National Cat Day August 8 2019

The national cat day website states that the holiday was first celebrated in 2005 to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of cats that need to be rescued each year and also to encourage cat lovers to celebrate the cats in their.

Cat rescue nyc 4 week old kitten crusty eyes. Observed each august 8 international cat day also known as world cat day is a time to both cherish the feline friends in your life as well as raise awareness of cats in all corners of the globe who need help and forever homes. August has three cat holidays alone. International cat day timeline 2004 the oldest known pet.

International cat day was created by the international fund animal welfare to take place on august 8. 1963 felicette the astrocat. In 2004 french archaeologists discovered a 9500 year old cat grave in cyprus.

National cat day is an awareness day to raise public awareness of cat adoption taking place on august 8 in canada and october 29 in the united states. Every year 32 million cats in the us alone find themselves in the shelter system. Celebrate both international cat day and their own national cat day on october 29th.

While most countries now observe this unofficial holiday on august 8th russia celebrates national cat day on march 1 and the us. National black cat day august 17 national take your cat to the vet day august 22 and coming up on thursday august 8 international cat day which by definition seems to include every cat on the earth. What our national today experts want you to know.

Its national cat day on august 8 also known as world cat day. International cat day or world cat day is a celebration which takes place on august 8 of every year.