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Safety Tips for Pets Durning Halloween

Halloween Pet Safety. Halloween may be fun for people, however, it can be a very scary time for your dog or cat.  As you celebrate this year, please keep in mind these five important safety tips:

1. DO keep your pet inside your home in a safe, quiet room surrounded by his or her favorite bed and toys during trick-or-treat time.

2. DO NOT leave your cat and dog outside when children are trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.

3. DO keep your pet away from the front or back doors during trick-or-treating hours. Pets can easily slip through the door when it is opened to hand out candy. In addition, dogs may bite children out of fear or nervousness.

4. DO NOT feed your pet any candy — especially chocolate — and do not leave the candy bag where a pet will be able to “help themselves.”

5. DO make sure that your pet – dog or cat – is wearing his Broward County pet registration tag on his/her collar. This will help ensure that your pet will be returned to you if he/she does get out during Halloween festivities.

Cat & Dog Safety Durning 4th July

July 4 Safety Tips. Bombs bursting in air on the Fourth of July may make you feel patriotic, but your pet may be frightened and try to escape from your yard. The days after July 4 are some of the busiest days of the year for Broward County Animal Care. We receive many phone calls for lost pets, and we rescue a high number of stray animals during this time of year. If you follow these safety tips for July 4, you greatly reduce the chances of losing your pet.

• Don’t take dogs to places where there may be fireworks.
• If you plan to be away from home on the holiday, bring your pet inside the house and leave it in a quiet, protected room. Animals left outside in the yard may not only attempt to escape, they may also fall prey to possible abuse or may be stolen.
• If you are at home with a scared dog, don’t reinforce its behavior by offering sympathy. Instead, divert its attention by practicing an obedience routine or playing a game.
• Leave a scared cat alone. Don’t try to force a feline from its hiding place. The cat will come out when it feels safe.