August sizzles with summer fun and offers plenty of ways to celebrate the animals in our lives. This month has several dates to admire and spoil all of our black cats. Black cats are often depicted as sly, sneaky and always the witch’s cohort at Halloween. If you are a lover of cats, you know cats are all about playful energy, heartwarming licks, and are purr-fect at pulling your heartstrings. Also observed this month is remembering precious moments of love for pets we’ve lost. Whether spoiling your pooch, showing appreciation for service animals, maintaining immunizations, or participating in local shelter events, August encourages us to celebrate pets and give back to the animals who need it most.
Month & Week-Long Pet Holiday Celebrations
- Rawgust (celebrates raw feeding for our pets)
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Back-To-School Month
- August 3-9: International Assistance Dog Week (observed the first full week in August)
Daily Pet Holidays
- August 1: DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs
- August 4: Assistance Dog Day
- August 5: Work Like a Dog Day
- August 8: International Cat Day
- August 10: Spoil Your Dog Day
- August 10: National Lazy Day
- August 15: National Check the Chip Day
- August 16: Clear the Shelters Day (observed the third Saturday of August)
- August 16: International Homeless Animals’ Day (observed on the third Saturday of August)
- August 17: National Black Cat Appreciation Day & International Black Cat Day
- August 22: National Take Your Cat To The Vet Day
- August 23: International Blind Dog Day
- August 26: National Dog Day & World Dog Day
- August 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
- August 30: National Holistic Pet Day
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