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March 2026 Pet Holidays and Observances

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March has arrived and maybe Spring also.. Below is the monthly list of Pet Holidays and Observances for March. As we always say if we left something out woof us please so we can add to the list.

Month

  • Poison Prevention Awareness Month.

Week

  • March 1-7: Professional Pet Sitter Week
  • March 14-21: Pet Theft Awareness Week (UK) You can read more in February blog
  • March 15-21: National Animal Poison Prevention Week.
  • March 24-30: Tick Bite Prevention Week.

One-Day

  • March 1: National Cat Day (Russia).
  • March 2: International Rescue Cat Day.
  • March 3: International Tripawd Awareness Day.
  • March 3: What if Cats & Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day.
  • March 13: K-9 Veterans Day.
  • March 14: Pet Theft Awareness Day (UK).
  • March 15: National Catio Day.
  • March 17: Saint Gertrude of Nivelles Day— patron saint of cats.
  • March 20: Dogs in Yellow Day.
  • March 23: National Puppy Day
  • March 23. Cuddly Kitten Day.
  •  March 26. Purple Day®️ for Epilepsy for awareness for dogs, pets, and humans
  • March 28: Respect Your Cat Day.
  • March 30: Take a Walk in the Park Day.

Stay warm everyone and have a wonderful month

With a woof and love from Nili

Leon and Nili walking home from the park, life is good

 

 

October Pet Holidays and Observances

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Month

 

      Adopt A Dog Month

      Adopt a Shelter Dog Month 

           Black Cat Awareness Month.

National Animal Safety and Protection Month.

National Pet CBD Month.

National Pet Obesity Awareness Month.

National Pet Wellness Month.

National Pit Bull Awareness Month.

Small Dog Awareness Month.

World Animal Month.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

 

 

Week

 

Oct. 1-7: National Walk Your Dog Week

Oct. 5-11: Animal Welfare Week.

Oct. 12-18: National Veterinary Technician Week.

Third week of October: National Wolf Awareness Week

 

One-Day

  • 1:  National Fire Pup Day
  • 1: National Black Dog Day
  • 2: Canine Companion Week
  • 4: World Animal Day
  • 4: Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
  • 4: Kindness to Animals Day.
  • 8: National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
  • 9:  Catober Shelter Cat Birthdays for those that we do not know their real birthday
  • 10: World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day.
  • 10: Vet Nurse Day. 
  • 11: National Spoodle Day.
  • 16: Global Cat Day.
  • 18: National Fetch Day.
  • 21: National Pets for Veterans Day.
  • 22: National Make Dog’s Day.
  • 26: National Livestock Guardian Dog Appreciation and Awareness Day.
  • 27: National Black Cat Dayin the UK.
  • 28: Plush Animal Lovers Day. This day is dedicated to unstuffing toys
  • 29: National Cat Day.
  • 30: National Treat Your Pet Day.
  • 31: Halloween

 Have a wonderful October Everyone with a woof from Nili 

 

 

July 2025 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Good Morning, July has arrived, a long weekend ahead of us, please keep your fur kids safe and with collars on just in case. Happy July Everyone

This is my park toy cos summer has arrived and I can now play more, Nili

Month

 

  • National Lost Pet Prevention Month™.
  • Wild about Wildlife Month
  • Dog House repair Month

Week-Long Holidays

  • 3rd Week in July: National Feed a Rescue Pet Week:Launched in 2017, this holiday by GreaterGood.org and The Animal Rescue Site aims to feed shelter pets.

One-Day

  • July 1: ID Your Pet Day.
  • July 4:Independence Day.  I call this scary day for our pets and wild animals because of the fireworks which I hate
  • July 7: National Koi Day
  • July 10: National Kitten Day.This day celebrates the joy of kittens.
  • July 11: All-American Pet Photo Day.
  • July 15: National Pet Fire Safety Day
  • July 15: Feline Leukemia Day.
  • July 16: World Snake Day
  • July 21: National Craft for Your local Shelter Day. You do not have to be artistic to make something for the shelter animal.
  • July 21: No Pet Store Puppies Day – I do not shop at pet stores that sell any live animal unless they are from shelters.
  • July 26:National Dog Photography Day. This is celebrated in the UK
  • July 31: National Mutt Day, a very important day as I only rescue mutts.

Happy July Friends with love and woofs from Nili

 

Break the Silence of Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse

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Good Morning,

October has arrived and with it the Month of Domestic Violence Awareness. This is a topic that is very close to my heart as I am a proud survivor.

 

I am one of the lucky ones that managed to get away with my little dog, hid at a friend and then moved to a new city where we were both helped.  If I had left her I know my ex would have carried on abusing her so the minute I could run, we ran.

Baby since has passed away, but she was my inspiration, my hero, my trooper and my lifeline through those dark days, and when she passed it was when I was finally in my own home so she knew I was safe, and could then open my doors to a new pup, and Layla arrived to live with me.  Layla and now Nili wears a tag that says : Shelter Survivor

Baby R.I.P. She died of IMHA at the age of 6 and missed daily as she was my hero

Today I am not going to talk about me, but “The Power and Control Wheel” of Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence. This gives us a better understanding as to what happens behind closed doors, and why so many victims stay in the relationships.

An abuser will want to control everything, and if he or she does not have that, we, the humans, kids or pets become the victims of his or her anger, although he/she  will never admit it.

So when people reach out and talk about wanting to leave a Domestic Violence relationship but cannot leave their pets, these are some of the reasons and I from experience would have rather carried on suffering the abuse to make sure Baby was safe, than left her in a house where she would suffer.

