2026 Holiday Schedule



New Year's Day

  • Thursday, 1/1/2026
  • Order placement as normal beginning Monday, 1/5/2026 for delivery the following week

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday

  • Monday, 1/19/2026
  • Order placement as normal, beginning Tuesday 1/20/2026
  • Shipments from Charles River, Envigo, Jackson Laboratories and Taconic may be delayed

Memorial Day

  • Monday, 5/25/2026
  • Order placement as normal, beginning Tuesday, 5/26/2026
  • Shipments from Charles River, Envigo, Jackson Laboratories and Taconic will be delayed by one day

Juneteenth

  • Friday, 6/19/2026
  • Order placement as normal on Monday, 6/15/2026, and Tuesday, 6/16/26 for delivery the following week

Independence Day

  • Friday, 7/3/2026
  • Order placement as normal on Monday and Tuesday, 6/29/2026 and 6/30/2026
  • All shipments will be delivered as normal on Monday and Tuesday, 7/6/2026 and 7/7/2026

Labor Day

  • Monday, 9/7/2026
  • Order placement as normal, beginning Tuesday, 9/8/2026
  • Shipments from the previous week, from Charles River, Envigo, Taconic, and Jackson Labs will arrive on Tuesday, 9/8/2026

Thanksgiving

  • Thursday and Friday, 11/26/2026 – 11/27/2026
  • Order placement Monday and Tuesday, 11/23/2026 and 11/24/2026 for delivery the following week

Christmas Eve and Christmas

  • Observed Thursday and Friday, 12/24/2026 – 12/25/2026
  • WINTER RECESS: Monday through Wednesday, 12/28 through 12/30/2026
  • No receipt of animals 12/21/2026 – 1/5/2027
  • Last week of animal order deliveries, week of 12/14/2026
  • Order placement as normal beginning Monday, 1/4/2027

New Year's Eve

  • Observed by Emory, Thursday, 12/31/2026
  • No receipt of animals 12/21/2026 – 1/5/2027
  • Order placement as normal beginning Monday, 1/4/2027 for delivery the following week

New Year's Day

  • Observed by Emory on Friday, 1/1/2027
  • Order placement as normal beginning Monday, 1/4/2027 for delivery the following week

Inclement Weather

  • Inclement Weather: Animals are not shipped by air during severe weather. Ground shipments are also subject to delay
  • This particularly applies to animals from the Jackson Labs, Envigo, Taconic, and Charles River Labs not coming from the Raleigh, NC facility
  • If extreme (hot or cold) weather is forecasted, please take note of the possibility for delayed shipments

*PLEASE NOTE: THE FINAL SHIPMENT OF ANIMALS FOR 2026 WILL BE THE WEEK OF 12/14/2026 – 12/18/2026. DEADLINE FOR THESE ORDERS WILL BE TUESDAY, 12/8/2026 BY 4:00 PM*

Updated: 12.18.2025