Animals Observances

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Polar Bear Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Horse Protection Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pig Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Wildlife Day

Celebrate National Learn About Butterflies Day with these interesting facts about butterflies.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Manatee Appreciation Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Zoo Lovers Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Farm Animals Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Dolphin Day

You'd have to be batty not to want to celebrate these amazing, nocturnal animals!

A day to recognize the work done by the National Audubon Society to protect birds.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Help a Horse Day

A day to highlight the importance of conservation management to ensure that we have systems in place to prevent tuna stocks from crashing.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Bird Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Migratory Bird Day  [UNEP]

There is always a lot of buzz about this awareness day.

Learn something new today! Find a new endangered species that you didn’t know about before and tell people about it! The more people that know about endangered species, the more we’ll be able to save them.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Catfish Day

Celebrate National I Love Horses Day with these equine facts!

Let the scales fall from your eyes with these fang-tastic Snake facts.

Wild tiger numbers have dropped by more than 95% since the beginning of the 20th century.

There is always a lot of buzz about this awareness day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Orangutan Day

A day dedicated to wildlife, observed on the anniversary of Steve Irwin's death in 2006.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Red Panda Day

You might forget the date of this holiday, but we know an animal that won't...

A day to raise awareness of Orcas, Killer Whales, of which the most famous was Shamu.

They aren't good pets, but also they aren't total pests. Let's take a day to celebrate these adorable rascals.

The mission of World Animal day is to raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Octopus Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Hagfish Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Mule Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Black Cat Day

National Bison Day is an annual celebration of the significance of the American bison.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Day Of The Horse.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Monkey Day

An annual awareness campaign by the Avian Welfare Coalition to highlight the capture of wild birds for profit.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Save The Eagles Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Squirrel Appreciation Day