Pets do not understand abuse the way we do and they should not have to suffer at the hands of an abuser of any kind as they give us the unconditional love and loyalty that unfortunately humans do not do.

The Domestic Violence Hotline number is : 1 800 799 SAFE (7233)

Website : https://www.thehotline.org/

October is also the National Month of Adopt a Shelter Dog Month so reach out to a Shelter and give a dog a new home, I am blessed to have been the Mom to Baby, Layla and now Nili.

Nili’s daily routine – never a dull moment LOL

Be safe, have a wonderful week, with a woof of love from

Nili

 

 

 

Nili speaking out

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Hello to all my friends,

Today, Friday is a special day for Mom, it is her birthday as I am speaking for my sister Layla also wishing Mom a very happy Birthday, I am so blessed to have been adopted by her and spending her special day with her as my sister is over the Rainbow Bridge makes it even more special.

I have always rescued a pet and that is why this day, Remember Me Thursday is so dear to me.

What is this day?

 

Remember Me Thursday is on the last Thursday of September every year when we speak out for the orphan pets in shelters wanting homes, they are innocent and in many ways, we are to blame.

This is me in the shelter that Mom saw and quickly adopted me, Nili

 

This is a day when we all get together campaigning for them as no innocent orphaned pet should have to die in a Shelter because someone dumped them there.

 

As Mike Arms, President and CEO of Helen Woodward Animal Center says : We all come from different countries, cultures, and backgrounds, but together, we can raise our voices and share one life-saving message and literally save millions of pets on this one day.”

 

You can read more about it on their website :

https://remembermethursday.org/about/

How can we shine a light on:

  1. Attend a Remember Me Thursday event near you. –
  2. You can find the events near you on Google or on the website above.Hold a pet food plus other pet related items fundraiser for your local shelter.
  3. Check to see if one of your shelters in your area are having an adoption event.
  4. Speak out, encourage friends and family to adopt and open their homes to an orphan pet.
  5. There are so many ways we can all help, so let’s take one step forward today to do it.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our friends a Happy, Sweet, Healthy New Year as our New Year 5785 starts in the evening of the 2nd of October and our prayers are that the New Year will bring homes to all the orphaned pets. I will share with you next week all the yummy food Mom has told me about, I cannot wait.

With love and woofs from Nili

 

September Pet Holidays and Awareness Month

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September has arrived and that means a new list of holidays and awareness for us pets.

Month

  • Animal Pain Awareness Month
  • Happy Cat Month
  • National Service Dog Month
  • National Pet Insurance Month
  • Responsible Dog Ownership Month
  • Pet Sitter Education Month
  • Pet Memorial Month
  • National Disaster Preparedness Month
  • National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
  • National Food Safety Education Month

Week

  • September 8–14 | Suicide Prevention Week
  • September 15–21 | National Farm Health and Safety Week
  • September 16–22 | Adopt-a-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week (third week in September)
  • September 22–28 | National Deaf Pet Awareness Week (last full week in September)
  • September 22–28 | National Dog Week (last full week in September)

Day

  • September 1 | Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
  • September 2 | National Wildlife Day
  • September 5 | National White Cat Day
  • September 8 | National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
  • September 8 | National Iguana Awareness Day
  • September 8 | National Hug Your Hound Day (second Saturday in September)
  • September 8 | National Pet Memorial Day (second Sunday in September)
  • September 10 | World Suicide Prevention Day
  • September 13 | Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day
  • September 15 | National Pet Carbon Monoxide Safety Day
  • September 17 | National Pet Bird Day
  • September 19 | National Meow Like a Pirate Day
  • September 21 | Puppy Mill Awareness Day (third Saturday in September)
  • September 21 | Responsible Dog Ownership Day (third Saturday in September)
  • September 21 | National Cat and Dog Gut Health Awareness Day
  • September 23 | Dogs in Politics Day
  • September 23 | Adopted Dog Day
  • September 26 | Remember Me Thursday® (an international social media awareness day that brings attention to the millions of adoptable pets waiting in shelters and remembers those pets who never got a second chance. Share your rescue pet using #RememberMeThursday)
  • September 28 | World Rabies Day
  • September 28 | International Rabbit Day
  • September 30 | National Puppy Mill Survivor Day

Have a wonderful safe September Everyone,

With a woof and hug from Nili

 

May 2024 Pet Awareness and Holidays

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May has arrived and that means a new list of awareness and pet holidays, Happy Spring Everyone

Month

  • Chip Your Pet Month.
  • National Pet Month. (US)
  • National Service Animal Eye Exam.
  • Pet Sitter Safety Month.
  • Responsible Animal Guardian Month.

 

Week

  • May 5-11: American Humane’s Be Kind to Animals Week.
  • May 5-11: Dog Anxiety Awareness Week.
  • May 5-11:National Pet Week.
  • May 5-11: Puppy Mill Action Week.

One Day

  • May 1: InternationalDay of the Podenco. Like February’s World Galgo Day, this awareness day draws attention to the cruel fate that thousands of Podenco face in Spain after hunting season.
  • May 3: National Specially-Abled Pets Day.
  • May 5: Mayday for Mutts.
  • May 8, 2024: National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day.T
  • May 10: German Shepherd Day.
  • May 11: National Dog Mom’s Day.
  • May 14: Pick Up the Poo Day.(UK)
  • May 15: Do Lunch With Your Dog Day.
  • May 20: National Rescue Dog Day.
  • May 29: National Dog Friendly Day. (UK

Have a wonderful safe May

With woof and love from Layla