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Holidays, awareness days and funny observances related to pets and other animals. Some are related to conservation while others are about our pets. This calendar contains 320 events.
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Date Day of week Event
8/17/26 Monday 🐈National Black Cat Appreciation Day
8/20/26 Thursday 🦟World Mosquito Day
8/22/26 Saturday Never Bean Better Day
8/22/26 Saturday 🐈Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
8/23/26 Sunday 🐕‍🦺International Blind Dog Day
8/26/26 Wednesday 🐕National Dog Day
8/28/26 Friday 🌈Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
8/30/26 Sunday 🐕National Holistic Pet Day
9/1/26 Tuesday 🐾Animal Pain Awareness Month
9/1/26 Tuesday 🐕Boykin Spaniel Day
9/1/26 Tuesday 🐈Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
9/1/26 Tuesday 😻Happy Cat Month begins
9/1/26 Tuesday 🐾National Pet Insurance Month begins
9/1/26 Tuesday 🐾Pet Sitter Education Month begins
9/1/26 Tuesday 🐕Responsible Dog Ownership Month begins
9/1/26 Tuesday 🐕‍🦺National Service Dog Month begins
9/6/26 Sunday 🪨Pet Rock Day
9/7/26 Monday 🐼Threatened Species Day
9/8/26 Tuesday 🐕National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
9/8/26 Tuesday 🦎National Iguana Awareness Day
9/13/26 Sunday 🐕National Hug your Hound Day
9/13/26 Sunday 🐕National Pet Memorial Day
9/13/26 Sunday 🐾Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day
9/13/26 Sunday 🐕Scooby-Doo Day
9/17/26 Thursday 🦜National Pet Bird Day
9/19/26 Saturday 🐕Puppy Mill Awareness Day
9/19/26 Saturday 🐕Responsible Dog Ownership Day
9/19/26 Saturday 🏴‍☠️Meow Like a Pirate Day
9/20/26 - 9/26/26 Sunday - Saturday 🐾Adopt A Less Adoptable Pet Week
9/20/26 - 9/26/26 Sunday - Saturday 🐕National Deaf Dog Awareness Week
9/20/26 - 9/26/26 Sunday - Saturday 🐕National Dog Week
9/22/26 Tuesday 🐘Elephant Appreciation Day
9/22/26 Tuesday 🐕National Walk ‘n’ Roll Dog Day
9/22/26 Tuesday 🦏World Rhino Day
9/23/26 Wednesday 🏛️National Dogs in Politics Day
9/24/26 Thursday 🐾Remember Me Thursday®
9/24/26 Thursday 🐝World Wasp Day
9/25/26 Friday 🐨Save the Koala Day
9/25/26 Friday 🐾World’s Largest Pet Walk
9/26/26 Saturday 🐟Fish Amnesty Day
9/26/26 Saturday 🐇International Rabbit Day
9/26/26 Saturday 🐋Shamu the Whale Day
9/28/26 Monday 🐾World Rabies Day
9/29/26 Tuesday Goose Day
10/1/26 Thursday 🐕Adopt-A-Dog Month begins
10/1/26 Thursday 🦝International Raccoon Appreciation Day
10/1/26 Thursday 🐾National Animal Safety and Protection Month begins
10/1/26 Thursday 🐕National Black Dog Day
10/1/26 Thursday 🐶National Fire Pup Day
10/1/26 Thursday 🐾National Pet Wellness Month begins
10/1/26 Thursday 🐕National Pitbull Awareness Month begins
10/2/26 Friday 🐩Poodle Day
10/2/26 Friday 🐄World Day for Farmed Animals
10/3/26 Saturday 🦋National Butterfly and Hummingbird Day
10/4/26 - 10/10/26 Sunday - Saturday 🧸Animal Welfare Week
10/4/26 - 10/10/26 Sunday - Saturday 🐾National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
10/4/26 - 10/10/26 Sunday - Saturday 🐕National Walk Your Dog Week
10/4/26 Sunday 🐾World Animal Day
10/6/26 Tuesday 🦡National Badger Day
10/8/26 Thursday 🐙World Octopus Day
10/9/26 Friday 👩‍⚕️Vet Nurse Day
10/10/26 Saturday 🐦World Migratory Bird Day
10/14/26 Wednesday 🐕National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
10/16/26 Friday 🐈Global Cat Day
