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