October 27.
  • Nov 17: National Take a Hike Day
  • Nov. 18: National Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Awareness, Research and Education Day.
  • Nov. 19: National get a Pal for your Pet Day
  • Nov. 23: Wolfenoot.  This annual holiday, started in New Zealand, celebrates the Spirit of the Wolf and “is about celebrating our pack – human and animal – helping where we can, and making the world a better, kinder place.”
  • Nov. 23: Thankful for my Dog Day
  • Nov 24. Thanksgiving Day

 

October 2022 Pet Holdays

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October has arrived, weather is cooling down and winter is around the corner. Happy October Everyone

Month

  • Adopt a Dog Month
  • Black Cat National Awareness Month
  • National Animal Safety and Protection Month
  • National Pet Wellness Month
  • National Pitbull Awareness Month
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Week

  • Oct. 2-8:  National Walk your Dog Week (It should be everyday of the year)
  • Oct. 2-8:  Animal Welfare Week
  • Oct. 16-22: National Veterinary Technician Week

Day

  • 1 Oct.: National Fire Pup Day
  • 1 Oct : National Black Dog Day – Black dogs are hard to get adopted so we need to speak up for them
  • 2 Oct. : Poodle Day
  • 4: Oct. World Animal Day – We must speak up for them to save them
  • 4:Oct.  Kindness to Animals Day
  • 9: Oct. CatOber9thDay – To celebrate all the cats in shelters that we do not know when their birthdays are
  • 10. Oct. World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day
  • 12. Oct. National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
  • 15. Oct. National Fetch Day
  • 16. Global Cat Day – To remind people about the homeless cats that are needing homes
  • Oct. 21: National Pets for Veterans Day
  • Oct. 22:National Make a Dog’s Day.
  • Oct. 27: National Black Cat Day in the UK.
  • Oct. 28: Plush Animal Lovers Day.  For all those dogs that love unstuffing their plush toys LOL
  • Oct. 29: National Cat Day
  • Oct. 29: National Pitbull Awareness Day
  • Oct. 30: National Treat Your Pet Day – a special day for extra treats
  • Oct. 31: Halloween

Have a wonderful safe October everyone,

With a woof and love from Layla

 

 

 

September 2022 Pet Holidays

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September has arrived, Fall is around the corner and we must not forget the Pet Holidays of this month.

Days 

  • Sept. 1: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
  • Sept. 5: Canine Enrichment Day.(UK)
  • Sept. 8: National Dog Walking Appreciation Day
  • Sept. 9: Happy Dog Day.(UK)
  • Sept. 11: National Pet Memorial Day
  • Sept. 11: National Hug your Dog Day

Sept. 13: Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day

  • Sept. 13: Scooby Doo Day
  • Sept. 17: Puppy Mill Awareness Day
  • Sept. 17: Responsible Dog Ownership Day
  • Sept. 18: Love Your Dog Groomer Day. (UK)
  • Sept. 22: Remember Me Thursday Day
  • Sept. 23: Dogs in Politics Day
  • Sept. 23: Adopted Dog Day.
  • Sept. 28: World Rabies Day
  • Sept. 30: National Puppy Mill Survivor Day.

Week

  • Sept. 18-24: National Dog Week
  • Sept. 18-24: National Deaf Dog Awareness Week
  • Sept. 19-25: Adopt A Less Adoptable Dog Week

Month 

  • Animal Pain Awareness Month
  • Happy Cat Month
  • National Disaster Preparedness Month
  • National Pet Insurance Month
  • National Service Dog Month
  • National Responsible Dog Ownership Month
  • World Animal Remembrance Month

September is also the Jewish New Year so we want to wish all our Jewish Friends a Happy New Year, Shana Tova

With Love from Layla

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 2022 Pet Holidays

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Month

  • Clear the Shelters 
  • Itchy Pet Awareness Month. 
  • National Dog Month
  • Rawgust – celebrating raw feeding

Week 

  • Aug. 7-13:  Assistance Dog Week
  • Aug. 7-13: Give a Dog a Bone Week

Days

  • Aug. 1: DOGust
  • Aug. 4: Assistance Dog Day
  • Aug. 5: Work Like a Dog Day.
  • Aug, 8: International Cat Day.
  • Aug 8: National Cat Day in Canada.
  • Aug. 10: Snoopy’s Birthday 
  • Aug. 10. National Spoil your Dog Day
  • Aug. 10:  National Lazy Day
  • Aug. 15:  National Check the Chip Day
  • Aug. 16:Saint Roch’s Day
  • Aug. 17: National Black Cat Appreciation Day.
  • Aug. 17: National Nonprofit Day.
  • Aug. 20:  International Homeless Animals Day
  • Aug. 22: National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
  • Aug. 23: International Blind Dog Day.
  • Aug. 26: National Dog Day.
  •  Aug 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
  •  Aug 30:  National Holistic Pet Day 

Be safe everyone, have a wonderful August,

With woof and love, Layla

 

 

 

 

July 2022 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Month: 

  • Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
  • National Bison Month
  • Wild About Wildlife Month
  • National Lost Pet Prevention Month
  • National Pet Hydration Awareness Month.
  • Dog House Repair Month.

Weeks :

  • Celebration of the Horse Day – July 15-17, 2022 (Third Weekend)
  • Coral Reef Awareness Week – Third Week of July
  • National Farriers Week – July 3-9, 2022
  • National Moth Week – July 23-31, 2022
  • National Zoo Keeper Week – July 17-23, 2022 (Third Week in July)
  • Rabbit Week – July 15-21
  • Third Week in July – National Feed a Rescued Pet Week

Days :

  • American Zoo Day – July 1
  • ID your Pet Day – July 1
  • Independence Day – July 4
  • Don’t Step on a Bee Day – July 10
  • National Kitten Day – July 10
  • All American Pet Photo Day – July 11
  • Shark Awareness Day – July 14
  • National Pet Fire Safety Day – July 15
  • I Love Horses Day – July 15
  • Guinea Pig Appreciation Day – July 16
  • World Snake Day – July 16
  • Take a Monkey to Lunch Day – July 21
  • National Craft for your Shelters Day – July 21
  • No Pet Store Puppies Day – July 21
  • Mosquito Day – July 23
  • National Dog Photography Day
  • International Tiger Day – July 29
  • National Mutt Day

Happy 4th of July Everyone and please be safe, Layla