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2020 VETERINARY CALENDAR

JANUARY

JANUARY January is walk your pet month.

Fun Fact: 54% of American households have a pet – dogs are in 39% of U.S. households, and cats are in 24%.

Super Bowl

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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NEW YEAR’S DAY PET TRAVEL SAFETY DAY

NATIONAL BIRD DAY

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SQUIRREL APPRECIATION DAYANSWER YOUR CAT’S QUESTION DAY

CHANGE A PET’S LIFE DAY

FEBRUARY

February February is pet dental health month.

Fun Fact: The oldest goldfish ever recorded was 43 years old.


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SUPER BOWL LIV

VALENTINE’S DAY

WVC CONFERENCE (LAS VEGAS, NV)




PRESIDENTS’ DAY

LOVE YOUR PET DAY WILDLIFE DAY

WORLD SPAY DAY

March March is poison prevention awareness month.

Fun Fact: The box jellyfish is widely regarded as the most poisonous animal in the world.


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WORLD COMPLIMENT DAY

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS K9 VETERANS DAY SAVE A SPIDER DAY

POISON PREVENTION WEEK POISON PREVENTION WEEK POISON PREVENTION WEEK POISON PREVENTION WEEK POISON PREVENTION WEEK POISON PREVENTION WEEK

POISON PREVENTION WEEK

ST. PATRICK’S DAY SPRING BEGINS

NATIONAL PUPPY DAY

April April is records and information management month.

Fun Fact: The Easter Bunny isn’t really a bunny. He originated as an Easter Hare.


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NATIONAL PET DAY

EASTER TAX DAY HIGH FIVE DAY

EARTH DAY LOST DOG AWARENESS DAY WORLD VETERINARY DAY

ADOPT A SHELTER PET DAY

May May is Lyme disease prevention month.

Fun Fact: A group of cats is called a clowder.


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NATIONAL PET WEEKNATIONAL PET WEEK NATIONAL PET WEEK NATIONAL PET WEEK NATIONAL PET WEEK NATIONAL PET WEEK NATIONAL PET WEEK

CINCO DE MAYO DOG MOM’S DAY

MOTHER’S DAY RECEPTIONIST DAY ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY

WORLD TURTLE DAY

MEMORIAL DAY

RECEPTIONIST DAY

June June is adopt a cat month.

Fun Fact: Approximately 3.2 million shelter animals are adopted each year – 1.6 million dogs and 1.6 million cats.


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DONUT DAY

WORLD OCEANS DAY WORLD PET MEMORIAL DAY

FLAG DAY LOBSTER DAY SUMMER BEGINS

FATHER’S DAY TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY

July July is digital imaging month.

Fun Fact: X-rays were discovered more than a century ago by German Professor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.


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ID YOUR PET DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY

WORLD ZOONOSES DAY COW APPRECIATION DAY

PET FIRE SAFETY DAY WORLD EMOJI DAY

CRAFT FOR YOUR LOCAL SHELTERS DAY

AUGUST

August August is immunization awareness month.

Fun Fact: The average cow produces 90 glasses of milk a day.


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FRESH BREATH DAY

LEFT HANDERS DAY BLACK CAT APPRECIATION DAY INTERNATIONAL BOW DAY

NATIONAL DOG DAYHOLISTIC PET DAY

BRING YOUR CAT TO THE VET DAY

SEPTEMBER

September September is self-care awareness month.

Fun Fact: Though millennials have popularized “self-care,” the concept originated in ancient Greece.


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FIGHT PROCRASTINATION DAY LABOR DAY

RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP DAY

DEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEK DEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEK DEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEK DEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEK DEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEK DEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEK DEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEK

FALL BEGINS

WORLD RABIES DAY COFFEE DAY

OCTOBER


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October October is anesthesia month.

Fun Fact: 1 in 8 U.S. households have pets other than dogs and cats.

WORLD ANIMAL DAYPET OBESITY AWARENESS DAY WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY

BOSS’S DAY

VET TECH WEEK VET TECH WEEK VET TECH WEEK VET TECH WEEK VET TECH WEEK VET TECH WEEK VET TECH WEEK

REPTILE AWARENESS DAY

NATIONAL CAT DAY HALLOWEEN

NOVEMBER

November November is senior pet month.

Fun Fact: One-third of American pet owners don’t know when their dog will become a senior.


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COOK FOR YOUR PETS DAY

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS CHICKEN LADY DAY

X-RAY DAY

ELECTION DAY

VETERANS DAY

THANKSGIVING

DECEMBER

December December is safe toys and gifts month.

Fun Fact: 50% of all U.S. dog owners and 40% of cat owners will buy a gift for their pet over the holidays.


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GIVING TUESDAY AAEP CONVENTION

AAEP CONVENTION AAEP CONVENTION AAEP CONVENTION AAEP CONVENTION

DAY OF THE HORSE CAT HERDERS DAY UNDERDOG DAY

CHRISTMASWINTER BEGINS

NEW YEAR’S EVE

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