| January |
- Adopt-A-Rescued Bird Month
- Walk-Your-Pet Month (Pawsitively Pets)
- 5
- National Bird Day
- 14
- Albert Schweitzer born 1875
- 20
- National Penguin Awareness Day (Always)
- 20
- 21 Bald Eagle Appreciation Days (3rd weekend)
- 21
- Squirrel Appreciation Day (Always)
- 22
- National Answer-Your-Cat's Questions Day (Always)
|
| February |
- Pet
Dental Health Month
- National
Prevent-a-Litter Month (P.A.L)
- National
Wild Bird Feeding Month
- 2
- Groundhog Day
- 14
- National Pet Theft Awareness Day
- 20 - Love Your Pet Day
- 23
- International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
- 27
- National Polar Bear Day
- 27
- Spay Day USA
|
| March |
- Adopt-A-Rescued Guinea Pig Month
- 1 - International Day of the
Seal
- 1
- National Pig Day
- 20
- Great American Meatout Day
|
| April |
- Prevention
of Animal Cruelty Month
- 2
- National Tag Day
- 10
- National Wildlife Week begins
- 14
- National Dolphin Day
- 17
- Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week
- 17
- National World Week for Animals in Laboratories
- 21
- John Muir born 1838
- 26
- John Audubon born 1785
|
| May |
- 1 - Be Kind to Animals Week
- 6
- National Veal Ban Action Day
- 15
- National Dog Bite Prevention Week
- 19
- Marine Mammal Freedom Weekend
|
| June |
- 1
- Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month
- 2 - Annual Big Dog Parade and
Canine Festival
- 20-
National Bald Eagle Day
- 22-
National Take Your Dog to Work Day
|
| July |
- 1
- National Adopt-A-Shelter Rabbit Month
- 15
- Putting on the Pug
- 22
- Annual Pooch Parade
|
| August |
- 18
- Homeless Animals Day
|
| September |
- 10
- National Pet Memorial Pet
- 17
- National Farm Animal Awareness Week
- 17
- National Dog Week
|
| October |
- National Cut Out Dissection Month
- National Animal Safety and Protection
Month
- Vegetarian Awareness Month
- Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month
- 1 - World Vegetarian Day
- 2 - World Farm Animal Day
- 2 - Mahandas K. Gandhi born 1869
- 4 - St. Francis of Assisi's
Feast Day
- 16
-National Feral Cat Day
- 21
-Nutts for Mutts Walk
|
| November |
- Adopt-A-Turkey
Month
- 1
- National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
- 17
- Fur-Free Friday (Always the day after Thanksgiving)
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| December |
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