National Puppy Day is a holiday that takes place on 23rd March . Founded by Colleen Paige it aims to increase awareness of puppy mills as well as encourage adoption of unwanted puppies . The day was first celebrated in the UK and Ireland in 2010, but has since spread around the world with events taking place in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, USA, Mexico, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Instagram received over 800,000 cute puppy posts .
National Puppy Day is a holiday that takes place on 23rd March . Founded by Colleen Paige it aims to increase awareness of puppy mills as well as encourage adoption of unwanted puppies . Celebrities took to social networks to post images of their pups in honour of the day with the hashtag # NationalPuppyDay . Instagram received over 800,000 cute puppy posts .