Some advice about pets on Halloween

Halloween is one of the great holidays in Los Angeles; the lengths people go to for their costumes (and we're not talking kids here) are nothing short of amazing. But it's not a great night for pets, and L.A. Animal Services has a little advice for those who care about their animal companions.

• Leave all pets at home.

• Keep all pets indoors, including those that normally live outside.

• Keep them in a secure and quiet room.

• Keep children away from animals.

• Keep candy out of Fido's reach.

• Have traceable identification on pets at all times.

• Keep pets away from decorations.

• And...for God's sake (emphasis ours): resist the urge to put your furry friend in a costume!

--Alice Short

Photo: Amy Sancetta/Associated Press

Comments

[Julie]

Putting a costume on our furry friends gives them an opportunity to laugh at us. Look at their faces, can't you just see, "Crazy human!" written all over them?
see: http://www.i-pets.com/dog_costumes.html

[Ryan]

Good advice. Something else my girlfriend mentioned to me is to keep an especially close watch on black cats. Bad people do bad things to the defenseless little ones around Halloween time.

Keep your furry friends safe this Halloween!

[Michael]

To Ryan.... The black cat thing around Halloween is mostly a MYTH. While it is sadly true that people harm animals, there is not truth to the association with Halloween. Much of the misinformation is due to fear. Truth is that we should watch our pets (and children, loved ones, etc...) year round.