Halloween
Warning for Pet Owners!
Keep your pets INSIDE on the day before and the day of Halloween.
Many pets are stolen, tortured and killed on these days. Be especially
careful if you own a black cat.
ASPCA Halloween Tips
- Don't leave your pet out in the yard on Halloween: There are plenty
of stories of vicious pranksters who have teased, injured, stolen,
even killed pets on this night.
- Trick-or-treat candies are not for pets: Chocolate is poisonous
to a lot of animals, and tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers can
be hazardous if swallowed.
- Be careful of pets around a lit pumpkin: Pets may knock it over and
cause a fire. Curious kittens especially run the risk of getting burned.
- Don't dress the dog in costume unless you know he loves it. Otherwise,
it puts a lot of stress on the animal.
- If you do dress up your dog, make sure the costume isn't constricting,
annoying or unsafe. Be careful not to obstruct her vision even the
sweetest dogs can get snappy when they can't see what's going on around
them.
- All but the most social dogs should be kept in a separate room during
trick-or-treat visiting hours; too many strangers in strange garb can
be scary for a dog.
- Be careful your cat or dog doesn't dart out through the open door.
- While this can be a fun time for people and pets alike, remember
that your pets are depending on you to keep them safe from the more
dangerous goblins and ghouls that this holiday brings.
Tri-State Dog Thefts
There have been an increasing number of dog thefts
in the tri-state area!
These thefts may be related to ILLEGAL dog fighting.
Pure Bred dogs are also being targeted and resold by thieves.
And as always, there are people who steal pets and sell them to research facilities.
If your pet has been stolen please report it to the local police department ASAP and dogtheft@wcpo.com
Also, please report knowledge of any such activity to the police and local SPCA.
Helpful Sites
 http://www.stolenpets.com/
Finding
Lost & Stolen Pets
News Articles
Kentucky
Post - Dog-nappers target purebreds
Cincinnati
Enquirer - Ring suspected of stealing dogs
Cincinnati
Enquirer - Authorities concerned about rise in dogfighting
12
WKRC - Hamilton Township Man Charged With Dog Fighting
WCPO.com
- Northern Kentucky Residents On The Lookout For Dog Thief
The
Atlantic - From the Leash to the Laboratory
If You Have Found A Pet...
If you have found a pet, only give out a very general description in your ads
or on your flyers. Never use a photo! Never give any specific details. Only reveal
the type of pet and the location where it was found.
Many times people who abuse animals, run illegal dog fights, or sell animals
to
research
facilities
respond
to "found" ads to get their victims.
Always make someone repsonding to your ad thoroughly identify the pet.
If You Trying To Find A Home For
A Pet...
Never give an animal away for free! You should always charge
at least $25. Why? Because there are many people who use "free
to good home" ads to collect free cats, kittens and dogs and then sell
them to research labs.
They usually get about $20 dollars a piece.
Thus, $25 is
the least you should charge!
Even worse, there are people involved in
dog fighting that
will use cats, kittens, and dogs to "train" pitbulls for
dogfighting.
Don't feel bad for charging a fee. If you do, you can donate the money
to an animal shelter or some other charity.
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