Five Ways to Keep Your Pet Safe on Halloween Day
Fetch! Pet Care Helps to Promote Humane Halloween
Halloween may be full of tricks and treats for humans, but the holiday does not hold the same appeal for our pet counterparts. In fact, Halloween can be a downright frightening time for pets. Paul Mann, CEO and Founder of Fetch! Pet Care, the nation’s largest provider of professional pet sitting and dog walking services, has devoted his life to the safety and comfort of pets. He provides the following tips to keep your pets safe this holiday season:
· Tricks are for kids. While ghouls and goblins provide entertainment, your pet does not understand the person behind that mask is their friend. Dogs and cats are creatures of habit and can easily become frightened, aggressive or agitated by the unaccustomed sights and sounds of costumed visitors. So when the trick ‘or’ treaters come knocking at your door, it’s best to keep your furry friend contained indoors in a quiet, comfortable area of your home. Also, make sure all pets are wearing collars and ID tags in case they get spooked and escape your home or yard.
· Candy is not a treat for our pets. Sweets may look appealing to pets, but candy – especially chocolate – can be downright toxic to animals. Keep your candy bowl out of reach from pets and make sure your children sift through their bags at a table where Fido can’t sneak a piece. Candy wrappers can be just as harmful. Instead, purchase a box of your pets’ favorite treats for them to munch on. If you believe your pet has ingested a harmful item, call your veterinarian or the Animal Control hotline immediately.
· Decorations should shock Trick ‘or’ Treaters – not our pets. Keep all electrical cords and decorations out of reach. One chomp on an electrical cord could have a potentially deadly outcome. Pets can also become tangled and injured by dangling cords or decorations. You can purchase plastic tubing or casing at your local hardware store to provide some level of safety. Keep lit candles and jack-o-lanterns out of reach and on stable ground. Your pet could accidentally bump the pumpkin, resulting in fire damage to the home – and potentially to your pet.
· Costumes are constraining. Yes, your pet may look adorable as a dinosaur or Cleopatra, but pets can feel constrained and uncomfortable in costumes. Many costumes also have loose accessories that could be hazardous if chewed or swallowed. If you must dress your pet, find a costume that has few accessories and is loose fitting.
· Extra care for black pets. Don’t let your pet fall victim to Halloween pranks; keep them inside or under supervision during the Halloween season. This is especially important for pets with black fur, since they are a target for pranksters.
As an alternative to keeping your pets at home this Halloween, Fetch! Pet Care has the ability to provide a safe and quiet overnight boarding, day or evening care environment at one of their 5,000 pet sitter’s homes across the country. As a way to support the cause of pet safety on Halloween and throughout the year at homes and in shelters, Fetch! Pet Care will be donating a portion of their Halloween revenues to Best Friends Animal Society, a partner in pet care and safety. For more information on Best Friends, visit http://www.bestfriends.org.
About Paul Mann
Paul is the founder of Fetch! Pet Care, the largest and most reliable pet sitting and dog walking franchise in the United States. Founded in 2002 and with over 1,800 service areas in the United States, Fetch! Pet Care is the pet sitting industry market leader – the new face of pet care in the 21st century. The company offers a humane alternative to kennel boarding by providing loving, in-home overnight and/or daily care to any kind of pet in the most professional and reliable manner possible. For more information, go to www.FetchPetCare.com.
Comments (37)
Great tips! I can’t wait for Halloween this year, its my favorite holiday. My dog certainly doesnt like putting on costumes, but she loves the smell of all the candy.
This Fetch Pet Care company seems cool, Ill have to check them out. I read a story about them on USA Today this week too.
Thanks for the tips! good article.
great tips - I hadn’t thought about my puppy getting tangled in the lights. now i’m going to really take a look at what i have out in the house. and it’s nice to see a company put its money where it’s mouth is - way to support the animals Fetch
good points…things that people think are fun aren’t always for the pets! especially the costume-wearing.
This is such a great reminder to keep my baby safe during the holidays. And, my pet absolutely hates wearing a costume so I make sure to keep it on him just long enough for the photo opp.
These are great tips! Especially the one about masks. Households with children who have costumes with masks should exert caution.
Glad to see people getting ahead of the curve with holidays and how to handle the pets of the house. Hate to hear how people tried to find a last minute fix and just left the pet to fend for himself. Also, nice about the donation to Best Friends. They ROCK!
This is great. I’m going to share this information with my neighbors as well. Here’s to a safe and fun Halloween!
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