It's July and it's Lost Pet Prevention Month, Pet Hydration Awareness Month and it's ID Your Pet Day & American Zoo Day

 

July is Lost Pet Prevention Month

National Lost Pet Prevention Month in July is dedicated to educating pet parents on how to keep their pets safe. It comes at the height of summer because we're seeing a worldwide trend of missing pets spiking in these warmer months.
For more information on Lost Pet Prevention Month, check out Pet Radar! We were really impressed with all the great information they had collected.

National Pet Hydration Awareness Month

Pet Safe has declared July Pet Hydration Awareness Month. Did you know that us pets are 80% water and you Peeps are only 60%? Us pets need 1 ounce of water per pound of body weight. Most pets don’t get enough water, especially during extreme temperatures.

There are a couple of Badge Worthy Events today too!

Furst is 

ID Your Pet Day!

When it comes to ID Your Pet Day, nothing is more important than having the right information on your pet’s ID tag. And it’s important to think about the different types of pet identification available and how they can help keep your furry friends safe. Here are three popular ways to identify your pet:

• Collars with Name Tags
• Micro Chips
• GPS Trackers

These make it easy to get reunited, if we get lost, it shows you care about our safety. AND 

 

Although it only works with Apple Phones, Nutmeg has an Air Tag on her collar. There are enough people with iPhones in our village that if Nutmeg got lost here, She will show up in the Find My App on Mom's phone!  

American Zoo Day!

The day commemorates the opening of the Philadelphia Zoo, the nation’s first, which began welcoming visitors back in 1874. This event set the stage for the evolution of zoos across the country from mere animal collections to centers focused on conservation, education, and recreation.

For more information about the history of Zoo Day, click here.  

Now here are our Happy July Photos! 

The Mom humming bird who visits our feeder often

Jo Jo who LOVES to watch the humming bird

Kozm telling Mom he did NOT bring in the dead mousie

Nutmeg waiting for Mom to throw her ball 

Me, Marvelous wishing you a Happy July!

  

 

 

July is a busy Month!

 As you know, we here at Casa De Marvelous have taken over from the wonderful Ann (at Zoolatry) and Boy Oh Boy is July is a busy Month! We made 13 badges! To see them ALL you can get them at the Catblogosphere or here on the July 2024 page. Now that sounds like a lot, but today we are posting:

• July Events
• Pet Hydration Month 
• Lost Pet Prevention Month 
• Canada Day
• ID your Pet Day and 
• American Zoo Day! 

That leaves 7 more posts for us this month. Us pets are loving it! 

First up is the July Events Badge!

 

July is Pet Hydration Month!

 Its getting HOT outside! Now we have global warming, summers can be brutal, so staying hydrated is more important than ever.  Us pets rely on our Peeps to ensure they’re getting enough to drink on these hot days! Cats can be particular about water. Nellie Bellie LOVED her fountain because she liked to drink running water (must have been the river that runs through our back yard). Cinnamon and Nutmeg have a HUGE water bowl that Mom puts cold water into almost every time she walks by! Us cats drink out of that bowl too.

Lost Pet Prevention Month!

  

At the beginning of  July, Canadians and and Americans celebrate Canada and Independence Day. These celebrations involve a whole lot of noise (like fireworks) and many pets run and get losted! Many organizations want people to be aware - so emphasizing that July is Lost Pet Prevention Month makes a ton of of sense. Last year, I, Marvelous would NOT listen to Mom and come inside--and the fireworks scared Me! Luckily I ran towards the house, dived into the garage and hid under the work bench! This year I am making sure that I come in where I can hide UTB (under the bed) with Kozmo and Jo Jo.

ID Your Pet Day - July 1, 2023

  

We at Casa De Marvelous all are all microchipped--except for Nutmeg, but she is still a baby! She will be getting her chip later this month as we could not get her into see the vet until later in July. Cinnamon and Nutmeg have their village dog licence and wear it on their collars when they are outside.  I, Marvelous have a licence that Mom keeps in her wallet.

American ZOO Day, July 1, 2024

 

 

Wow! We got to the final event for today's post! This day spotlights the place zoos play in wildlife conservation and education. If you live in the big city, there are not a lot of wild animals and when you go to a zoo, visitors can see the fascinating world of animals, their species and their habitats.

American Zoo Day is important. It shows people the importance of conservation. Zoos are crucial in protecting endangered species, offering a sanctuary for breeding and rehabilitation, and serving as a bridge between humans and nature.We don't have a zoo here in the middle of nowhere and we have to remind our visitors that they can't walk up to bears, deer, elk and other wild things...they are dangerous! Mom was talking to a lady in the campground and she wanted to know where the cages were, where we kept the bears at night, as she had not yet seen one on her visit and thought maybe she could see one at the cages...

Canada Day - July 1, 2024

 

On Canada Day us in the Great White North reflect on what it means to be Canadian, to share what makes us proud and to celebrate in our own way. Canada Day highlights the richness of our land, our diversity, our culture, our contributions, but above all, our people. Since 1868, July 1 us Canadians from all communities to come together. 

 

Now please excuse me, its time to rest up before the fireworks!