~ January 2013 ~ |
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| 1 | 2 National Pet Travel Safety Day | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 National Bird Day | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 Albert Schweitzer’s Birthday | 14 National Dress Up Your Pet Day | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19Stars to the Rescue-Peabody Opera House www.arf.net |
| 20 | 21 Squirrel Appreciation Day | 22 National “Answer Your Cat’s Question Day” | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Notes: National Train Your Dog Month; National Walk Your Pet Month; Adopt a Rescued Bird Month (ASPCA) | |
~ February 2013 ~ |
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| 1 Snake Day | 2 Groundhog Day;Hedgehog Day | |||||
| 3 | 4 Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week 4-11th | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Pet Theft Awareness Day | 15 | 16 |
| 17 Random Acts of Kindness Day | 18 | 19 | 20 Love Your Pet Day | 21 | 22 Walking the Dog Day | 23 National Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day; SPAY Day USA |
| 24 | 25 Spay Day (HSUS, Doris Day Animal Foundation) | 26 | 27 National Polar Bear Day | 28 | Notes: Responsible Pet Owners Month; National Prevent a Litter Month (HSUS); Pet Dental Health Month (AVMA); National Bird Feeding Month | |
~ March 2013 ~ |
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| 1 National Pig Day | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 Professional Pet Sitters Week | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13-K9 Veterans Day-Sparky the Fire Dog’s Birthday (Official Mascot of the NFPA) | 14 Save a Spider Day | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 Poison Prevention Week (ASPCA) | 19 | 20 The Great American Meat Out | 21 | 22 | 23 National Puppy Day |
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| 31 | Notes: Prevent Heartworm Awareness Month; Poison Prevention Awareness Month; Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month | |||||
~ April 2013 ~ |
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| 1 | 2 National Ferret Day | 3 World Rat Day; Jane Goodall’s Birthday | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 Tag Day (American Humane Association) | 8 National Week of the Ocean | 9 | 10 ASPCA founded in 1866 | 11 National Pet Day | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 -National Animal Control Appreciation Week; National Pet ID Week | 16 | 17 | 18 Pet Owner’s Day | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 Earth Day | 23 Read Me Day/World Laboratory Day | 24 | 25 | 26 National Kids and Pets Day | 27 World Veterinary Day |
| 28 International Day of the Dog | 29 | 30 Hairball Awareness Day | Notes: Prevention of Cruelty Month (ASPCA); National Pet First Aid Awareness Month; National Pet Month; National Frog Month | |||
~ May 2013 ~ |
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| 1 Save the Rhino Day | 2 | 3 National Disabled Pets Day | 4 Bird Day | |||
| 5 | 6 -National Pet Week; Be Kind to Animals Week (AHA) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 Four Muddy Paws: Health and Wellness Fair 11:00 – 3:00 pm (GSLTC participation) |
| 12 World Migratory Bird Day | 13 Frog Jumping Day | 14 Animal Disaster Preparedness Day | 15 Hug Your Cat Day | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 National Dog Bite Prevention Week (AVMA) | 21 | 22 | 23 World Turtle Day | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 Rachel Carson’s Birthday | 28 Sierra Club Founded in 1882 | 29 | 30 Hug Your Cat Day | 31 | Notes: National Egg Month; Chip Your Pet Month (Home Again Pet ID) |
~ June 2013 ~ |
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 World Pet Memorial Day | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 Animal Rights Awareness Week | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 Take Your Dog to Work Day | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | Notes: Adopt a Shelter Cat Month; Zoo and Aquarium Month | |||||
~ July 2013 ~ |
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| 14 | 15 National Pet Safety Day | 16 | 17 | 18 Cow Appreciation Day | 19 | 20 |
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| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 Mutt’s Day- All dogs deserve a day in the spotlight | Notes: Adopt a Shelter Rabbit Month; Dog House Repairs Month | ||
~ August 2013 ~ |
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| 1 DOGust : Universal Birthday of Rescued Dogs | 2 | 3 | ||||
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| 18 | 19 | 20 International Homeless Animal Day (International Society of Animal Rights) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 National Dog Day | 27 | 28 | 29 Henry Bergh’s Birthday (ASPCA Founder) | 30 | 31 |
~ September 2013 ~ |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 National Hummingbird Day |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 National Pet Memorial Day | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Responsible Pet Ownership Day (AKC) |
| 22 Elephant Appreciation Day | 23 Dogs In Politics Day; National Dog Week; Farm Animal Awareness Week | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 International Rabbit Day |
| 29 World Rabies Information Day; National Goose Day | 30 | Notes: National Pet Insurance Month, National Chicken Month, World Animal Remembrance Month, Responsible Pet Ownership Month (AKC) | ||||
~ October 2013 ~ |
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| 1 World Vegan Day | 2 World Farm Animals Day | 3 | 4 St. Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day; World Pet’s Day | 5 | ||
| 6 Animal Welfare Week (AVMA) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 National Veterinary Technician Week | 15 | 16 National Feral Cat Day | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 Reptile Awareness Day | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 Make a Difference Day; National Pit Bull Awareness Day | 28 | 29 National Cat Day | 30 | 31 | Notes: Adopt a Shelter Dog Month (ASPCA), National Service Dog Month, National Animal Safety and Protection Month, National Pet Wellness Month (AVMA) | |
~ November 2013 ~ |
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| 1 Adopt a Senior Pet Month; Adopt a Turkey Month (Farm Sanctuary) | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 National Animal Appreciation Week | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| 24 | 25 Puppy Mill Action Week | 26 | 27 Make a Difference Day | 28 | 29 | 30 |
~ December 2013 ~ |
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| 1 | 2 National Mutt’s Day –Celebrate the mixed breed, adopt from a shelter! | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Day of the Horse | 14 |
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| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Visit the Zoo Day | 28 Endangered Species Act signed in 1973 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | Notes: Hold a fund raising sale for your local animal shelter | |||