Get set for an exciting lineup of pet holidays! From National Puppy Day to International Cat Day, we’ll be celebrating our beloved pets with a complete list of special occasions. Let’s mark our calendars and make every day feel like a holiday for our furry friends.
List of Pet Holidays in 2024
January
Pet Holidays
Week & Month Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- Walk Your Pet Month
- Weight Loss Awareness Month
- National Train Your Dog Month
- National CBD Month
Daily Pet Holidays
- January 2: National Pet Travel Safety Day
- January 2: Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
- January 5: National Bird Day
- January 8: Bubble Bath Day
- January 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day
- January 18: Get To Know Your Customers Day
- January 22: National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day
- January 24: Change A Pet’s Life Day
February
Pet Holidays
Month & Week Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- Pet Dental Health Month
- Dog Training Education Month
- National Cat Health Month
- Responsible Pet Owners Month
- Spay/Neuter Awareness Month (AKA Beat the Heat Month)
- February 7-14: Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
- February 18-24: National Justice for Animals Week
Daily Pet Holidays
- February 3: National Golden Retriever Day
- February 3: Annual Doggie Date Night
- February 14: National Pet Theft Awareness Day in the US
- February 19: International Tug-of-War Day
- February 20: Love Your Pet Day
- February 22: Walking The Dog Day
- February 23: National Dog Biscuit Day
- February 27: World Spay Day (Last Tuesday in February)
March
Pet Holidays
Month & Week Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month
- March 3-9: Professional Pet Sitters Week (observed the first whole week of March)
- March 17-23: National Animal Poison Prevention Week (observed the entire third week of March)
Daily Pet Holidays
- March 1: National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
- March 1: Horse Protection Day
- March 1: National Pig Day
- March 2: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Raise begins (First Saturday in March)
- March 3: World Wildlife Day
- March 13: K9 Veterans Day
- March 14: UK Dog Theft Awareness Day
- March 23: National Puppy Day
- March 23: Cuddly Kitten Day
- March 28: Respect Your Cat Day
- March 30: Take a Walk in the Park Day
April
Pet Holidays
Month & Week Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- Heartworm Awareness Month
- National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
- Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month
- Canine Fitness Month (AKA Active Dog Month)
- Active Dog Month
- April 1-7: International Pooper Scooper Week
- April 1-7: National Raw Feeding Week
- April 14-20: Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week (observed the second whole week of April)
- April 14-20: National Dog Bite Prevention Week (observed the second entire week of April)
- April 17-23: National Pet ID Week (observed annually for seven days beginning on April 17)
- April 21-27: Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week (observed the third week in April)
- April 23-29: National Scoop the Poop Week
Daily Pet Holidays
- April 4: World Stray Animals Day
- April 4: World Rat Day
- April 6: National Siamese Cat Day
- April 8: National Dog Fighting Awareness Day
- April 10: National Hug Your Dog Day
- April 11: National Pet Day
- April 11: Dog Therapy Appreciation Day
- April 18: Pet Owners Day
- April 18: Get to Know Your Customers Day
- April 19: National Cat Lady Day
- April 21: Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
- April 23: National Lost Dog Awareness Day
- April 24: World Day for Laboratory Animals
- April 24: International Guide Dog Day (observed the last Wednesday in April)
- April 26: Hairball Awareness Day (observed the last Friday in April)
- April 27: Free Feral Cat Spay Day
- April 27: National Little Pampered Dog Day
- April 27: World Veterinary Day (observed the last Saturday in April)
- April 28: National Pet Parents Day (observed the last Sunday in April)
- April 30: Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
- April 30: National Therapy Animal Day
- April 30: National Tabby Day
May
Pet Holidays
Month & Week Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- National Pet Month
- National Service Dog Eye Examination Month
- National Foster Care Month
- Chip Your Pet Month
- Responsible Animal Guardian Month
- May 6-12: Dog Anxiety Awareness Week
- May 5-11: Puppy Mill Action Week (observed the week before Mother’s Day)
- May 5-11: National Pet Week (observed the first whole week in May)
- May 5-11: American Humane Be Kind to Animals Week (observed the first whole week of May)
Daily Pet Holidays
- May 1: National Purebred Dog Day
- May 3: National Specially-Abled Pets Day
- May 4: Bird Day
- May 5: Cinco de Meow Day
- May 5: Mayday for Mutts (observed the first Sunday of May)
- May 11: National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day (observed the second Saturday of May)
- May 11: National Dog Mom Day (observed the second Saturday of May)
- May 14: International Chihuahua Appreciation Day
- May 18: World Dog Day (observed the third Saturday of May)
- May 20: National Rescue Dog Day
June
Pet Holidays
Month & Week Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- National Adopt a Cat Month
- National Pet Preparedness Month
- National Microchipping Month
- National Foster a Pet Month
- June 2-8: Pet Appreciation Week (observed the first whole week of June)
