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National Cat Day on Oct. 29,
This comprehensive list of 2022 cat holidays includes well-known celebrations like
Halloween
National Black Cat Appreciation Day on August 17
February’s Feline Fix by Five Appreciation Month
National Disaster Preparedness Month (September),
Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month (June)
And Happy Cat Month (September).
This list serves as a great guide for writers, bloggers, photographers, videographers, or event planners that are looking for a way to gain attention in a fun way. We encourage you to bookmark this list and keep it handy, for your reference all year long.
We’ll be bringing you the 2023 cat holiday list later this year.
We’ve even included a few days for our dog-loving friends.
While most of these holidays appear on National Today, some of them are not included on the National Calendar of pet holidays as they are specific to their particular organization.
Complete list of 2022 Pet (Mostly Cat) Holidays
January 2022 Cat Holidays
Walk Your Pet Month
January 1, New Year’s Day
January 2, Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
January 2, National Pet Safety Travel Day
January 6, National Cuddle Up Day
January 12, Kiss a Ginger Cat Day
January 14, National Dress up Your Pet Day
January 17, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 22, Answer Your Cat Question Day
January 25, National Plan for Vacation Day (last Tuesday of January)
January 28, National Fun At Work Day
February 2022 Cat Holidays
Beat the Heat Month
Feline Fix by Five Awareness Month
National Cat Health Month
Spay\/Neuter Awareness Month (Humane Society of the United States)
Pet Dental Health Month
Responsible Pet Owners Month
National Prevent a Litter Month
February 1, Chinese New Year
February 2, Groundhog Day
February 13, Super Bowl Sunday
February 13, Kitten Bowl VIII (Hallmark Channel) (https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/kitten-bowl)
February 13, Cat intine Day (not official, yet)
February 14, Valentine’s Day
February 14, Pet Theft Awareness Day
February 20, Love Your Pet Day
February 20-26, National Justice for Animals Week
February 21, President’s Day (third Monday of February)
February 22, World Spay Day (Annual campaign Humane Society International and Humane Society of the US)
February 22, Spay USA Day (last Tuesday of February)
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March 2022 Cat Holidays
National Pet Poison Prevention Month
March 1, Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
March 2, Ash Wednesday
March 3, If Cats Had Thumbs Day
March 6 -12, Professional Pet Sitters Week (28th annual celebration) (first full week in March)
March 13, Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 17, St. Patrick’s Day
March 17, St. Gertrude of Nivelles Day (“The Cat Lady of the Catholic Church”)
March 20, First Day of Spring
March 20-26, National Poison Prevention Week (third full week in March)
March 23, Cuddly Kitten Day
March 28, Respect Your Cat Day
March 30, Take a Walk in the Park Day
April 2022 Cat Holidays
National Heartworm Awareness Month
National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Prevention to Cruelty to Animals Month (ASPCA)
Celebrate Diversity Month
National Pet Month – UK
April 1, April Fool’s Day
April 4, World Stray Animal Day
April 6, National Siamese Cat Day
April 7, World Health Day
April 10-16, Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week (second full week of April)
April 11, National Pet Day
April 11, Celebrate Shelter Pets Day
April 15, Tax Day
April 16, National Wear Your Pajamas to Workday
April 17, Easter
April 17-23, National Pet ID Week
April 17-23, Animal Cruelty\/Human Violence Awareness Week (Humane Society of the US – third week in April)
April 17-23, Veterinary Receptionist Week
April 18, Pet Owners Independence Day
April 19, National Cat Lady Day
April 19, Pet Owners Day
April 22, Earth Day
April 24, National Pet Parent Day (last Sunday in April)
April 15 – 22, Passover
April 26, National Kids & Pets Day
April 29, Hairball Awareness Day (last Friday in April)
April 30, National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
April 30, National Therapy Animal Day
April 30, World Veterinary Day (last Saturday in April. World Veterinary Association)
April 30, National Tabby Day
May 2022 Cat Holidays
Pet Cancer Awareness Month – (also celebrated in November)
Chip Your Pet Month
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Foster Care Month
National Pet Month
Pet Sitter Safety Month
Responsible Animal Guardian Month
May 1-7, American Humane Be Kind to Animals Week (celebrated since 1915, always first full week of May)
May 1-7, National Pet Week (American Veterinary Medical Association – first full week in May)
May 7, National Tourism Day
May 2-8, National Air Quality Awareness Week
May 3, National Specially-abled Pets Day
May 5, Cinco de Mayo or Cinco de Meow Day
May 8, Mother’s Day
May 14, National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day (second Saturday in May)
May 27, National Road Trip Day
May 30, Memorial Day
June 2022 Cat Holidays
Adopt-a-Cat Month (American Humane Association)
Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month (ASPCA) (Also marks the height of kitten season)
National Pet Preparedness Month (Timed for the first month of hurricane season, urges people with pets to make preparations in case they should be hit by a disaster including making plans for what you would do with your cat in case of a hurricane, tornado, flood or other natural disasters)
National Foster a Pet Month
National Microchipping Month
Pride Month
June 4, Hug Your Cat Day
June 5-11 Pet Appreciation Week (first week in June)
June 8, Best Friends Day
June 14, World Pet Memorial Day (second Saturday in June)
June 12-18, Animal Rights Awareness Week (third week in June)
June 14, Flag Day
