Month-long   Veganuary
Viva!
Worldwide

   2    National Pet Travel Safety Day
USA

    5     National Bird Day
Born Free USA
USA

    6     ALDF Animal Law Reception at Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting
Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Francisco, California, USA

    10    Save the Eagles Day
USA

    14    Albert Schweitzer's Birthday
Worldwide

    16    Appreciate a Dragon Day
Worldwide

    16    Dian Fossey's Birthday
Worldwide

 16-20  FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa
FAO
Nairobi, Kenya

    20     National Penguin Awareness Day
USA

    21     National Squirrel Appreciation Day
USA

 21-29  8th Annual Hawaii Week for the Animals
Animal World USA
Hawaii, USA

    24    Change a Companion Animal's Life Day
Worldwide

 24-25  Rachel Carson on American Experience (Television)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
USA - television and online

    25    Animal Welfare Student Scholars’ Meeting 2016
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
UK

    28    Rattlesnake Apprecation Day
USA

 24-30  World Week for the Abolition of Meat
Worldwide

 27-29  Parrot Festival
National Parrot Rescue and Preservation Foundation
Houston, Texas, USA

   28    Turtle First Aid
Parks and Recreation of Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, Virginia, USA

   30    Indonesian Primate Day
ProFauna
Indonesia/Worldwid

 31  Indiana Humane Lobby Day 2017
Humane Society of the United States
Indianapolis, Indiana USA