JANUARY
Date TBA – Girls Scout Troops – Walking the Animals
National Train Your Dog Month
Walk Your Pet Month
FEBRUARY
LCHS Membership Drive begins
National Dog Biscuit Day
World Spay Day
Unchain a Dog Month
National Prevent a Litter Month
Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
Responsible Pet Parents Month
MARCH
LCHS Membership Drive continues
National Puppy Day
ALL OF MARCH: Love Comes in All Sizes – NMHP Partners – see animal listings
Animal Poison Prevention Month
Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month
APRIL
World Stray Animals Day – the Day for Compassion, Care, and Action for Stray Animals all over the World
National Volunteer Week
Save the Frogs Day
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
ASPCA’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
National Heartworm Awareness Month
Pet First Aid Awareness Month
EVERY DAY IS TAG DAY!
MAY
National Specially-Abled Pets Day
Red Carpet Corridor – Adopt-a-thon
Be Kind to Animals Week
National Pet Week
May is Big Dog Month – NMHP Partners
Dog Bite Prevention Month
National Pet Adoption Mutt-i-grees Month
JUNE
TBA Annual Dog Walk�
Take your Dog to Work Day
First week of June – Pet Appreciation Week
ALL OF JUNE:� NMHP Partners
ASPCA’s Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
World Pet Memorial Day
Take Your Dog to Work Day
JULY
Annual Membership Drive
Annual 4th of July Cutest Picture Pet Contest
Annual LCHS Golf Outing at Wolf Creek Golf Course in Pontiac
Pet Fire Safety Day
All of July: NMHP Partners – Celebrate Freedom National Adoption
AUGUST
August is National Immunization Awareness Month
ISAR International Homeless Animals Day
Free senior seminar at Pontiac Rec Plex
National Black Cat Day
ISAR Presentation at LCHS
Clear the Shelters at LCHS
International Homeless Animal’s Day
National Bring your Cat to the Vet Day
All of August: NMHP Partners
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SEPTEMBER
Cornell days adopt-A-Thon
National Pet Memorial Day
LCHS Booth at Harvest Days in Dwight, IL�
National Dog Week & National Pet Awareness Week
“Remember Me Thursday” – orphaned pets awaiting homes
World Rabies Day
September is:
- National Service Dog Month
- Senior Pet Care Month
- National Preparedness Month – include your animals in your emergency preparedness plans
NMHP Partners – Adopt your MVP
OCTOBER
LCHS Annual Spaghetti Supper – pending
TBA� St. Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day
TBA� Pumpkin Patch
National Walk Your Dog Week
National Feral Cat Day
TBA: Halloween Photo Contest
TBA: Kite Festival
October is ASPCA’s National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
NOVEMBER
LCHS’s Anniversary!
TBA Santa Paws
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
TBA Ladies’ Night Out at Dwight
Virtual Light A Bulb
Fur Free Friday
Special Adoption Fees for Senior Animals�
November is ASPCA’s National Adopt a Senior Pet Month
November is National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
DECEMBER
TBA Christmas Bake Sale
Virtual Light A Bulb continues
National Mutt Day