June 19, National Garfield the Cat Day
June 19. Juneteenth
June 19, Father’s Day
June 20, Take Your Cat to Work Day
June 20–24, Take Your Pet to Work Week
June 21, First Day of Summer
June 25, Cat World Domination Day
June 29, World Day Against the Abandonment of Domestic Animals
July 2022 Cat Holidays
National Lost Pet Prevention Month (Learn how to keep your pets from becoming lost in this month-long observance launched by PetHub)
National Pet Hydration Awareness Month
July 1, ID Your Pet Day
July 4, Independence Day
July 5, National Pet Remembrance 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 (sponsored by the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), ADT Security Services and the American Kennel Club (AKC)
July 21, National Craft for your Local Shelters Day
July 24, National Parents Day (fourth Sunday in July)
July 31, National Mutt Day (also celebrated Dec. 2, 2022)
August 2022 Cat Holidays
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Wellness Month
Itchy Pet Awareness Month
Rawgust (celebrating raw feeding for pets)
August 8, International Cat Day
August 10, National Lazy Day
August 15, National Check the Chip Day (AVMA and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) joined together to create Check the Chip Day)
August 17, National Black Cat Appreciation Day
August 20, International Homeless Animals Day (Third Saturday in August)
August 22, National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
August 26, National Dog Day
August 28, Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
August 30, National Holistic Pet Day
September 2022 Cat Holidays
Happy Cat Month (established by the CATalyst Council)
National Disaster Preparedness Month (lead by FEMA’s Ready Campaign, Citizen Corps, and The Advertising Council, this effort encourages individuals, families, businesses, and communities to work together and take action to prepare for emergencies. Visit Ready.gov and CitizenCorps.gov. for more info)
Animal Pain Awareness Month
National Pet Insurance Month
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Pet Sitter Education Month
September 1, Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
September 5, Labor Day
September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day
September 11, Patriot Day
September 12, National Pet Memorial Day (established by the International Association of Pet Cemeteries (IAPC) – second Sunday in September)
September 13, Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day (a day dedicated to the issue of pet birth defects including information on identification, prevention and treatment)
September 19, National Meow Like a Pirate Day
September 19-25, Adopt a Less-Adoptable Pet Week (third week in September)
September 19-24, National Deaf Pet Awareness Week
September 20-26, Animal Welfare Week
September 25-27, Rosh Hashanah begins
September 22, First Day of Fall
September 22, Remember Me Thursday (fourth Thursday of September)
September 23, Dogs in Politics Day
September 25, World’s Largest Pet Walk
September 27, World Tourism Day
September 28, World Rabies Day (sponsored by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control)
October 2022 Cat Holidays
National Animal Safety and Protection Month
National Book Month
National Pet Wellness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 2-8, Animal Welfare Week (first week of October, starting on Sunday)
October 4, World Animal Day & World Pet Day
October 4, Feast of St Francis of Assisi (The feast commemorates the life of St Francis, who was born in the 12th century and is the Catholic Church’s patron saint of animals and the environment. It is a popular day for pets to be blessed)
October 4-5, Yom Kippur
October 12, National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
October 16-22, National Veterinary Technician Week (sponsored by the National Association of Veterinary Technicians of America) October 15-21, 2023 October 13-19, 2024
October 16, National Feral Cat Day
October 16, Global Cat Day (previously Feral Cat Day, Alley Cat Allies)
October 14, Vet Nurse’s Day – (celebrated the second Friday in October)
October. 21, National Pets for Veterans Day
October 21, Cure4Cats Day (Winn Feline Foundation)
October 27, National Black Cat Day in the UK
October. 28, Plush Animal Lovers’ Day (perfect day to buy your pet a new squeaky toy)
October 29, National Cat Day
October 31, Halloween
November 2022 Cat Holidays
Adopt a Senior Pet Month
National Senior Pet Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month
National Pet Awareness Month
November 1, National Cook for Your Pets Day
November 6-12, National Animal Shelter & Rescue Appreciation Week (sponsored by the Humane Society of the US – first full week of November)
November 6, Daylight Savings Time Ends
November 8, Election Day
November 11, Veterans Day
November 14 – 20, Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week (celebrated annually during the second full week in November, to honor relationships between pets and their humans)
November 14-20, Antibiotics Awareness Week
November 15, National Philanthropy Day
November 17, National Take a Hike Day
November 17, National Black Cat Day (also celebrated on Aug. 17)
November 19, National Adoption Day (celebrated the Saturday before Thanksgiving)
November 24, Thanksgiving
November 25, Black Friday
November 28, Cyber Monday
November 29, Giving Tuesday
December 2022 Cat Holidays
National Cat Lovers’ Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
December 5, Volunteer Day
December 5, Celebrate Shelter Pets Day
December 9, International Day of Veterinary Medicine
December 15, National Cat Herder’s Day
December 18-26, Hanukkah
December 21, First Day of Winter
December 25, Christmas
December 26, – January 1 Kwanzaa (A celebration honoring African heritage in African-American culture)
December 31, New Year’s Eve
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