01/01/2022
🎆 As we ring in the New Year, please make sure your pets are safe during the festivities!
Many people enjoy fireworks over New Year’s Eve, but fireworks can be terrifying for pets—causing many animals to escape their homes or yards and become lost.
You can help keep your pets safe during New Year’s Eve festivities by following these simple guidelines:
🎆Keep pets in a secure room indoors. If you are hosting a New Year’s Eve party or if there are fireworks in your area, keep your pet in a secure room.
🎆Close all windows and curtains to muffle the sound of fireworks, and always provide plenty of food and water. Turning on a radio, television or fan also may help calm your pet.
🎆Make sure all pets wear collars with identification tags at all times, even if the pet only lives indoors. The ID tag should include the owner’s current address and phone number. Microchipping is also important, in case pet’s collars or tags are lost. 🎆Make sure that your pet's ID tag and microchip information is up-to-date.
🎆Never let pets outside during fireworks. Pets can suffer burns, hearing loss and eye damage if they are too close to any explosion. Even having your dog on a leash may not prevent him from escaping during fireworks displays.
🎆Distract your nervous pet. If pets exhibit uncharacteristic behavior, such as incessant pacing, crying or whining, owners should help distract them through play or another enjoyable pet activity.
🎆Clean up firework debris before letting pets outside.
Source: Kentucky Humane Society
