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December 2021 Pet Holidays

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December has arrived, Christmas around the corner, below please find the December 2021 Pet Holidays for 2021.

Month :

  • National Cat Lovers’ Month

 

Days:

  • 2: National Mutt Day (again)
  • 5: International Volunteer Day
  • 9: International Day of Veterinary Medicine
  • Dec 10: International Animal Rights Day
  • 13: National Horse Day
  • 15: National Cat Herder’s Day
  • 15: Monkey Day
  • 17: Underdog Day
  • 24: Christmas Eve
  • 25: Christmas
  • 26: Kwanzaa Begins
  • 31: New Year’s Eve

We want to wish everyone a Happy Holidays, be safe and have lots of family fun,

Woof with love from Layla

 

 

 

 

November 2021 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Layla wearing a raincoat made from a broken umbrella

Month

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

Week 

  • 1-7: National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week.
  • 14-20 Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week.

Days

  • 1:National Cook for Your Pets Day.
  • 1:  International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day.
  • 7: National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day.
  • 16: National Slobber Appreciation Day.
  • 17: National Black Cat Day. Also celebrated on October 27.
  • 17: National Take a Hike Day.
  • 23: Wolfenoot – This started in New Zealand, celebrates the Spirit of the Wolf and  helping where we can, and making the world a better, kinder place.”
  • 24: Border Collie Day.
  • 25. Thanksgiving Day

 

 

 

 

 

October 2021 Pet Holidays

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On an adventure, I need to drink water

Month

  • Adopt a Shelter Dog Mont
  • National Animal Safety and Protection Month.
  • National Pet Wellness Month.
  • National Pit Bull Awareness Month.
  • International Domestic Awareness Month – drawing attention to the pets that are stuck in the toxic homes

Week 

  • 1st Week of October. National Walk Your Dog Week.
  • 17-23 October – National Veterinary Week

Day

  • 1: National Fire Pup Day.
  • 1: National Black Dog Day – Helping to draw attention to Black Dog Syndrome in shelters, as black dogs are so many times ignored.
  • 2: Poodle Day
  • 4: World Animal Day
  • 8, Vet Nurse Day
  • 13: National Pet Obesity Day
  • 16: Global Cat Day – to draw attention to all the feral cats who do not have homes
  • 17: National Fetch Day
  • 21: National Pets for Veterans Day.
  • 27: National Black Cat Day in the UK.
  • 29: National Cat Day.

 

 

 

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September Pet Holidays and Observances 

 

Month 

  • Happy Cat Month.
  • National Service Dog Month.
  • National Pet Insurance Month.
  • Responsible Dog Ownership Month.
  • Pet Sitter Education Month.
  • Animal Pain Awareness Month.
  • National Disaster Preparedness Month.

Week

  • Sept. 20-26:  Adopt a less adoptable pet week
  • Sept. 20-26: National Deaf Dog Awareness Week.
  • Sept. 20-26: National Dog Week.

Day

  • Sept. 1: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day.
  • Sept. 8: National Dog Walker Appreciation Day.
  • Sept. 12: National Pet Memorial Day
  • Sept. 12: National Hug your hound day
  • Sept. 13: Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day.
  • Sept. 18: Puppy Mill Awareness Day. 
  • Sept. 18: Responsible Dog Ownership Day.
  • Sept. 22: National Walk ‘n’ Roll Dog Day. Honoring dogs in wheelchairs and with mobility challenges.
  • Sept. 23: Dogs in Politics
  • Sept 23: Remember Me Thursday – One of the most important days of the year
  • https://remembermethursday.org/
  • Sept. 28: World Rabies Day.

 

 

August Pet Holidays and Observances

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August is here and below is our monthly Pet Holidays to be observed

Month

  • National Dog Month. 
  • Celebration of raw feeding for pets for the month of August.

Week

  • 1-7: International Assistance Dog Week.
  • 10-16: Give a Dog a Bone Week.  This is hosted  by Pets of the Homeless, where they ask people to donate pet food and supplies to help the pets of the homeless

Day 

  • Aug. 1: DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs as we do not know the exact date of their birthdays
  • Aug. 4: Assistance Dog Day
  • Aug. 5: Work Like a Dog Day
  • Aug. 6: Fresh Breath Day
  • Aug. 8: International Cat Day
  • Aug. 10: National Lazy Day
  • Aug. 10: Spoil Your Dog Day
  • Aug. 14: World Lizard Day
  • Aug. 15: National Check the Chip Day
  • Aug. 16: St. Roch’s Day
  • Aug. 17: National Black Cat Appreciation Day*
  • Aug. 21: 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