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EVENTS CALENDAR

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JANUARY

ADOPT-A-RESCUED-BIRD MONTH
(Petfinder.com)
WALK-YOUR-PET MONTH
(Pawsitively Pets)

5 ---   National Bird Day (Animal Protection Institute and Avian Welfare Coalition)
12 --- Wolves reintroduced into Yellowstone Park
14 ---   Albert Schweitzer born 1875
19 ---   National Penguin Awareness Day
21 ---   Squirrel Appreciation Day
21-22 ---  Bald Eagle Appreciation Days
22 ---   National Answer-Your-Cat's-Questions Day
31-3 ---   International Hoof Care Week

FEBRUARY

PREVENT-A-LITTER MONTH (Humane Society of the United States - HSUS)
ADOPT-A-RESCUED-RABBIT MONTH (Petfinder.com)
PET DENTAL MONTH (American Veterinary Medical Association - AVMA -
and American Veterinary Dental Society AVDS)
NATIONAL WILD BIRD-FEEDING MONTH (National Bird-Feeding Society)

2 ---   Groundhog Day (Traditional Holiday)
2 ---   Hedgehog Day
2 ---   World Wetlands Day (Environmental Protection Agency)
7-14--- Have-a-Heart-for-Chained-Dogs Week (Dogs Deserve Better)
14 --- Pet Theft Awareness Day (Last Chance for Animals)
17 --- GM ends animal crash tests 1993
17-21 --- Great Backyard Bird Count Week (National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
20 --- Love-Your-Pet Day
23 --- International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
26 --- Grand Canyon National Park opened 1919
27 --- National Polar Bear Day
28 --- Spay Day USA (Doris Day Animal League)

MARCH

ADOPT-A-RESCUED-GUINEA-PIG MONTH (Petfinder.com)

1 ---   National Pig Day
1 ---   Congress establishes Yellowstone 1872
3 ---   What-If-Cats-and-Dogs-Had-Opposable-Thumbs Day
5-11 --- National Professional Pet Sitters Week
14 --- Save-A-Spider Day (ASPCA)
15 --- Buzzard Day
19 --- Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day
19-25 --- National Animal Poison Prevention Week
20 --- Great American Meatout (FARM, formerly Farm Animal Reform Movement)
20 --- International Earth Day (Earthsite)
22 --- International Day of the Seal
24 --- Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 1989
30 --- Mule Day

APRIL

PREVENTION-OF-ANIMAL-CRUELTY MONTH (ASPCA)
WORLD HABITAT AWARENESS MONTH
NATIONAL PET FIRST AID AWARENESS MONTH

1 ---   Tag Day (American Humane Association - AHA)
2-9 --- National Week of the Oceans (Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin.)
7 ---   World Health Day
10 --- ASPCA chartered 1866
13 --- "Silent Spring" published 1962
14 --- National Dolphin Day
16-22 --- Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week (HSUS)
16-22 --- National Pet ID Week
16-22 --- World Week for Animals in Labs (In Defense of Animals - IDA)
18 --- Pet Owner's Independence Day
21 --- John Muir born 1835
22 --- Earth Day (National Holiday)
22-30 --- National Park Week (National Park Service)
22-30 --- National Wildlife Week (National Wildlife Federation)
24-30 --- National Scoop the Poop Week
26 --- John Audubon born 1785
28 --- National Hairball Awareness Day
28 --- Arbor Day (National Holiday)
29-May 7 --- National Pet Week (AVMA)
30 --- International Day of the Dog (last Sunday) (www.internationaldayofthedog.org.uk)

MAY

BE-KIND-TO-ANIMALS MONTH
AMERICAN WETLANDS MONTH (American Wetlands Campaign)

1 ---   Save-the-Rhino Day
7 ---   Mayday for Mutts (Created by Karen Derrico, author of Unforgettable Mutts: Pure of Heart Not of Breed)
7-13 ---   Be Kind to Animals Week (AHA)
13 --- International Migratory Bird Day (Partners in Flight)
14 --- National Veal Ban Action Day (Mother's Day) (Farm Sanctuary)
15 --- Hug Your Cat Day
20 --- Boycott P&G (Procter & Gamble) Day
20-21 --- Marine Mammal Freedom Weekend (IDA)
21-27 --- National Dog Bite Prevention Week (HSUS)
22 --- International Day for Biological Diversity (United Nations - UN)
23 --- World Turtle Day
28 --- Sierra Club founded 1892
29 --- National Environmental Protection Act 1969

