⌂ Thematic calendars → Pet and Animal Holidays Pet and Animal Holidays celebrated around the World![]() Most Animal Holidays are dedicated to the preservation and protection of wild animals and their habitats throughout the world. Supported and launched by wildlife organizations and animal lovers in countries across the globe, most such Holidays were founded as an effort to raise awareness of animal welfare, and encourage the support of wild animal habitat conservation programs and animal rescue organizations and sanctuaries. Every year many Animal Holidays have a new conservation theme with corresponding artwork, educational materials, and activities.
Pet Holidays are often intended as fun holidays to appreciate our fluffy friends, and thank them for their endless and unconditional love. Pet Holidays founders also intend these Holidays to improve the welfare of pets by trying to stop cruelty towards them, and educating pet owners about the special issues involved with taking care of the animals. List of Pet and Animal Holidays for 2021-2022 yearApril 2021Monday 12 April - National Dog Bite Prevention Week in US (the second full week of April ); World Hamster Day Sunday 18 April - Pet Owners Independence Day; Dancing Cow Day in Denmark (On the third Sunday of April) Wednesday 21 April - Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day (They are related to the Asiatic Mastiff, which, according to historical records, lived in Mesopotamia around 4,000 BC) Saturday 24 April - National Scoop the Poop Week in USA; World Veterinary Day (Last Saturday in April); National Pet Parent's Day in US (Last Sunday in April); World Day for Laboratory Animals Sunday 25 April - World Penguin Day; National Pet ID Week in US (Third Full Week of April starting with Sunday) Wednesday 28 April - International Guide Dog Day (Last Wednesday in April) Thursday 29 April - Birthday of the World Wildlife Fund (Date of foundation of the WWF April 29, 1961, Morges, Switzerland) Friday 30 April - Hairball Awareness Day (Last Friday in April); National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day in US May 2021Saturday 1 May - Save the Rhino Day; National Purebred Dog Day in USA; Spring Decade of Birdwatching (May 1-10); Responsible Animal Guardian Month; Be Kind to Animals Week Sunday 2 May - Ferret Day; National Pet Week in US (First Full Week in May); Mayday for Mutts (First Sunday in May); World Tuna Day Monday 3 May - Puppy Mill Action Week in US (Begins the Monday before Mother's Day); National Specially-abled Pets Day in US Friday 14 May - Thai Buffalo Conservation Day (Adopted 7 March 2017) Saturday 15 May - World Dog Day (started by The Vanderpump Dog Foundation in 2016. Celebrated on the third Saturday of May) Sunday 16 May - Sea Monkey Day (They’re known as Artemia New York Ocean Science and go through anhydrobiosis, or hibernation when they are dried out. Then, with the right mixture of water and nutrients they can spring right back into life) Friday 21 May - World Endangered Species Day (This environmental date is celebrated on the third Friday of May) Sunday 23 May - World Turtle Day (sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue, is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive) Wednesday 26 May - World Otter Day (Held on the last Wednesday of May) June 2021Wednesday 2 June - National Dog Day (Día Nacional del Perro) Sunday 6 June - Pet Appreciation Week (First Full Week in June); International Day of Cleaning Water Reservoirs (celebrated since 1995) Wednesday 16 June - World Sea Turtle Day (WWF is the world’s leading independent conservation organisation) Monday 21 June - World Giraffe Day (is an exciting annual event initiated by GCF to celebrate the longest-necked animal on the longest day or night); National Dog Party Day in US; Take Your Dog to Work Week in US Friday 25 June - National Catfish Day (United States); Take Your Dog to Work Day (Friday after Father's Day) July 2021Friday 2 July - International Dog Day (#IDD) Friday 23 July - World Whale and Dolphin Day (International Whaling Commission — IWC) Saturday 31 July - Mutt's Day (By definition a mutt, sometimes called a "Half-breed", is a dog that is of mixed breed) August 2021Sunday 1 August - DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs; International Assistance Dog Week (Starts on First Sunday in August) Thursday 12 August - World Elephant Day (Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported and launched by Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation on August 12, 2012) Saturday 21 August - Clear the Shelters Day (Third Saturday of August); International Homeless Animals’ Day Thursday 26 August - Dog Day (was founded by a woman - Colleen Paige - in 2004); World Dog Day (supported by the International Fund for the Protection of Animals) Friday 27 August - World Day for the End of Speciesism (The concept appeared in 1970 in the work of British psychologist Richard D. Ryder, Speciesism) September 2021Tuesday 7 September - National Threatened Species Day (Australia) Sunday 12 September - National Pet Memorial Day in US (Second Sunday of September); Hug Your Hound Day (Second Sunday of September); International