May 2021 Pet Holidays and Observances
Awareness Month
- National Pet Month
- National Foster Care Month
- Responsible Animal Guardian Month
- Lyme Disease Prevention Month
- Pet Cancer Awareness Month
- Chip Your Pet Month
- National Service Animal Eye Exam Month
Awareness Weeks
- May 2–8 | American Humane’s Be Kind to Animals Week (first full week of May)
- May 2–8 | Dog Anxiety Awareness Week
- May 2–8 | National Pet Week (first full week of May)
- May 3–9 | Puppy Mill Action Week (starts the Monday before Mother’s Day)
Holidays and Awareness Days
- May 1 | National Purebred Dog Day
- May 1 | Wildfire Preparedness Day
- May 1 | Save the Rhino Day
- May 2 | Mayday for Mutts (first Sunday in May)
- May 3 | National Specially-Abled Pets Day
- May 8 | National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day (second Saturday in May)
- May 8 | National Dog Mom’s Day (second Saturday in May)
- May 8 | Migratory Bird Day (second Saturday in May)
- May 9 | Mother’s Day
- May 10[ German Shepherd Day
- May 14 | International Chihuahua Appreciation Day
- May 16 | National Sea Monkey Day
- May 20 | National Rescue Dog Day
- May 21 | Endangered Species Day
- May 23 | World Turtle Day
- May 30] International Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Day
- May 31 | Memorial Day
Have a safe Happy May Everyone
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