National Cat day is celebrated on October 29 to create awareness about numerous cats needing shelter. It is celebrated to encourage the adoption of homeless felines and promote responsible ownership, which means spaying or neutering your cat and educating ourselves about the impact of buying cats from pet mills, which breed pets for sale and keep them in inhumane conditions. 

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This day was started by pet and family lifestyle expert Colleen Paige. 

Who is Colleen Paige? 

Colleen Paige is a US based activist, who believes in encouraging the adoption of pets as a first choice. Paige is a leading pet and family lifestyle expert, animal behaviourist, interior designer, and writer. She has authored The Good Behaviour Book For Dogs, which provides ‘down-to-earth and practical advice for dog owners.’ Paige has started many philanthropic holidays such as National Cat Day, National Dog Day, National Puppy Day, National Pet Day, National Wildlife Day, National Beach Day, and many more. 

Paige has also been a contributing expert on DogTime.com and OK! Celebrity Magazine, where she provides advice related to pet behavior, interior design, pet fashion, and animal nutrition. 

Paige is also a former EMT medic, which gives her an upper hand in pet and family safety.

Her projects have been shared by various news outlets such as  The Associated Press, The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Total Health, People Pets, CNN, NPR, and more.  

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Paige’s dedication to animals and creation of lifesaving holidays has helped save a lot of unwanted and homeless pets since 2004, and also given a rise to several social media trends, with many of these holidays trending at #1 on several social media platforms. 

While Paige’s philanthropic holidays were initially celebrated in the United States, they have gained international recognition, being celebrated in the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Spain, Guam, Scotland, and more. They are also celebrated by many animal shelters and promoted through friends and celebrity networks Taylor Swift, Ellen Degeneres, and Hillary Swank.