Summertime is on the horizon! There are a lot of celebrations during the month of June but one is most fitting to catnip: Adopt a Cat Month. With summer comes the rising temperatures and efforts being made to cool things down. Have you ever thought about our feline friends who don a fur coat all year long? The sweltering summer heat can indeed be a torment and often life threatening.
Why is Adopt A Cat Month in June? During the spring, shelters are brimming with cats and kittens of every age. Unfortunately, there are often more cats in a given shelter than they can handle.
This overpopulation causes millions of perfectly healthy, loveable and adoptable kittens and cats to be euthanized every year.
Even though June is designated as Adopt a Cat Month, it is not just about the cat. June is loaded with Pet Celebrations:
National Pet Preparedness Month. This month, timed for the first month of hurricane season, urges people with pets to make preparations in case they should be hit by a disaster…and that includes making plans for what you would do with your dog in case of a hurricane, tornado, flood or other natural disaster.
June 4, 2013: Hug Your Cat Day.
1st week in June. Pet Appreciation Week.
June 10, 2013: World Pet Memorial Day.
mid-June: Animal Rights Awareness Week.
June 21, 2013: National Dog Party Day.
June 24, 2013: Take Your Dog to Work Day.
Ready? Set! Adopt a cat!
If you missed any of the links at the beginning of the post, click HERE for MORE CELEBRATIONS in the month of June!
It is not just about flowers, candy, gifts and such but about honor and remembrance of Mothers. For those whose Mothers are still living, pick up the phone. The sound of a voice can have a much greater impact that any monetary gift.
To the average person, weeds are a nuisance. See a weed. Pull a weed. Of course, that all depends on the kind of weeds and where they are located. Farmers detest them. Children love them. Didn’t you ever play with a “dande-fluff”? Then, there are those that take over the lawn providing just the right amount of green where nothing else will grow. These you never pull but mow right over instead! And, believe it or not, some are actually edible.
Weed Appreciation Day? You’ve got to be kidding, right? I try my darnedest to keep those pesky little fellows OUT of my flower garden! Why on earth would I want to celebrate an appreciation for something so annoying?
Easter is so much, much more Than what any Easter bunny brings Chocolate or decorated eggs Marshmallows or candy rings A day of Christian celebration Flowing with the spirit of love Comfort in the fulfilled promise All by the hands of Heaven above
In all her colorfulness Mother Nature doth intervene Adding splendor to the day Dawn ’til dusk, all hours in between Awaken with the sunrise On this blessed resurrection day With refreshed, renewed spirit Each hour, minute, ready to replay
Have you ever thought about one fact that sets man apart from many other species on the planet is an opposable thumb? It allows us to do many things that other creatures can’t do. If you have ever injured your thumb, you have had a first hand experience as to what an important role that digit plays on the human hand.
Now imagine what it would be like if your pet had thumbs. Do you get a clear image of your pet with thumbs? Are you seeing your pet doing things with his/her new thumb? If so, your mind is in spirit with celebration today, March 3…
Have a HAPPY ‘If Pets Had Thumbs Day’!
Note: If you have a pet monkey, you already know what it would be like for your pet to have thumbs. Hee-hee…
Here is a Thumbs Up for all pets today!
There is more going on today as always. Visit Awakenings for National Anthem Day celebrated on March 3!
February 29 comes only every four years and 2016 is the year when you get to celebrate a bonus 24 hours! Tomorrow you are about to regain precious minutes missed over the past four years. Don’t regard this as just another day but examine ways in which you can make it memorable.
Funny, serious, entertaining…it’s your choice. Do something you have been wanting to do for a long time or complete an unfinished task. Spend extra time with your loved ones, make this a special day for your kids. You know you can even make it educational and let them know exactly what makes a year leap with an extra day once every four years. Hey, how much do you know about leap year?
Did you know February 29 is…National Surf ‘n’ Turf Day! While the mention of surf ‘n’ turf immediately salivates mouth-watering visions of the classic filet Mignon and lobster, you don’t have to be constrained to simply that combination. You can create your own from a variety of seafood and varied choices of meat. Check out the great, delicious, some absolutely cra-a-a-azy recipes!
Because of my husband’s illness and sudden surgery, it is necessary for me to take (hopefully) a short break.
For the last week of February through the 28th, let me to guide you to my Pinterest Board What’s Happenin’ in February. With this being a leap year, the 29th will just have to wait! Also, check out Music Memories… there are nearly 300 memorable recording artists and songs to revisit.
Life without music is life without a soul. Songs are epitomized in the first yawn of the morning to the last kiss goodnight, from the bewitching midnight hour to the breaking light of dawn. My husband is my music. May he get well soon and come home!
Adopt a Cat Month is HERE!Why is Adopt A Cat Month in June? During the spring, shelters are brimming with cats and kittens of every age. Unfortunately, there are often more cats in a given shelter than they can handle.
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