If you ever need a reason to celebrate – I’ve got you! Throughout the year there are numerous days, weeks, and months to various pet-related causes. I wanted to share with you in case any tickled your fancy. Some are fun, some are serious and all are important in one way or another. Take a look below and see if any strike a chord with you.
January 2022
- National Train Your Dog Month
- Walk Your Dog Month/Walk Your Pet Month
- Adopt a Rescued Bird Month
- Weight Loss Awareness Month
- National Train Your Dog Month
January 2: National Pet Travel Safety Day; Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
January 5: National Bird Day
January 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day
January 21: Squirrel Appreciation Day; National Hug Day
January 22: National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
February 2022
- Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
- National Pet Dental Health Month
- Responsible Pet Owners Month
- Dog Training Education Month
- National Cat Health Month
- International Hoof Care Month
- Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
February 3: National Golden Retriever Day; Doggy Date Night
February 14: Pet Theft Awareness Day
February 20-26: National Justice for Animals Week
February 20: Love Your Pet Day
February 22: Walking the Dog Day; World Spay Day
February 23: National Dog Biscuit Day
March 2022
- Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month
- Poison Prevention Awareness Month
March 1: National Pig Day; National Horse Protection Day
March 3: If Pets Had Thumbs Day
March 5: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Raise begins (First Saturday in March)
March 6-12: Professional Pet Sitters Week™
March 13: K9 Veterans Day
March 20-26: National Poison Prevention Week
March 23: National Puppy Day; Cuddly Kitten Day
March 28: Respect Your Cat Day
March 30: Take A Walk in the Park Day
April 2022
- Pet First Aid Awareness Month
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
- Prevention of Lyme Disease in Dogs Month
- National Heartworm Awareness Month
- National Frog Month
- Canine Fitness Month / Active Dog Month
April 1-7: National Raw Feeding Week
April 3-9: International Pooper Scooper Week
April 2: National Ferret Day
April 4: World Rat Day; World Stray Animals Day
April 8: National Dog Fighting Awareness Day
April 10: National Siblings Day; National Hug Your Dog Day
April 10-16: National Dog Bite Prevention Week
April 10-16: Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week (observed the second full week of April)
April 11: National Pet Day; Celebrate Shelter Pets Day; Dog Therapy Appreciation Day
April 12: World Hamster Day
April 17-23: National Pet ID Week (observed annually for 7 days beginning on Sunday)
April 17-23: Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week (observed the third week in April)
April 19: Pet Owners Day; National Cat Lady Day
April 21: Get to Know Your Customers Day; National Cat Lady Day
April 21: Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
April 23: National Lost Dog Awareness Day
April 24: National Pet Parents Day; World Day for Laboratory Animals
April 24-30: National Scoop the Poop Week
April 27: World Veterinary Day; International Guide Dog Day; National Little Pampered Dog Day
April 28: National Kids and Pets Day
April 29: Hairball Awareness Day
April 30: National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day; National Therapy Animal Day; World Veterinary Day; National Tabby Day
May 2022
- National Pet Month
- Chip Your Pet Month
- Responsible Animal Guardian Month
- National Service Dog Eye Examination Month
May 1-7: National Pet Week®; Be Kind to Animals Week®; Puppy Mill Action Week
May 1: Mayday for Mutts; National Purebred Dog Day
May 3: National Specially-Abled Pets Day
May 3-9: Dog Anxiety Awareness Week
May 4: Bird Day
May 7: National Dog Mom’s Day
May 14: International Chihuahua Appreciation Day; National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day; National Dog Mom Day
May 20: National Rescue Dog Day
May 21: World Dog Day
May 23: World Turtle Day
June 2022
- National Pet Preparedness Month
- American Humane’s Adopt-A-Cat Month®
- Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
- National Foster a Pet Month
- National Microchipping Month
June 4: Hug Your Cat Day; International Corgi Day
June 5-11: Pet Appreciation Week
June 8: National Best Friends Day
June 12-18: Animal Rights Awareness Week
June 14: World Pet Memorial Day
June 20-24: Take Your Pet To Work Week®
June 20: Take Your Cat To Work Day®
June 21: Dog Party Day
June 24: Take Your Dog To Work Day® ; Cat World Domination Day
June 29: World Day Against the Abandonment of Domestic Animals
July 2022
- Lost Pet Prevention Month
- National Pet Hydration Awareness Month
July 1: ID Your Pet Day
July 10: National Kitten Day
July 11: All-American Pet Photo Day
July 15: I Love Horses Day; National Pet Fire Safety Day
July 16: World Snake Day
July 21: National Craft for Your Local Shelters Day
July 26: National Dog Photography Day
July 31: National Mutt Day
August 2022
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Wellness Month
- Rawgust (celebrates raw feeding for our pets)
August 1: DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs
August 4: Assistance Dog Day
August 5: Work Like a Dog Day
August 7-13: International Assistance Dog Week
August 8: International Cat Day
August 10: Spoil Your Dog Day
August 14: World Lizard Day
August 15: Check the Chip Day
August 17: National Black Cat Appreciation Day
August 20: Clear the Shelters Day; International Homeless Animals’ Day®
August 22: National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
August 23: International Blind Dog Day
August 26: National Dog Day & World Dog Day
August 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
August 30: National Holistic Pet Day
September 2022
- Pet-Sitter Education Month™
- Responsible Dog Ownership Month
- CATalyst Council’s Happy Cat Month
- National Preparedness Month
- Animal Pain Awareness Month
- National Service Dog Month
- National Pet Health Insurance Month
- Happy Healthy Cat Month
- National Pet Memorial Month
September 1: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
September 8: National Dog Walker Appreciation Day; National Iguana Awareness Day
September 11: National Pet Memorial Day; National Hug Your Hound Day
September 13: Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day
September 17: AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day; National Pet Bird Day; Puppy Mill Awareness Day
September 18-24: Deaf Dog Awareness Week; Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week; National Dog Week
September 20: Love Your Pet Day
September 22: Remember Me Thursday® (brings attention to the millions of adoptable pets waiting in shelters and those who never got a second chance)
September 23: Dogs in Politics Day
September 24: International Rabbit Day
September 28: World Rabies Day
October 2022
- Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
- American Humane’s Adopt-a-Dog Month®
- National Pet Wellness Month
- National Animal Safety and Protection Month
- National Pit Bull Awareness Month
October 2-8: National Walk Your Dog Week; Animal Welfare Week
October 1: National Black Dog Day; National Walk Your Dog Day; National Fire Pup Day
October 4: World Animal Day; World Pet Day
October 12: National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
October 15: National Fetch Day
October 16: Global Cat Day®
October 16-22: National Veterinary Technician Week
October 21: Reptile Awareness Day; National Pets for Veterans Day
October 27: National Black Cat Day (UK); National Pitbull Awareness Day
November 2022
- Adopt a Senior Pet Month
- National Pet Awareness Month
- National Senior Pet Month
- National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
- Pet Diabetes Month
- National Adoption Month
November 1: National Cook for Your Pets Day
November 6-12: National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week
November 7: National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
November 17: National Take a Hike Day
November 19: National Adoption Day
November 24: National Dog Show
December 2022
- National Cat Lover’s Month
December 2: National Mutt Day
December 9: International Day of Veterinary Medicine
December 13: National Day of the Horse
Am I missing any? Comment and let me know below!
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