JUNE

ADOPT-A-SHELTER-CAT MONTH (ASPCA)
ADOPT-A-CAT MONTH (AHA )

2 ---   Avon first company to stop animal testing 1989
4-10 ---   Pet Appreciation Week
5 ---   World Environment Day (UN)
18-24 --- Take-Your-Pet-to-Work Week
19 --- Garfield the Cat Day
20 --- National Bald Eagle Day (American Eagle Foundation)
21 --- Vegan World Day
23 --- Take-Your-Dog-to-Work Day (Pet Sitters International)

JULY

DOG HOUSE REPAIRS MONTH

5 --- World Environment Day
11 --- World Population Day (UN)
12 --- USDA bans face branding of cattle 1994
15-21 --- Rabbit Week
17-23 --- Cow Appreciation Week

AUGUST

19 --- National Homeless Animals Day (Int'l Society for Animal Rights)
20 --- Humane Slaughter Act 1958
26 --- National Dog Day (Colleen Paige of National Dog Day Foundation)




SEPTEMBER

NATIONAL SAVE-THE-TIGER MONTH

9 --- National Iguana Awareness Day (NIAD)
10 --- National Pet Memorial Day (Int'l Association of Pet Cemeteries)
15 --- PETroglyphs Day in New Mexico (our 10th anniversary)
(PETroglyphs)
16 --- Responsible Dog Ownership Day (American Kennel Club)
16 --- International Coastal Cleanup Day (The Ocean Conservancy)



     



17-23 --- New Mexico's Week for the Animals
17-23 --- National Dog Week (Dogs on Stamps Study Unit of the American Topical Association - DOSSU)
17-23 --- National Farm Animals Awareness Week (HSUS)
17-23 --- National Deaf Awareness Week (Deaf Dog Education Action Fund)
21 --- International Day of Peace (UN)
22 --- National Elephant Appreciation Day
23 --- Dogs and Politics Day
29 --- National Goose Day

OCTOBER

ADOPT-A-SHELTER-DOG MONTH (ASPCA)
ADOPT-A-DOG MONTH (AHA)
NATIONAL CUT-OUT-DISSECTION MONTH
(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - PETA)
NATIONAL ANIMAL SAFETY AND PROTECTION MONTH
(Emergency Animal Rescue Service - United Animal Nations)
VEGETARIAN AWARENESS MONTH (EarthSave)

1-7 --- Squirrel Appreciation Week
1 ---   World Vegetarian Day (Earthsave)
2 ---   Gandhi's Birthday 1869
2 ---   World Farm Animals Day (FARM)
3 --- World Habitat Day (UN)
4 ---   St. Francis of Assisi's Feast Day/ World Pets' Day/World Animal Day (Great Resource Site for World Animal Day)
9-15 --- National Wildlife Refuge Week (US Fish and Wildlife Service)
15-21 --- Wolf Awareness Week (Defenders of Wildlife)
16 --- National Feral Cat Day (Alley Cat Allies)
16-22 --- National Primate Liberation Week (SAEN)
16-22 --- World Rainforest Week (Save The Rainforest)
18 --- Water Pollution Control Act 1972
21 --- Marine Mammal Protection Act 1972
21 --- Reptile Awareness Day
23-29 --- Give Wildlife a Break Week
23 --- National Mole Day
26 --- National Mule Day
27 --- Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act, 1980 establishes "dolphin-safe tuna" labeling

NOVEMBER

ADOPT-A-TURKEY MONTH (Farm Sanctuary)
VEGAN MONTH
WISHBONES FOR PETS MONTH (Petsitters' fundraiser) (Wishbones for Pets)
ADOPT-A-SENIOR-PET MONTH (Petfinder.com)

1 ---   World Vegan Day (The Vegan Society)
5-11 --- National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week (HSUS)
16 --- National Park Service established, 1916
17 --- Benetton stops animal tests 1988
24 --- Turkey-free Thanksgiving Day
25 --- Fur Free Friday (Trans Species Unlimited - TSU - and IDA)
30 --- Pet Ownership in Assisted Rental Housing for the Elderly Day or Handicapped Act 1983

DECEMBER

2 ---   International Whaling Commission 1946
9 ---   Horse Protection Act 1978
9 --- Day of the Horse
15 --- Free Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act 1971
15 --- Cat Herders Day
21 --- World Peace Day/Winter Solstice
28 --- Endangered Species Act 1973

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