Awareness Months

• Adopt-A-Dog Month®
• Adopt-a-Shelter Dog Month
• National Animal Safety and Protection Month
• Black Cat Awareness Month
• National Pet Obesity Awareness Month
• National Pet Wellness Month
• National Pitbull Awareness Month
• Small Dog Awareness Month
• World Animal Month

Awareness Weeks

• October 1–7 | National Walk Your Dog Week (first week of October)
• October 6–12 | Animal Welfare Week (first week of October, starting on a Sunday
• October 7–11 | Customer Service Week
• October 13–19 | National Veterinary Technician Week

Holidays and Awareness Days

• October 1 | National Walk Your Dog Day
• October 1 | National Fire Pup Day
• October 1 | National Black Dog Day
• October 4 | World Animal Day
• October 9 | National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
• October 10 | World Mental Health Day
• October 16 | National Feral Cat Day
• October 19 | National Fetch Day
• October 21 | National Pets for Veterans Day
• October 21 | Reptile Awareness Day
• October 26 | National Pitbull Awareness Day (last Saturday in October—unless Halloween falls on the last Saturday, then another date is chosen)
• October 27 | National Black Cat Day
• October 28 | Plush Animal Lovers Day
• October 29 | National Cat Day
• October 31 | Halloween