Month & Week-Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- National Pet Month
- National Service Dog Eye Examination Month
- National Foster Care Month
- Chip Your Pet Month
- Responsible Animal Guardian Month
- May 6-12: Dog Anxiety Awareness Week
- May 5-11: Puppy Mill Action Week (observed the week before Mother’s Day)
- May 5-11: National Pet Week (observed the first whole week in May)
- May 5-11: American Humane Be Kind to Animals Week (observed the first whole week of May)
Daily Pet Holidays
- May 1: National Purebred Dog Day
- May 3: National Specially-Abled Pets Day
- May 4: Bird Day
- May 5: Cinco de Meow Day
- May 5: Mayday for Mutts (observed the first Sunday of May)
- May 11: National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day (observed the second Saturday of May)
- May 11: National Dog Mom Day (observed the second Saturday of May)
- May 14: International Chihuahua Appreciation Day
- May 18: World Dog Day (observed the third Saturday of May)
- May 20: National Rescue Dog Day
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