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2020VETERINARY CALENDAR
JANUARY
JANUARYSUNDAYJanuary is walk your pet month.MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAY1NEW YEAR’S DAY5THURSDAY2FRIDAYSATURDAY34PET TRAVEL SAFETY DAY67891011131415161718NATIONAL BIRD DAY12Super BowlVMX 220 (ORLANDO, FL)19VMX 220 (ORLANDO, FL)2620VMX 220 (ORLANDO, FL)272122SQUIRREL APPRECIATION DAYANSWER YOUR CAT’SQUESTION DAYVMX 220 (ORLANDO, FL)VMX 220 (ORLANDO, FL)28292324CHANGE A PET’S LIFE DAY3031Fun Fact: 54% of American households have a pet – dogs are in 39% of U.S. households, and cats are in 24%.25
FEBRUARY
FebruarySUNDAYFebruary is pet dental health 12345678101112131415SUPER BOWL LIV9VALENTINE’S DAY1617181920WVC CONFERENCE(LAS VEGAS, NV)LOVE YOUR PET DAY26272122PRESIDENTS’ DAYWVC CONFERENCE(LAS VEGAS, NV)WVC CONFERENCE(LAS VEGAS, NV)2324WVC CONFERENCE(LAS VEGAS, NV)25WORLD SPAY DAYFun Fact: The oldest goldfish ever recorded was 43 years old.WILDLIFE DAY2829
MARCH
MarchMarch is poison prevention awareness ATURDAY23456791011121314WORLD COMPLIMENT DAY8DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMEBEGINS15K9 VETERANS DAY16171819POISON PREVENTION WEEKPOISON PREVENTION WEEKPOISON PREVENTION WEEK22232425POISON PREVENTION WEEKNATIONAL PUPPY DAY2930ST. PATRICK’S DAYSAVE A SPIDER DAY2021POISON PREVENTION WEEKPOISON PREVENTION WEEKPOISON PREVENTION WEEK262728SPRING BEGINS31Fun Fact: The box jellyfish is widely regarded as the most poisonous animal in the world.
APRIL
AprilApril is records and information management YSATURDAY1234891011NATIONAL PET DAY121314EASTER1926202721281516TAX DAYHIGH FIVE DAY2223EARTH DAYLOST DOG AWARENESS DAY2930ADOPT A SHELTER PET DAYFun Fact: The Easter Bunny isn’t really a bunny. He originated as an Easter Hare.17182425WORLD VETERINARY DAY
MAY
MayMay is Lyme disease prevention month.SUNDAYMONDAY34NATIONAL PET WEEKNATIONAL PET 678NATIONAL PET WEEKNATIONAL PET WEEKNATIONAL PET WEEKNATIONAL PET WEEKNATIONAL PET WEEK1213141516CINCO DE MAYODOG MOM’S DAYRECEPTIONIST DAYMOTHER’S DAY17RECEPTIONIST DAY181920ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY212223WORLD TURTLE DAY24252631MEMORIAL DAYFun Fact: A group of cats is called a clowder.27282930
JUNE
JuneJune is adopt a cat AY5SATURDAY6DONUT DAY789WORLD OCEANS DAYWORLD PET MEMORIAL DAY141516FLAG DAYLOBSTER DAY212211121317181920SUMMER BEGINS23FATHER’S DAY281024252627TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY2930Fun Fact: Approximately 3.2 million shelter animals are adopted each year – 1.6 million dogs and 1.6 million cats.
JULY
JulyJuly is digital imaging 3ID YOUR PET DAY567813920101415162117272818WORLD EMOJI DAY222324293031CRAFT FOR YOUR LOCALSHELTERS DAY2611COW APPRECIATION DAYPET FIRE SAFETY DAY194INDEPENDENCE DAYWORLD ZOONOSES DAY12SATURDAYFun Fact: X-rays were discovered more than a century ago by German Professor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.25
AUGUST
AugustAugust is immunization awareness TURDAY12345678FRESH BREATH DAY910111213141516171819202122LEFT HANDERS DAYBLACK CAT APPRECIATION DAY23243031HOLISTIC PET DAYBRING YOUR CATTO THE VET DAYINTERNATIONAL BOW DAY2526NATIONAL DOG DAYFun Fact: The average cow produces 90 glasses of milk a day.272829
SEPTEMBER
SeptemberSUNDAYSeptember is self-care awareness month.MONDAY67FIGHT PROCRASTINATION DAYLABOR 891011121516171819RESPONSIBLE DOGOWNERSHIP DAY2021DEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEKDEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEK272223242526DEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEKDEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEKDEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEKDEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEKDEAF DOG AWARENESS WEEK282930WORLD RABIES DAYCOFFEE DAYFALL BEGINSFun Fact: Though millennials have popularized “self-care,” the concept originated in ancient Greece.
OCTOBER
OctoberSUNDAY4October is anesthesia DAY1238910PET OBESITYAWARENESS DAYWORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY1617WORLD ANIMAL DAY11FRIDAY15BOSS’S DAYVET TECH WEEKVET TECH WEEK1819VET TECH WEEK20VET TECH WEEKVET TECH WEEKVET TECH WEEKVET TECH WEEK21222324293031REPTILE AWARENESS DAY25262728NATIONAL CAT DAYFun Fact: 1 in 8 U.S. households have pets other than dogs and cats.HALLOWEEN
NOVEMBER
NovemberSUNDAY1November is senior pet month.MONDAY2TUESDAYWEDNESDAY34ELECTION DAYCHICKEN LADY DAY1011THURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAY567121314COOK FOR YOUR PETS DAYDAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS89X-RAY DAYVETERANS DAY1516171819202122232425262728THANKSGIVING2930Fun Fact: One-third of American pet owners don’t know when their dog will become a senior.
DECEMBER
DecemberSUNDAYDecember is safe toys and gifts NG TUESDAY789AAEP CONVENTIONAAEP CONVENTIONAAEP CONVENTIONAAEP CONVENTION1314151620101112171819CAT HERDERS DAY2122UNDERDOG DAY2324WINTER BEGINS272825CHRISTMAS295AAEP CONVENTION6DAY OF THE HORSESATURDAY3031NEW YEAR’S EVEFun Fact: 50% of all U.S. dog owners and 40% of cat owners will buy a gift for their pet over the holidays.26
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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.