- June 17-21: Take Your Pet To Work Week®
- June 16-22: Animal Rights Awareness Week (observed the third week of June)
Daily Pet Holidays
- June 4: Hug Your Cat Day
- June 4: International Corgi Day
- June 8: National Best Friends Day
- June 11: World Pet Memorial Day (observed the second Tuesday in June)
- June 17: Take Your Cat To Work Day
- June 21: Dog Party Day
- June 21: Take Your Dog To Work Day
- June 24: Cat World Domination Day
- June 29: World Day against the abandonment of domestic animals (held on the last Saturday in June)
July
Pet Holidays
Month Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- National Lost Pet Prevention Month
- National Pet Hydration Awareness Month
- Independent Retailer Month
Daily Pet Holidays
- July 1: National ID Your Pet Day
- July 6: International Kissing Day
- July 10: National Kitten Day
- July 11: All-American Pet Photo Day
- July 15: National Pet Fire Safety Day
- July 16: World Snake Day
- July 18: Get To Know Your Customers Day
- July 26: National Dog Photography Day
- July 31: National Mutt Day
August
Pet Holidays
Month & Week Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- Rawgust (celebrates raw feeding for our pets)
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Back-To-School Month
- August 4-10: International Assistance Dog Week (observed the first full week in August)
Daily Pet Holidays
- August 1: DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs
- August 4: Assistance Dog Day
- August 5: Work Like a Dog Day
- August 6: Fresh Breath Day
- August 8: National CBD Day
- August 8: International Cat Day
- August 10: Spoil Your Dog Day
- August 10: National Lazy Day
- August 15: National Check the Chip Day
- August 17: National Black Cat Appreciation Day & International Black Cat Day
- August 17: Clear the Shelters Day (observed the third Saturday of August)
- August 17: International Homeless Animals’ Day (observed the third Saturday of August)
- August 22: National Take Your Cat To The Vet Day
- August 23: International Blind Dog Day
- August 26: National Dog Day & World Dog Day
- August 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
- August 30: National Holistic Pet Day
September
Pet Holidays
Month & Week Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- Happy Healthy Cat Month
- National Pet Insurance Month
- Pet-Sitter Education Month
- Animal Pain Awareness Month
- National Service Dog Month
- National Pet Memorial Month
- September 15-21: Adopt a Less-Adoptable-Pet Week (observed the third week in September)
- September 22-28: National Dog Week (observed the whole last week in September)
- September 22-28: National Deaf Pet Awareness Week (observed the whole last week in September)
Daily Pet Holidays
- September 1: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
- September 8: National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
- September 8: National Pet Memorial Day (observed the second Sunday in September)
- September 8: National Hug Your Hound Day (observed the second Sunday in September)
- September 13:Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day
- September 17: National Pet Bird Day
- September 21: AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day (observed the third Saturday in September)
- September 21: Puppy Mill Awareness Day (observed the third Saturday in September)
- September 23: Dogs in Politics Day
- September 26: Remember Me Thursday (brings attention to the millions of adoptable pets waiting in shelters and those who never got a second chance, observed the fourth Thursday in September)
- September 28: World Rabies Day
October
Pet Holidays
Month Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- National Animal Safety and Protection Month
- Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
- National Pet Wellness Month
- National Pitbull Awareness Month
- National Women’s Small Business Month
- October 1-7: National Walk Your Dog Week (observed the first week of October)
- October 3-9: Animal Welfare Week (observed the first whole week of October)
- October 13-19: National Veterinary Technician Week
Daily Pet Holidays
- October 1: National Fire Pup Day
- October 1: National Black Dog Day
- October 4: World Animal Day
- October 9: Pet Obesity Awareness Day
- October 17: Get To Know Your Customers Day
- October 21: National Pets for Veterans Day
- October 21: National Reptile Awareness Day
- October 21: National Fetch Day (observed the third Saturday of October)
- October 27: National Black Cat Day
- October 28: National Pitbull Awareness Day
- October 29: National Cat Day
November
Pet Holidays
Month & Week Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- Pet Cancer Awareness Month
- National Senior Pet Month
- Adopt a Senior Pet Month
- National Adoption Month
- National Diabetes Month
- November 3-9: National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week (observed the first whole week of November)
Daily Pet Holidays
- November 1: National Cook for Your Pets Day
- November 7: National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
- November 17: Take A Hike Day
- November 25: National Adoption Day (observed the Monday before Thanksgiving)
December
Pet Holidays
Month Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- National Cat Lovers’ Month
Daily Pet Holidays
- December 2: National Mutt Day
- December 4: Wildlife Conservation Day
- December 9: International Day of Veterinary Medicine
- December 10: International Animal Rights Day
- December 27: Visit the Zoo Day