October 2022
Besides getting your pet’s Halloween costume ready, October is perfect for celebrating your family pets and consider adopting a new pooch.
Monthlong Observations:
- Adopt A Shelter Dog Month
- Adopt A Dog Month
- National Pet Wellness Month
- National Animal Safety and Protection Month
- National Pit Bull Awareness Month
Weeklong Events:
- Oct. 2-8: National Walk Your Dog Week
Holidays:
- Oct. 1: National Fire Pup Day
- Oct. 1: National Black Dog Day
- Oct. 4: World Animal Day
- Oct. 12: National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
- Oct. 15: National Fetch Day
- Oct. 16: Global Cat Day
- Oct. 16: National Feral Cat Day
- Oct. 21: National Pets for Veterans Day
- Oct. 22: Make a Dog’s Day
- Oct. 27: National Black Cat Day
- Oct. 29: National Cat Day
- Oct. 29: National Pit Bull Awareness Day
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