Check out these 2018 Cat Holidays and lots more. There’s a day for just about everything cat. Paws also inserted some other fun holidays that we thought you’d be interested in.
| January 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Walk Your Pet Month | |
| January 2 | National Pet Safety Travel Day |
| January 14 | National Dress up Your Pet Day |
| January 22 | Answer your Cat’s Question Day ** |
| January 24 | Change A Pet’s Life Day |
| February 2018 | |
| Beat the Heat Month, now Feline Fix by Five 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 2 | Groundhog Day |
| February 14 | Valentine's Day |
| February 14 | Pet Theft Awareness Day ** |
| February 19 | President’s Day |
| February 20 | Love Your Pet Day** |
| February 25 - March 3 | National Justice for Animals Week |
| February 27 | World Spay Day (Annual campaign Humane Society International and Human Society of the US) |
| February 27 | Spay USA (last Tuesday of February) |
| March 2018 | |
| Poison Prevention Awareness Month | |
| March 3 | If Cats Had Thumbs Day ** |
| March 6 -12 | Professional Pet Sitters Week |
| March 18-24 | National Justice for Animals Week |
| March 20 | First Day of Spring |
| April 2018 | |
| National Heartworm Awareness Month | |
| National Pet First Aid Awareness Month | |
| Prevention to Cruelty to Animals Month (ASPC) | |
| National Pet Month | |
| April 11 | National Pet Day |
| April 8-14 | Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week (Second full week of April) |
| April 16-22 | National Pet ID Week |
| April 16 | National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day |
| April 18 | Pet Owners Independence Day |
| April 22 | Earth Day |
| April 17-22 | Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness week (Third week in April) Humane Society of the US |
| April 17-21 | National Pet ID Week (Third week in April) |
| April 27 | Hairball Awareness Day (Last Friday in April) |
| April 28 | World Veterinary Day (Last Saturday in April. World Veterinary Association) |
| April 30 | Adopt a Shelter Pet Day |
| April 30 | National Tabby Day |
| May 2018 | |
| Responsible Animal Guardian Month | |
| Pet Cancer Awareness Month (sponsored by Pet Cancer Awareness & the Blue Buffalo Foundation for Cancer Research) | |
| Chip Your Pet Month | |
| Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month | |
| May 1-5 | National Air Quality Awareness Week |
| May 3 | National Specialty Abled Pets |
| May 5 | Cinco de Mayo |
| May 6-14 | American Humane’s Be Kind to Animals Week (Celebrated since 1915, always first full week of May) |
| May 6-14 | National Pet Week (American Veterinary Medical Association, first full week in May) |
| May 12 | National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day (Second Saturday in May) |
| May 12 | Take Your Cat To Work Day |
| May 28 | Memorial Day |
| June 2018 | |
| Adopt-a-Cat Month®. From the American Humane Association. | |
| Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month. From the ASPCA. | |
| National Pet Preparedness Month | This 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…and that includes making plans for what you would do with your cat in case of a hurricane, tornado, flood or other natural disaster. |
| June 4 | Hug Your Cat Day |
| June 3-9 | Pet Appreciation Week. (First week in June) |
| June 10 | World Pet Memorial Day (Second Saturday in June) |
| June 11 | Just One Day |
| June 19 | Animal Rights Awareness Week |
| June 21 | First Day of Summer |
| July 2018 | |
| National Lost Pet Prevention Month™. | Learn how to keep your pets from becoming lost in this month-long observance launched by PetHub |
| July 4 | Independence Day |
| July 15 | National Pet Fire Safety Day. (Sponsored by the 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 31 | National Mutt Day |
| August 2018 | |
| Art Appreciation Month | |
| August 8 | International Cat 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 19, 2017 | International Homeless Animals’ Day® |
| August 22 | National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day |
| August 28 | Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day |
| August 30 | National Holistic Pet Day |
| August 26 | National Dog Day |
| September 2018 | |
| 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. |
| September 3 | Labor Day |
| September 11 | National Pet Memorial Day. (Established by the International Association of Pet Cemeteries (IAPC). Second Sunday in September) |
| Last full week in September | Deaf Pet Awareness Week. (By Petfinder.com) |
| September 13 | Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day. (A day dedicated to the issue of pet birth defects including information on identification, prevention and treatment. Sponsored by the MBJungle Foundation.) |
| September 22 | National Deaf Pet Awareness Week |
| September 22 | First Day of Fall |
| September 28 | World Rabies Day. Sponsored by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control |
| October 2018 | |
| National Animal Safety and Protection Month | |
| National Book Month | |
| National Pet Wellness Month | |
| October 4 | World Animal Day |
| October 7-12 | Animal Welfare Week. (AVMA) (First Full Week of October) |
| October 12 | National Pet Obesity Awareness Day |
| October 14-20 | National Veterinary Technician Week. (Sponsored by the National Association of Veterinary Technicians of America) |
| October 16 | Global Cat Day (Previously Feral Cat Day, Alley Cat Allies) |
| October 21 | Cure4Cats Day (Winn Feline Foundation) |
| October 29 | National Cat Day |
| October 30 | National Black Cat Day in the UK. |
| October 31 | Halloween |
| November 2018 | |
| Senior Adopt a Senior Pet Month | |
| National Pet Awareness Month | |
| National Senior Pet Month | |
| Pet Cancer Awareness Month | |
| Pet Diabetes Month | |
| November 6 | Elections |
| November 4-10 | National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, sponsored by the Humane Society of the US (First full week of November) |
| November 17 | National Take a Hike Day |
| November 17 | National Black Cat Day |
| November 22 | Thanksgiving |
| November 23 | Black Friday |
| November 26 | Cyber Monday |
| November 27 | Tuesday Giving Day |
| December 2018 | |
| December 2-10 | Hanukkah |
| December 21 | First Day of Winter |
| December 25 | Christmas |
| December 26 | Kwanzaa |
| December 31 | New Year's Eve |
