Cat Holidays (Awareness for Felines Calendar)

Here is our list of pet holidays relating to cats and feline awareness.

JANUARY

• National Pet Travel Safety Day - January 2
• National Dress Up Your Pet Day - January 14 (personally I'm not fond of this 'holiday', especially because most cats choose not to participate in this holiday but then are somehow forced into it.  It's like trying to dress up your Atheist son in a costume for Purim.  IF however, your cat does love getting dressed up, then go for it.)

FEBRUARY

• Pet Dental Health Month
• Responsible Pet Owners Month
• Pet Theft Awareness Day - February 14
• Love Your Pet Day - February 20
• Spay Day USA - February 23

MARCH

• Preventative Heartworm Awareness Month
• Poison Prevention Awareness Month
• Professional Pet Sitter's Week - 1st week of March
• If Pets Had Thumbs Day - March 13 

APRIL

• National Pet Month
• Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
• National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
• National Pet Day - April 10
• National Animal Control Appreciation Week, April 11-17
• National Pet ID Week - April 18-24
• Earth Day - April 22
• World Veterinary Day - Last Saturday in April
• National Kids Pets Day - April 26
• Hairball Awareness Day, April 30

MAY

• National Pet Week - 1st week of May
• Be Kind to Animals Week - 1st week of May
• National Disabled Pets Day - May 3
• Animal Disaster Preparedness Day - 2nd Saturday in May
• Hug Your Cat Day - May 30

JUNE

• Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month
• World Pet Memorial Day - June 12
• Animal Rights Awareness Week - June 17-25

JULY

• National Pet Fire Safety Day - July 15

AUGUST

• International Homeless Pets Day - August 15

SEPTEMBER

• National Pet Insurance Month
• National Pet Memorial Day - September 12 

OCTOBER

• National Animal Safety and Protection Month
• Animal Welfare Week (AVMA) - October 6-12
• National Feral Cat Day - October 16
• National Cat Day October 29

NOVEMBER

• Senior Pet Month
• National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week - Nov 5-11

Please let us know in comments if we are missing any cat holidays or feline awareness days and we'll add them to our list.