APRIL Pet Calendar-At-A-Glance
Celebrate these holidays with your pets. Take some of the more “human-centric” holidays and see if you can spin them into a way to celebrate with your pets. Share your creativity with us on our Facebook page!
Share your holiday story with us. If you’re a blogger, contact us (and please put Pet Calendar in the subject line) if you have a pet holiday story you would like us to link to. We have added a few quirky holidays (where you see “Story Idea” below) to give you some ideas.
Monthly Holidays
National Greyhound Adoption Month
National Heartworm Awareness Month
National Pet First Aid Awareness Month. This event is an effort by the American Red Cross to draw attention to the need to know specialized pet first aid
Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month (ASCPA)
Weekly & Daily Holidays
First Week:
International Pooper Scooper Week
April 8: National Dog Fight Awareness Day
Second Week:
April 10: National Hug Your Dog Day
April 11: National Pet Day
April 9-15: Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week
April 18: Pet Owners Independence Day
Third Week:
April 16-22: National Pet ID Week
April 21: Bulldogs are Beautiful Day
April 17-23: Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week. An effort by the Humane Society of the United States
April 26: National Kids and Pets Day
April 29: World Veterinary Day.