Love Your Pet Day is celebrated every year on February 20, and it gives pet owners a chance to show their dog, cat, fish, turtle or any other pets you may have how much you really appreciate them. Of course we should show love and appreciation to our pets every day, but today is a celebration of...
February 27 is an important day for one of the world’s largest non-aquatic predators– it’s International Polar Bear Day. This annual event raises awareness about the plight of these magnificent mammals. Like many other creatures, climate change is drastically impacting polar bears,...
Rat fanciers around the globe created this holiday to celebrate the bond they share with their pet rats and gather with fellow rat lovers. World Rat Day was founded to promote rats as the great companions they are. April 4th was the date chosen for the holiday as it was the date of inception...
The purpose of World Turtle Day, May 23, sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue, is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive. Turtle Day is celebrated worldwide in a...
Hug Your Cat Day is one of those pleasingly straightforward holidays. Quite simply, it is a day in which cat owners everywhere are encouraged to hug their cats. The more dedicated amongst them will not need this encouragement, of course, but it is always good to be reminded of our feline...
Garfield the Cat Day celebrating the first publication of the Garfield comic strip on June 19, 1978. The newspaper might become less and less of a staple on our lawns or breakfast tables but even the youngest among us can recognize one of its most iconic and colorful stars (and we don’t...