Amphibian Week; Totally Chipotle Day; Publication of Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys of the Avian World, by Candace Savage, the {10th anniversary edition}; The Bodhisattva Vow.

International Respect For Chickens Day; A Prayer, by Carol J. Adams.

International Leopard Day; Wild Koala Day; Publication of Solidarity with Animals: Promises, Pitfalls, and Potential, edited by Alasdair Cochrane and Mara-Daria Cojocaru; A Seed, by Willam Allingham.

World Tuna Day; Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market, by Pablo Neruda.

Save the Rhinos Day; Gardening for Wildlife Month; Release of the documentary film, Meet Your Meat; Publication of When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals, by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson and Susan McCarthy; Animal Equality: Language and Liberation, by Joan Dunayer; The Holocaust and the Henmaid’s Tale: A Case for Comparing Atrocities, by Karen Davis; Muzzling a Movement: The Effects of Anti-Terrorism Law, Money, and Politics on Animal Activism, by Dara Lovitz; Breasts: The Owner's Manual: Every Woman's Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk, Making Treatment Choices, and Optimizing Outcomes, by Dr. Kristi Funk; Face to Face with Animals: Levinas and the Animal Question, edited by Peter Atterton and Tamra Wright; May Day, by Sara Teasdale.

National Animal Advocacy Day; National Raisin Day; Publication of The Internet of Animals: Discovering the Collective Intelligence of Life on Earth, by Martin Wikelski; Spring, the Sweet Spring, by Thomas Nashe.

National Shrimp Scampi Day; Publication of Suffering, Empathy, and Ecstasy: Animal Liberation as the Furthest Reaches of Our Moral Evolution, by Jeremy Yunt; Think of Others, by Mahmoud Darwish.

Save the Frogs Day; The Frog Pond Haiku, by Matsuo Bashō.