Crane Day (Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in September) Wednesday 15 September - Greenpeace Birthday (an international independent non-governmental environmental organization established in 1971 in Canada) Friday 17 September - Responsible Dog Ownership Day (Third Saturday in September); Puppy Mill Awareness Day (Third Saturday in September) Saturday 18 September - National Dog Week in USA (Last Full Week of September); National Deaf Dog Awareness Week in US (Last Full Week in September) Sunday 19 September - Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week (Last Full Week in September) Wednesday 22 September - World Protection Elephant Day; World Rhino Day; National Elephant Appreciation Day in USA October 2021Friday 1 October - National Walk Your Dog Day in US; National Fire Pup Day in US; National Black Dog Day n US; National Walk Your Dog Week in US (First Week of October); World Vegetarian Day and International Vegetarian Week Saturday 2 October - World Day for Farmed Animals; Herring Holiday in Finland; World Farm Animals Day Sunday 3 October - Animal Welfare Week (First Full Week of October) Monday 4 October - Animals' Day in Poland (Dzień Zwierząt, established in 2006); World Pet's Day; World Animal Day; World Habitat Day Wednesday 13 October - African Penguin Awareness Day (All 17 species of penguins live in the southern hemisphere, but only three species live year-round in Antarctica) Friday 22 October - Wombat Day (Australia) Wednesday 27 October - Black Cat Appreciation Day (United Kingdom); National Pit Bull Awareness Day in USA Friday 29 October - National Cat Day (United States) November 2021Saturday 6 November - National Bison Day in United States (Date for 2021. Celebrated on the first Saturday in November) Sunday 7 November - National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week in USA (First Full Week of November) Monday 29 November - World Anteater Day and World Tamandua Day (since 2014) December 2021January 2022Sunday 2 January - Happy Mew Year for Cats Day (The founders, Tom and Ruth Roy, wanted cats to have a very special New Year's celebration all to themselves); National Pet Travel Safety Day in US Monday 17 January - Horse Day in Latvia (Zirgu Diena) Friday 21 January - Squirrel Appreciation Day in North Carolina (It is an unofficial holiday started by North Carolina wildlife rehabilitator Christy McKeown in 2001, as a way to encourage people to put out seeds and nuts for these cute rodents) February 2022Tuesday 1 February - The start of National Bird-Feeding Month (United States) Monday 7 February - Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week (February 7-14) Wednesday 9 February - World Marine Mammal Protection Day and World Whale Day (is celebrated since 1986) Friday 11 February - Day of help to forest animals in Poland; Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden (February 11-12) Tuesday 22 February - Cat Day in Japan; Walking the Dog Day; World Spay Day (Last Tuesday in February) Wednesday 23 February - International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day (The first dog biscuits were developed in the mid-19th century by American manufacturer James Spratt); National Dog Biscuit Day in US March 2022Tuesday 1 March - National Pig Day, Fruit Compote Day and National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day in United States; Horse Protection Day (Horse Protection Day was first observed in 2005 when it was founded by pet lifestyle expert and animal behaviorist Colleen Page) Thursday 3 March - What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day; Crufts (The World's Largest Dog Show) held in Birmingham, England; World Wildlife Day Saturday 5 March - Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (First Saturday in March) Monday 7 March - Professional Pet Sitters Week (First Full Week in March) Monday 14 March - International Day of Action for Rivers, Water, and Life; Learn about Butterflies Day Thursday 17 March - Buzzards Day (Buzzards are another word for turkey vultures, a species of vulture protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918); Larks' Day in Latvia Sunday 20 March - World Sparrow Day; World Frog Day (celebrated since 2009); MeatOut Day in Colorado, US; Great American Meatout Monday 21 March - National Animal Poison Prevention Week in USA (Third Full Week in March) Friday 25 March - Crane Day in Sweden (Swedish Trandagen) April 2022Sunday 3 April - World Aquatic Animal Day (The first ever annual “World Aquatic Animal Day” took place April 3rd, 2020, with the inaugural theme of the aquaculture industry) Thursday 7 April - International Beaver Day (The largest beaver-built dam is in Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta, Canada and is 850m long) Friday 8 April - National Dog Fighting Awareness Day in US (As part of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month in April, the ASPCA) How to celebrate Animal and Pet HolidaysNever abuse an animal yourself, and try to get actively involved in protecting them in any possible way you can think of. Doing nothing does nothing to help animals in need.
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