Guest guest Posted February 17, 2000 Report Share Posted February 17, 2000 JANUARY EVENTS 5th - National Bird Day 15th - 31st - Animal Welfare Fortnight FEBRUARY EVENTS 1st - Prevent-a-Litter month, nationwide in the USA 14th - Pet Theft Awareness day 15th - Spay Day USA MARCH EVENTS 20th - The Great American Meat-Out http://www.farmusa.org/programs.html 21st - World Forestry Day 21st - World Water Day APRIL EVENTS 7th - Annual memorial serice for research animals at the University of Guelph, Canada begins. 10th - ASPCA chartered, 1866 14th - National Dolphin Day 15th - National Widlife Week begins 20th - World Week for Animals in Laboratories 22nd - Earth Day - World Earth Day 24th - World Lab Animals Day - part of World Week for Laboratory Animals MAY EVENTS 2nd - Russian Federation bans steel-jaw leghold trap, 1995 4th - Be kind to Animals Week begins 10th - International Migratory Bird Day 11th - Mother's Day is a FARM anti-veal occasion http://www.farmusa.org/programs.html 24th - Marine Mammal Freedom Weekend JUNE EVENTS 1st - Adopt a cat month begins 2nd - Avon first major U.S. company to stop animal testing, 1989 5th - World Environment Day 6th - Pet Appreciation Week begins 9th - National Dog Bite Week JULY EVENTS 6th - World Zoognosis Day 12th - USDA bans face branding of cattle, 1994 13th - Wheel of Fortune bans fur prizes, 1990 22nd - World Day of Bulls 24th - National Animal Agriculture Week begins AUGUST EVENTS 17th - Homeless Animals Day SEPTEMBER EVENTS 14th - National Pet Memorial Day 14th - National Farm Animals Awareness Week - Second Week 16th - International Day of Peace 16th - International Ozone Day 20th - International Coastal Clearup Day 21st - National Dog Week Begins OCTOBER EVENTS - Reverence for Life Month Vegetaria Awareness Month 1st - World Vegetarian Day 1st FULL Week - World WEEK of Prayer for Animals - often including the preceding dates from 10/1 to the beginning 1st Sunday - World Day of Prayer for Animals 1st - " Adopt A Dog " month begins 2nd - Gandhi's birthday is celebrated by FARM as World Day for Farm Animal Liberation http://www.farmusa.org/programs.html NOVEMBER EVENTS 1st - World Vegan Day 2nd - World Ecology Day 2nd - National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week begins - 1st full week 25th - International Meatless Say (birthday of Sadhu Vaswami), merely " Meatless Day " in India - celebrating the joys of meatless living 28th - Fur Free Friday - Friday after Thanksgiving DECEMBER EVENTS December 3 - World Conservation Day -- _____________ Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com powered by OutBlaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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