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Category: Animals, Insects, Birds, Fish & Reptiles


Events celebrating or highlighting animals, fish, insects, birds, reptiles, and other forms of non-plant life.

If it is a living entity with mobility and not human, it falls into the category of animals, insects, birds, fish, and reptiles.

Animal, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals M...

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Each year, people throughout the United States "Go Orange for Animals" to raise awareness of animal abuse and prevention of abuse throughout April. Founded in 1866, the ASPCA was the first humane organiz...

January

Beaver Awareness Month: April

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Beaver Awareness Month seeks to teach people how to help the engineers of the wild, the beaver, and this animal’s critical role in an ecosystem. Less than ten percent of the original beaver population s...

January

Canine Fitness Month: April

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Our pets suffer from a sedentary lifestyle as much as we do, and this has led to an epidemic in obesity amongst the American pet population. Canine Fitness Month aims to change that by getting pets and ow...

January

Frog Month, Ntl.: April

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April is National Frog Month. We're still determining how it started or where it came from, but several organizations have adopted it. The National Wildlife Federation is leading, and other organizations...

January

Heartworm Awareness Month, Ntl.: April

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National Heartworm Awareness Month focuses on educating pet owners about the dangers and preventative measures they can take to ensure their pets do not become victims of heartworm. Since the first diagn...

January

Lyme Disease in Dogs Prevention Month: Apr...

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Each year, April is Lyme Disease in Dogs Prevention Month, and a second Lyme Disease Awareness Month with a different sponsor occurs in May. During spring, deer ticks surface across North America. The d...

January

Pest Management Month, Ntl.: April

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National Pest Management Association (NPMA) promotes National Pest Management Month, recognizing the pest management industry's commitment to protecting public health and property from common household pe...

January

Pet First Aid Awareness Month, Ntl.: April

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National Pet First Aid Awareness Month, created by Pet Tech Productions, occurs annually in April. The purpose is to educate pet owners on ways to keep their pets safe and healthy, teach essential skills...

January

Pet Month, Ntl. (UK): April 1 - May 1 (est...

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People are pet people or not; if you're a pet person, you can't imagine your life without your furry-feathered-scaled friend. Whether it's an aquarium, terrarium, gilded cage, or the run of the house on u...

January

Pooper-Scooper Week, Intl.: April 1-7

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The Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists (aPaws), founded in February 2002, has established a special week of educating pet owners on the importance of cleaning up after their dogs. With t...

January

Raw Feeding Week, Intl.: April 1-7

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Raw feeding seeks to replicate the natural diet of each pet, what they would eat if they were still wild. Depending upon the breed and needs, a typically raw diet is: 80% Muscle meat 10% Bone 5% Liver 5...

January

Ferret Day, Ntl.: April 2

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National Ferret Day seeks to educate the public to respect this lively and intelligent companion animal, the domesticated ferret. It is also a time to focus on such ferret issues as welfare, care, nutriti...

January

Mule Days, Ntl. (US-TN): April 3-6

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Mule Days originated in 1840 in Columbia, Tennessee. At the time, it was known as Breeders Day. In times past, Mule Days would be a market for trading, breeding, and buying stock. In modern times it is a...

January

Pony Express Day (1860): April 3

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Pony Express Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the Pony Express on April 3, 1860. The first Pony Express sped the delivery of mail in the American West. It consisted of two horse and rider rel...

January

Rat Day, World: April 4

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World Rat Day began in 2002. It's a day designed to redeem the reputation of the oft-vilified rat and recognize them as the fancy pets and companions they are! Every rat owner knows and understands what s...

January

Grand National, Raddox Health (UK): April...

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The history of the runners and riders who have triumphed in the Grand National hunt horse race exemplifies human endeavor and equine fortitude. Over 600 million people watch live on television each year...

January

Siamese Cat Day, Ntl.: April 6

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Siamese Cats are known for their talkative nature and dark masked faces with dark ears. These highly affectionate cats are one of the most recognized breeds and have existed since the 1400s. The breed ori...

January

Beaver Day, Intl. (1894): April 7

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International Beaver Day seeks to teach people how to help the engineers of the wild, the beaver, and this animal’s critical role in an ecosystem. Less than 10% of the original beaver population still e...

January

Every Day is Tag Day: April 7

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Millions of dogs and cats are taken to animal shelters as strays each year—but only about 15 percent of dogs and two percent of cats that end up in shelters without an ID tag or microchip are reunited wit...

January

Wildlife Week, Ntl.(US/CA): April 7-13 (es...

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The first National Wildlife Week ran March 20-26, 1938. At the time, its name was National Wildlife Restoration Week. Later it changed its name to National Wildlife Week. National Wildlife Week is the...

January
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