August 2024 Pet Holidays and Observances

Hi it is me Nili and I am speaking for my sister Layla.

WOW August has arrived and that means 2024 is nearly over, what a year and it has gone so fast.

Month

• Clear the Shelters.
• Itchy Pet Awareness Month.

• National Dog Month.
• World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month.

Week

• 4-10: International Assistance Dog Week
• 4-10: Give a Dog a Bone WeekOne-Day Holidays

Days

• Aug. 1: DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs.
• Aug. 4: Assistance Dog Day.
• Aug. 5: Work Like a Dog Day.
• Aug. 8: International Cat Day.
• April 8: National Catahoula Day.
• Aug. 8: National Cat Day in Canada.
• Aug. 8: National Odie Day. Celebrating Garfield’s cheerful sidekick.
• Aug. 10: Snoopy’s Birthday. Peanuts Worldwide celebrates the birthday of the world’s favorite beagle on this day.
• Aug. 10: National Spoil Your Dog Day. We’ve got dozens of ways to spoil your dog–even more than you do the rest of the year!
• Aug. 15: National Check the Chip Day.
• Aug. 16: Saint Roch’s Day. Patron saint of dogs.
• Aug. 17: National Black Cat Appreciation Day.
• Aug. 17: National Nonprofit Day.
• Aug. 17: International Homeless Animals’ Day. Third Saturday in August.
• 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.

Happy August Everyone with a woof from Nili