Oh, cats! The ones bewitching, purr-tastic bundles of pleasure that weave seamlessly between our ankles and our hearts. Let’s be actual: is there the rest extra majestic than a cat stretching out in a sunbeam, or extra a laugh than a frisky kitten pouncing on an unsuspecting shoelace? No marvel we mere mortals have taken it upon ourselves to have fun those fabulous tom cats with a complete parade of cat-centric vacations.
Finally, each and every sleek in their tail and gradual blink in their eyes is a reminder of why rescuing and adopting a kitty (or two, or 3) is a one-way price tag to a lifestyles stuffed with extra amusing, laughter, and love. So, clutch your calendar, fellow cat fanciers, and let’s have fun all of the cat days!
Cat Vacations and Consciousness Days
January
Cat Vacations
- January 2: Satisfied Mew Yr for Cats Day
- January 2: Nationwide Puppy Go back and forth Protection Day
- January 6: Nationwide Cuddle Up Day
- January 24: Exchange a Puppy’s Existence Day
February
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Puppy Dental Well being Month
- Nationwide Cat Well being Month
- Accountable Puppy House owners Month
- Spay/Neuter Consciousness Month (AKA Beat the Warmth Month)
Week Lengthy Occasions
- February (typically seen within the final week): Nationwide Justice for Animals Week
February Cat Vacations
- February 22: Cat Day in Japan, sometimes called “Neko no Hello”
- February 20: Love Your Puppy Day
- Ultimate Tuesday in February: International Spay Day
March
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Poison Prevention Consciousness Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- First Week in March: Skilled Puppy Sitters Week
March Cat Vacations
- March 3: If Pets Had Thumbs Day
- March 3: Tripawd Consciousness Day
- March 9: International Kidney Day (aimed to boost consciousness for the well being of our kidneys and our bushy buddies’ kidneys too)
- March 23: Cuddly Kitten Day
- March 28: Recognize Your Cat Day (isn’t that each day anyway?!?)
April
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Heartworm Consciousness Month
- Nationwide Puppy First Support Consciousness Month
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
April Cat Vacations
- April 4: International Stray Animal Day
- April 6: Nationwide Siamese Cat Day
- April 11: Nationwide Puppy Day
- April 19: Nationwide Cat Woman Day
- 3rd Week in April: Nationwide Puppy ID Week
- April 25: Nationwide Youngsters and Pets Day
- April 26: Nationwide Puppy Folks Day
- April 30: Nationwide Tabby Day
- April 30: Undertake a Refuge Puppy Day
- April 30: Nationwide Remedy Animal Day
- Ultimate Friday in April: Hairball Consciousness Day
- Ultimate Saturday in April: International Veterinary Day
- Ultimate Saturday in April: Nationwide Puppy Folks Day
Might
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Puppy Month
- Accountable Animal Dad or mum Month
- Puppy Most cancers Consciousness Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- First Week in Might: Nationwide Puppy Week
- First Week in Might: American Humane’s Be Type to Animals Week
Might Cat Vacations
- Might 30: World Hug Your Cat Day – At the present time encourages cat folks to hug and cuddle their kitties. However have in mind, by no means drive touch in your cat. Best hug them in the event that they’re into to it too!
June
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Puppy Preparedness Month
- Nationwide Microchipping Month
- Undertake-a-Cat Month® from the American Humane Affiliation
- Nationwide Foster a Puppy Month
- Social PETworking Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- First Week in June: Puppy Appreciation Week
- 3rd Week in June: Take Your Puppy to Paintings Week®
- 3rd Week in June: Animal Rights Consciousness Week
June Cat Vacations
- June 4: Hug Your Cat Day – Very similar to the day in Might, however extra widely known. At iHeartCats, we don’t thoughts two cat-hugging days; we’ll at all times take one more reason to hug our purry ones!
- 2d Tuesday in June: International Puppy Memorial Day
- June 19: Take Your Cat to Paintings Day®
- June 19: Garfield the Cat Day
- June 24: Cat International Domination Day
- Ultimate Saturday in June: International Day Towards the Abandonment of Home Animals
July
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Misplaced Puppy Prevention Month™
- Nationwide Puppy Hydration Consciousness Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- July 16–July 22: Nationwide Feed a Rescue Puppy Week
July Cat Vacations
- July 1: ID Your Puppy Day
- July 10: Nationwide Kitten Day (every other double day, however kittens at all times want celebrating!)
- July 11: All-American Puppy Picture Day
- July 15: Nationwide Puppy Fireplace Protection Day
- July 21: Nationwide Craft on your Native Shelters Day
August
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Immunization Consciousness Month
- Itchy Puppy Consciousness Month
August Cat Vacations
- August 8: World Cat Day – Based by way of the World Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in 2002
- August 15: Nationwide Test the Chip Day
- August 17: Nationwide Black Cat Appreciation Day
- August 19: World Homeless Animals’ Day
- August 22: Nationwide Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
- August 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
- August 30: Nationwide Holistic Puppy Day
September
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Satisfied Cat Month: Based by way of the CATalyst Council
- Nationwide Puppy Insurance coverage Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- 3rd Week in September: Undertake-a-Much less-Adoptable-Puppy Week
September Cat Vacations
- September 1: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
- September 13: Puppy Start Defect Consciousness Day
- 2d Sunday of September: Nationwide Puppy Memorial Day
- 3rd Thursday of September: Take into accout Me Thursday® (a world social media consciousness day that brings consideration to the hundreds of thousands of adoptable pets ready in shelters and recalls the ones pets who by no means were given a 2nd likelihood. Percentage your rescue puppy the usage of #RememberMeThursday)
October
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Animal Protection and Coverage Month
- Nationwide Puppy Wellness Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- First Week of October: Animal Welfare Week
October Cat Vacations
- October 4: International Animal Day
- October 12: Nationwide Puppy Weight problems Consciousness Day
- October 16: Nationwide Feral Cat Day – Advocates for non-lethal tom cat systems in communities comparable to Lure-Neuter-Go back (TNR) for feral cats.
- October 27: Nationwide Black Cat Day
- October 29: Nationwide Cat Day
November
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Undertake a Senior Puppy Month
- Nationwide Senior Puppy Month
- Puppy Most cancers Consciousness Month
- Puppy Diabetes Month
- Nationwide Puppy Consciousness Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- First complete week of November: Nationwide Animal Refuge Appreciation Week
November Cat Vacations
December
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Cat Fanatics’ Month
Rejoice Your Cat Each and every Unmarried Day
Each and every month and nearly each and every week, you’ll discover a day put aside to have fun the bushy ones. However whilst you give your center to a cat, on a regular basis is a party!