10/17/26 Saturday 🐕National Fetch Day
10/18/26 - 10/24/26 Sunday - Saturday 👩‍⚕️National Veterinary Technician Week
10/21/26 Wednesday 🐟Hagfish Day
10/21/26 Wednesday 🐾National Pets for Veterans Day
10/21/26 Wednesday 🦎Reptile Awareness Day
10/23/26 Friday Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
10/26/26 Monday 🐴National Mule Day
10/27/26 Tuesday 🐈‍⬛National Black Cat Day
10/28/26 Wednesday 🧸Plush Animal Lover's Day
10/29/26 Thursday 🐈National Cat Day
10/31/26 Saturday 🐑Hug A Sheep Day
11/1/26 Sunday 🐾Adopt a Senior Pet Month begins
11/1/26 - 11/7/26 Sunday - Saturday 🐦Bird Health Appreciation Week
11/1/26 Sunday 🐾International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day
11/1/26 Sunday 🐾National Go Cook For Your Pets Day
11/1/26 Sunday 🐾Pet Cancer Awareness Month begins
11/1/26 Sunday 🐾Pet Diabetes Month begins
11/3/26 Tuesday 🦑World Jellyfish Day
11/7/26 Saturday 🐻Hug a Bear Day
11/7/26 Saturday 🦬National Bison Day
11/7/26 Saturday 🐕National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
11/12/26 Thursday 🐁Fancy Rat & Mouse Day
11/16/26 Monday World Falconry Day
11/16/26 Monday 🐕National Slobber Appreciation Day
11/22/26 Sunday 🦢Mother Goose Parade Day
11/23/26 Monday Wolfenoot
11/26/26 Thursday 🐩National Dog Show
11/27/26 Friday 🐢Turtle Adoption Day
12/1/26 Tuesday 🐈Cat Lover’s Month begins
12/4/26 Friday 🐅World Wildlife Conservation Day
12/5/26 Saturday 🐾Celebrate Shelter Pets Day
12/9/26 Wednesday 👩‍⚕️International Day of Veterinary Medicine
12/11/26 Friday Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals Day
12/13/26 Sunday 🐎National Day of the Horse
12/14/26 Monday 🐒Monkey Day
12/15/26 Tuesday 🐈Cat Herders' Day
12/27/26 Sunday 🦁Visit the Zoo Day
1/1/27 Friday 🐦Adopt a Rescued Bird Month begins
1/1/27 Friday 🐕Train Your Dog Month begins
1/1/27 Friday 🐕Unchain a Dog Month begins
1/1/27 Friday 🐾Walk Your Pet Month begins
1/2/27 Saturday 🐈Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
1/2/27 Saturday 🐾National Pet Travel Safety Day
1/5/27 Tuesday 🐦National Bird Day
1/8/27 Friday 🐕National Labrador Retriever Day
1/10/27 Sunday 🦅Save the Eagles Day
1/14/27 Thursday 👗National Dress Up Your Pet Day
1/18/27 - 1/24/27 Monday - Sunday 🐾Take Your Pet To Work Week
1/20/27 Wednesday 🐧Penguin Awareness Day
1/21/27 Thursday 🐿️Squirrel Appreciation Day
1/22/27 Friday 🐈Answer Your Cat's Questions Day
1/24/27 Sunday 🐾Change A Pet’s Life Day
1/28/27 Thursday 🐍Rattlesnake Roundup Day
1/29/27 Friday 🦮Seeing Eye Dog Day
2/1/27 Monday 🐇Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
2/1/27 Monday 🐾Beat the Heat Month begins
2/1/27 Monday 🐕Dog Training Education Month begins
2/1/27 Monday 🐈National Cat Health Month begins
2/1/27 Monday 🦷National Pet Dental Health Month begins
2/1/27 Monday 💩National Prevent a Litter Month begins
2/1/27 Monday 🐾Spay/Neuter Awareness Month begins
2/1/27 Monday 🐾World Galgo Day
2/2/27 Tuesday 🐹Groundhog Day
2/2/27 Tuesday 🦔Hedgehog Day
2/2/27 Tuesday 🐹Marmot Day
2/2/27 Tuesday 🐕Sled Dog Day
2/3/27 Wednesday 🐕Doggy Date Night
2/3/27 Wednesday 🐕International Golden Retriever Day
2/5/27 Friday 🦋Western Monarch Day
2/7/27 - 2/13/27 Sunday - Saturday 🐶Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
2/14/27 Sunday 🐾Pet Theft Awareness Day
2/15/27 Monday 🦛National Hippo Day
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