Jace Shoemaker-Galloway has been a freelance writer for over 10 years. While she has covered many topics including technology, online safety, breaking news and the environment, her favorite topics are holidays and animal-related stories.
As the "Queen of Holidays," Jace has written more than 1,000 articles covering traditional and non-traditional to downright wild and wacky holidays. Although the majority of her work can be found online, she has had two newspaper columns and was also a regular guest on a radio segment as well.
Get out your handy-dandy calendar, folks. The following animal-related "howlidays" are the cats meow! While some holidays are tongue-in-cheek, others help raise awareness about important animal-related issues.
January
Jan 2 - Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
Jan. 5 - National Bird Day
Jan. 14 - National Dress Up Your Pet Day
Jan. 20 - Penguin Awareness Day
Jan. 21 - Squirrel Appreciation Day
Jan. 22 - National Answer Your Cat's Questions Day
Jan. 26 - Bald Eagle Appreciation Day
February
Last Tuesday in Feb – World Spay Day
Feb. 14 – Pet Theft Awareness Day
Feb. 20 – Love Your Pet Day
Feb. 22 - Walking the Dog Day
Feb. 23 - National Dog Biscuit Day
March
March 3 – If Pets Had Thumbs Day
March 23 – Cuddly Kitten Day
March 23 – National Puppy Day
April
April 6 – National Siamese Cat Day
April 7 - International Beaver Day
April 8 - Dog Farting Awareness Day
April 10 – National Farm Animals Day
April 11 – National Pet Day
April 14 – National Dolphin Day
April 18 – Pet Owner’s Independence Day
April 25 – World Penguin Day
May
May 23 – World Turtle Day
June
Hug Your Cat Day
July
July 10 - National Kitten Day
July 15 - I Love Horses Day
July 15 - National Pet Fire Safety Day
July 31 - National Mutt Day (twice a year)
August
3rd Saturday in Aug: International Homeless Animals’ Day