Every year animal lovers play a part in supporting a wide range of health and social events to help increase awareness about animal welfare, specific diseases, medical conditions.

January

2 January	Happy Mew Years Day
2 January	National Pet Safety Travel Day (US)
14 January	National Dress Up Your Cat Day (US)
22 January	Answer Your Cat’s Question Day
24 January	Change a Pet’s Life Day
1-31 January	Glaucoma Awareness Month
1-31 January	Thyroid Awareness Month (US)

February

4 February	World Cancer Day
14 February	Pet Theft Awareness Day
17 February	National Cat Day (Poland)
17 February	National Cat Day (Italy)
18-24 February	National Drink Wine With Your Cat Week (US)
20 February	Love your Pet Day
22 February	World Spay Day
22 February	National Cat Day (Japan)
28 February	Rare Diseases Day
20 – 26 February	National Justice for Animals Week
1-28 February	Pet Dental Health Month
1-28 February	National Cat Heal Month (US)
1-28 February	Responsible Pet Owners Month
1-28 February	National Prevent a Litter Month (US)
1-28 February	Spay/Neuter Awareness Month (Beat the Heat Month)

March

4 March	World Obesity Day
11 March	World Kidney Day
19 March	World Sleep Day
20 March	World Oral Heal Day
23 March	Cuddly Kitten Day
28 March	Respect Your Cat Day
7-13 March	Professional Pet Sitter’s Week
8-14 March	World Glaucoma Week
1-31 March	Responsible Pet Owners Month
1-31 March	Melanoma March (Australia)
1st week in March	National Poison Prevention Week

April

1-7 April	International Pooper Scooper Week
1-7 April	National Raw Feeding Week
4 April	World Stray Animals Day
6 April	National Siamese Cat Day (US)
7 April	World Heal Day
11 April	National Pet Day (US)
17 April	World Hemophilia Day
17-23 April	Animal Cruelty and Human Violence Awareness Week
18 April	Pet Owners Independence Day
19 April	World Liver Day
19 April	Cat Lady Day
25 April	World Veterinary Day
25 April	National Pet Parents Day (US)
26 April	National Pets a Kids Day (US)
30 April	Hairball Awareness Day
30 April	National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day (US)
30 April	National Tabby Day (US)
1-30 April	National Pet Month (US)
1-30 April	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month (ASPCA)
1-30 April	NationalHeartworm Awareness Month (US)
1-30 April	National Pet Fir Aid Awareness Month (US)
1-30 April	Oral Cancer Awareness Month
1-30 April	National Pet First Aid Awareness Month

May

3 May	National Specially Abled Pets Day
5 May	World Asthma Day
14 May	National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
1-7 May	Be Kind to Animals Week
1-7 May	National Pet Week (US)
9-15 May	Food Allergy Awareness Week
17 May	World Hypertension Day
18-24 May	National Volunteer Week (US)
1-31 May	Thyroid Awareness Month (Australia)
1-31 May	Chip Your Pet Month
1-31 May	Arthritis Awareness Month
1-31 May	National Pet Month (US)
1-31 May	National Foster Carers Month
1-31 May	Pet Cancer Awareness Month

June

4 June	World Hug Your Cat Day
5-11 June	Pet Appreciation Week
8 June	World Pet Memorial Day
19 June	National Garfield the Cat Day
20 June	Take Your Cat to Work Day
20-24 June	Take Your Pet to Work Week
20-26 June	Animal Rights Awareness Week
24 June	Cat World Domination Day
1-30 June	Adopt a Cat Month
1-30 June	National Microchipping Month (US)
1-30 June	Cataract Awareness Month

July

1 July	ID Your Pet Day
5 July	National Pet Remembrance Day (UK)
6 July	World Zoonoses Day
10 July	National Kitten Day (US)
11 July	All-American Pet Photo Day
11-17 July	National Diabetes Week (Auralia)
12 July	National Different Coloured Eyes Day (US)
15 July	National Pet Fire Safety Day (US)
16 July	Feline Leukemia Day
17-23 July	National Feed a Rescue Pet Week
1-31 July	National Lost Pet Prevention Month (US)
1-31 July	National Pet Hydration Awareness Month (US)

August

6 August	Fresh Breath Day
8 August	World Cat Day
15 August	Check the Chip Day
17 August	National Black Cat Appreciation Day (US)
20 August	International Homeless Animals Day
20 August	Clear the Shelters Day
22 August	National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day (US)
28 August	Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
30 August	National Holistic Pet Day (US)
1-31 August	National Immunisation Awareness Month (US)

September

1September	Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
11 September	National Pet Memorial Day (US)
13 September	Pet Birth Defects Awareness Day
19 September	National Meow Like a Pirate Day (US)
18-24 September	Adopt-a-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week
20 September	Love Your Pet Day
22 September	Remember Me Thursday (brings attention to the millions of adoptable pets waiting in shelters and those who never got a second chance)
25 September	International Ataxia Awareness Day
25 September	World Deaf Day
28 September	World Rabies Day
29 September	World Heart Day
29 September	Beckoning Cat Day
1-30 September	Pet Sitter Education Month
1-30 September	National Pet Memorial Month (US)
1-30 September	Happy Healthy Cat Month
1-30 September	Animal Pain Awareness Month

October

1 October	CATober – Universal birthday of shelter cats
2-8 October	Animal Welfare Week
4 October	World Animal Day
12 October	National Pet Obesity Awareness Day (US)
14 October	Vet Nurse Day
16-22 October	National Veterinary Technicians Week (US)
16 October	National Feral Cat Day (US)
27 October	National Black Cat Day (UK)
29 October	National Cat Day (US)
30 October	National Treat Your Pet Day (US)
1-31 October	Breast (Mammary Gland) Cancer Awareness Month
1-31 October	National Pet Wellness Month (US)
1-31 October	National Animal Safety and Protection Month (US)

November

1 November	National Cook for Your Pets Day (US)
1 November	International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day
6-12 November	National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week (US)
17 November	National Black Cat Day (Italy)
18 November	National Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Awareness, Research and Education Day (US)
1-31 November	Adopt a Senior Pet Month
1-31 November	National Senior Pet Month (US)
1-31 November	Pet Cancer Awareness Month
1-31 November	Pet Diabetes Month

December

5 December	International Volunteer Day
5 December	Celebrate Shelter Pets Day
9 December	International Day of Veterinary Medicine
10 December	International Animal Rights Day
15 December	Cat Herders Day
1-31 December	National Cat Lovers Month (US)