Oh, cats! These bewitching, purr-tastic bundles of pleasure that weave seamlessly between our ankles and our hearts. Let’s be actual: is there something extra majestic than a cat stretching out in a sunbeam, or extra amusing than a frisky kitten pouncing on an unsuspecting shoelace? No marvel we mere mortals have taken it upon ourselves to have fun these fabulous felines with an entire parade of cat-centric holidays.
In any case, each swish of their tail and sluggish blink of their eyes is a reminder of why rescuing and adopting a kitty (or two, or three) is a one-way ticket to a life stuffed with extra enjoyable, laughter, and love. So, seize your calendar, fellow cat fanciers, and let’s have fun all of the cat days!
Cat Holidays and Consciousness Days
January
Cat Holidays
- January 2: Comfortable Mew Yr for Cats Day
- January 2: Nationwide Pet Journey Security Day
- January 6: Nationwide Cuddle Up Day
- January 24: Change a Pet’s Life Day
February
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Pet Dental Well being Month
- Nationwide Cat Well being Month
- Accountable Pet Homeowners Month
- Spay/Neuter Consciousness Month (AKA Beat the Warmth Month)
Week Lengthy Occasions
- February (often noticed within the final week): Nationwide Justice for Animals Week
February Cat Holidays
- February 22: Cat Day in Japan, also referred to as “Neko no Hello”
- February 20: Love Your Pet Day
- Final Tuesday in February: World Spay Day
March
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Poison Prevention Consciousness Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- First Week in March: Skilled Pet Sitters Week
March Cat Holidays
- March 3: If Pets Had Thumbs Day
- March 3: Tripawd Consciousness Day
- March 9: World Kidney Day (aimed to lift consciousness for the well being of our kidneys and our furry buddies’ kidneys too)
- March 23: Cuddly Kitten Day
- March 28: Respect Your Cat Day (isn’t that day by day anyway?!?)
April
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Heartworm Consciousness Month
- Nationwide Pet First Help Consciousness Month
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
April Cat Holidays
- April 4: World Stray Animal Day
- April 6: Nationwide Siamese Cat Day
- April 11: Nationwide Pet Day
- April 19: Nationwide Cat Girl Day
- Third Week in April: Nationwide Pet ID Week
- April 25: Nationwide Youngsters and Pets Day
- April 26: Nationwide Pet Mother and father Day
- April 30: Nationwide Tabby Day
- April 30: Undertake a Shelter Pet Day
- April 30: Nationwide Remedy Animal Day
- Final Friday in April: Hairball Consciousness Day
- Final Saturday in April: World Veterinary Day
- Final Saturday in April: Nationwide Pet Mother and father Day
Could
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Pet Month
- Accountable Animal Guardian Month
- Pet Most cancers Consciousness Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- First Week in Could: Nationwide Pet Week
- First Week in Could: American Humane’s Be Form to Animals Week
Could Cat Holidays
- Could 30: Worldwide Hug Your Cat Day – This present day encourages cat mother and father to hug and cuddle their kitties. However bear in mind, by no means drive contact in your cat. Solely hug them in the event that they’re into to it too!
June
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Pet Preparedness Month
- Nationwide Microchipping Month
- Undertake-a-Cat Month® from the American Humane Affiliation
- Nationwide Foster a Pet Month
- Social PETworking Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- First Week in June: Pet Appreciation Week
- Third Week in June: Take Your Pet to Work Week®
- Third Week in June: Animal Rights Consciousness Week
June Cat Holidays
- June 4: Hug Your Cat Day – Much like the day in Could, however extra well known. At iHeartCats, we don’t thoughts two cat-hugging days; we’ll all the time take one more reason to hug our purry ones!
- Second Tuesday in June: World Pet Memorial Day
- June 19: Take Your Cat to Work Day®
- June 19: Garfield the Cat Day
- June 24: Cat World Domination Day
- Final Saturday in June: World Day In opposition to the Abandonment of Home Animals
July
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Misplaced Pet Prevention Month™
- Nationwide Pet Hydration Consciousness Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- July 16–July 22: Nationwide Feed a Rescue Pet Week
July Cat Holidays
- July 1: ID Your Pet Day
- July 10: Nationwide Kitten Day (one other double day, however kittens all the time want celebrating!)
- July 11: All-American Pet Photograph Day
- July 15: Nationwide Pet Hearth Security Day
- July 21: Nationwide Craft in your Native Shelters Day
August
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Immunization Consciousness Month
- Itchy Pet Consciousness Month
August Cat Holidays
- August 8: Worldwide Cat Day – Based by the Worldwide Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in 2002
- August 15: Nationwide Examine the Chip Day
- August 17: Nationwide Black Cat Appreciation Day
- August 19: Worldwide Homeless Animals’ Day
- August 22: Nationwide Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
- August 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
- August 30: Nationwide Holistic Pet Day
September
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Comfortable Cat Month: Based by the CATalyst Council
- Nationwide Pet Insurance coverage Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- Third Week in September: Undertake-a-Much less-Adoptable-Pet Week
September Cat Holidays
- September 1: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
- September 13: Pet Beginning Defect Consciousness Day
- Second Sunday of September: Nationwide Pet Memorial Day
- Third Thursday of September: Bear in mind Me Thursday® (a world social media consciousness day that brings consideration to the hundreds of thousands of adoptable pets ready in shelters and remembers these pets who by no means received a second likelihood. Share your rescue pet utilizing #RememberMeThursday)
October
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Animal Security and Safety Month
- Nationwide Pet Wellness Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- First Week of October: Animal Welfare Week
October Cat Holidays
- October 4: World Animal Day
- October 12: Nationwide Pet Weight problems Consciousness Day
- October 16: Nationwide Feral Cat Day – Advocates for non-lethal feline applications in communities equivalent to Entice-Neuter-Return (TNR) for feral cats.
- October 27: Nationwide Black Cat Day
- October 29: Nationwide Cat Day
November
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Undertake a Senior Pet Month
- Nationwide Senior Pet Month
- Pet Most cancers Consciousness Month
- Pet Diabetes Month
- Nationwide Pet Consciousness Month
Week Lengthy Occasions
- First full week of November: Nationwide Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
November Cat Holidays
December
Month Lengthy Occasions
- Nationwide Cat Lovers’ Month
Have fun Your Cat Each Single Day
Each month and virtually each week, you’ll discover a day put aside to have fun the furry ones. However whenever you give your coronary heart to a cat, on a regular basis is a celebration!