2022 Cat Holidays
Browse through the calendar to discover all of the cat holidays in 2022!
- January 2022
- February 2022
- March 2022
- April 2022
- May 2022
- June 2022
- July 2022
- August 2022
- September 2022
- October 2022
- November 2022
- December 2022
January is Walk Your Pet Month
January 1: New Year’s Day
January 2: National Pet Travel Safety Day; Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
January 5: National Bird Day or National Watch Birdies Day (Cats)
January 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day (For silly dogs)
January 21: Squirrel Appreciation Day (From Inside The House)
January 22: National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
January 24: Change a Pet’s Life Day
January 25: National Plan for Vacation Day (Away From The Humans)
January 28: National Fun At Work Day (Human Holiday)
National Pet Dental Health Month
Responsible Pet Owners Month
National Cat Health Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
February 2: National Hedgehog Day; Groundhog Day (Watch on TV!)
February 14: Pet Theft Awareness Day; Valentine’s Day
February 20-26: National Justice for Animals Week
February 20: Love Your Pet Day (Ehm, every day is love your cat day)
February 22: (Cats) Walking the Dog Day; World Spay Day
Poison Prevention Awareness Month
March 3: If Pets Had Thumbs Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day (Cats honor their human employees)
March 13: Daylight Saving Time starts
March 20-26: National Poison Prevention Week
March 23: Cuddly Kitten Day
March 28: Respect Your Cat Day (Another everyday holiday)
Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
National Heartworm Awareness Month
April 3-9: International Pooper Scooper Week
April 11: National Pet Day
April 15: Tax Day (Human Celebration)
April 23: National Lost Dog Awareness Day (Just don’t blame the cat!)
April 24: National Pet Parents Day
April 27: World Veterinary Day
April 28: National Kids and Pets Day
April 29: Hairball Awareness Day
April 30: National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day; National Therapy Animal Day
National Pet Month
Microchip Your Pet Month
Responsible Animal Guardian Month
May 1-7: National Pet Week®; Be Kind to Animals Week®
May 3: National Specially-Abled Pets Day
May 7: National Dog Mom’s Day (Being a cat mom is more rewarding, imo)
May 14: National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
American Humane’s Adopt-A-Cat Month®
Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
National Foster a Pet Month
National Microchipping Month
June 4: Hug Your Cat Day
June 5-11: Pet Appreciation Week
June 8: National Best Friends Day
June 14: World Pet Memorial Day
June 20: Take Your Cat To Work Day
June 24: Cat World Domination Day
National Pet Hydration Awareness Month
July 1: ID Your Pet Day
July 4: Independence Day (Cat’s Day of Hearing Terrible Noises)
July 10: National Kitten Day
July 11: All-American Pet Photo Day
July 15: National Pet Fire Safety Day
July 21: National Craft for Your Local Shelters Day
National Wellness Month
August 8: International Cat Day
August 14: World Lizard Day
August 15: Check the Chip Day
August 17: National Black Cat Appreciation Day
August 20: International Homeless Animals’ Day®
August 22: National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
August 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
National Preparedness Month
Animal Pain Awareness Month
September 1: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
September 8: National Iguana Awareness Day (Cat’s observance from indoors)
September 13: Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day
September 17: National Pet Bird Day (Cat observes from outside of cage)
September 24: International Rabbit Day (Cat observance from far away/indoors)
September 28: World Rabies Day
National Pet Wellness Month
National Animal Safety and Protection Month
October 1-7: National Walk Your Dog Week (Cat’s take over the house)
October 4: World Animal Day
October 12: National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
October 16: Global Cat Day®
October 16-22: National Veterinary Technician Week
October 21: Reptile Awareness Day (Cats observe indoors); National Pets for Veterans Day
October 27: National Black Cat Day (UK)
October 29: National Cat Day
Adopt a Senior Pet Month
National Pet Awareness Month
National Senior Pet Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month
November 1: National Cook for Your Pets Day
November 6-12: National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week
November 6: Daylight Saving Time ends
November 12: Fancy Rat and Mouse Day (Cats observe indoors)
November 24: Thanksgiving Day
National Cat Lover’s Month
December 9: International Day of Veterinary Medicine
December 15: Cat Herders Day
December 25: Catmas
December 31: New Year’s Eve