Animals Holidays

Where would we be without the fluffy friends that show us an endless amount of love? We love to appreciate our pets all year with 68 pet holidays.

Date	Holiday	Category	Region
Jan. 5	National Bird Day	Animals	U.S.
Jan. 14	National Dress Up Your Pet Day	Animals	U.S.
Jan. 21	National Squirrel Appreciation Day	Animals	U.S.
Jan. 22	National Answer Your Cat's Question Day	Animals	U.S.
Jan. 23	World Spay Day	Animals	U.S.
Feb. 3	Doggy Date Night	Animals	U.S.
Feb. 20	National Love Your Pet Day	Animals	U.S.
Feb. 22	National Walking the Dog Day	Animals	U.S.
Feb. 23	International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day	Animals	World
Mar. 3	National If Pets Had Thumbs Day	Animals	U.S.
Mar. 13	National K9 Veterans Day	Animals	U.S.
Mar. 23	National Puppy Day	Animals	U.S.
Mar. 28	Respect Your Cat Day	Animals	U.S.
Apr. 6	National Siamese Cat Day	Animals	U.S.
Apr. 10	National Hug Your Dog Day	Animals	U.S.
Apr. 11	National Pet Day	Animals	U.S.
Apr. 21	National Bulldogs are Beautiful Day	Animals	U.S.
Apr. 25	International Guide Dog Day	Animals	U.S.
Jun. 4	National Hug Your Cat Day	Animals	U.S.
Jun. 20	Ugliest Dog Day	Animals	U.S.
Jun. 22	National Take Your Dog to Work Day	Animals	U.S.
Jun. 25	National Take Your Cat to Work Day	Animals	U.S.
Jul. 10	National Kitten Day	Animals	U.S.
Jul. 15	National Pet Fire Safety Day	Animals	U.S.
Jul. 31	National Mutt Day	Animals	U.S.
Aug. 1	DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs	Animals	U.S.
Aug. 5	Work Like a Dog Day	Animals	U.S.
Aug. 8	World Cat Day	Animals	World
Aug. 10	National Spoil Your Dog Day	Animals	U.S.
Aug. 17	National Black Cat Appreciation Day	Animals	U.S.
Aug. 22	National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day	Animals	U.S.
Aug. 26	National Dog Day	Animals	U.S.
Aug. 30	National Holistic Pet Day	Animals	U.S.
Sep. 19	National Meow Like a Pirate Day	Animals	World
Sep. 22	National Bunny Day	Animals	World
Sep. 23	National Dogs in Politics Day	Animals	U.S.
Sep. 28	World Rabies Day	Animals	World
Oct. 1	National Black Dog Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 1	National Fire Pup Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 4	World Animal Day	Animals	World
Oct. 10	National Pet Obesity Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 16	Global Cat Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 16	National Feral Cat Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 20	International Sloth Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 20	International Sloth Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 20	National Fetch Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 21	National Reptile Awareness Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 21	National Reptile Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 27	National Black Cat Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 27	National Pit Bull Awareness Day	Animals	U.S.
Oct. 29	National Cat Day	Animals	U.S.
Nov. 1	National Cook For Your Pets Day	Animals	U.S.
Nov. 3	National Bison Day	Animals	U.S.
Nov. 7	National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day	Animals	U.S.
Dec. 2	National Mutt Day	Animals	U.S.
Dec. 9	National Llama Day	Animals	U.S.
January	National Train Your Dog Month	Animals	U.S.
January	Unchain a Dog Month	Animals	U.S.
January	Walk Your Dog Month	Animals	U.S.
February	Dog Training Education Month	Animals	U.S.
February	National Cat Health Month	Animals	U.S.
February	Pet Dental Health Month	Animals	U.S.
February	Responsible Pet Owners Month	Animals	U.S., World
April	National Pet Month	Animals	U.S.
April	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month	Animals	U.S.
May	National Pet Week	Animals	U.S.
August	International Assistance Dog Week	Animals	U.S.
September	Animal Pain Awareness Month	Animals	U.S.

Where did pet holidays come from?

Did you know that pet holidays weren't created just to celebrate the animals we love? They actually originated to "bring attention to the plight of animals and encourage adoption." That's according to Colleen Paige, who started some of the first pet holidays in America.

In 2004, she originated National Dog Day (Aug. 26) to draw attention to all the dogs that need adoption—and all the dogs who work tirelessly every day to make sure we're happy and healthy. After it rocketed to success, she spun it off into other holidays like National Puppy Day, National Mutt Day, and National Cat Day to celebrate all types of animals large and small.

She unwittingly started a holiday movement—and now we have holidays celebrating everything from feral cats to ugly bulldogs! Do you have a favorite pet holiday?

Submit Your Favorite Pet holidays

If you don't see your favorite pet holiday here, submit it to us at our holiday submission page. Give us a little bit of information about your holiday when you submit it. Who started it? How many people celebrate it, and where? Once you've compiled a bit of background, we'd love to hear from you!

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