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| | From:  AbbyBCLady1 (Original Message) | Sent: 10/17/2005 9:48 PM |
Since two weeks from today is halloween night, it might be a good idea to come up with a list of things to do/keep in mind for the safety and well being of our birds. Once we've compiled a number of suggestions, I'll make a Halloween Bird Safety page that we can refer to on for this and future halloweens. I'd like to do this two or three days before halloween, so please put your thinking caps on! The concerns I can see are: - fireworks that can scare our birds
- constant ringing of the doorbell
- scary looking trick or treaters if they are in view of out birds
- scented candles in pumpkins/jack-o-lanterns
- drafts from the door constantly being opened in what could be inclement weather
Please list any other "hazards" you can think of, as well as solutions or ways of coping with the above ones, or others that our members bring up. Thanks, everyone! Abby |
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My first thought was the possibility of a flighted bird going out through the door when it's open. Lock 'em up that evening. Annie |
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And don't try to make your pirate costume more realistic by having your bird on your shoulder. You could get bitten badly if your bird is startled, or it could fly off your shoulder and into the night. There are some really cute stuffed ones out there if you really want to show off a bird. |
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This is for the furries as well as the feathered... I don't celebrate Halloween so mine are off to bed at the usual time but chocolate candy would worry me when puppies or kitties are around.... Keep all Halloween candy out of your pet’s reach. Chocolate can be poisonous to animals, and tinfoil and cellophane candy wrappers can be hazardous if swallowed.
It’s not a bright idea to keep lit pumpkins around companion animals. Pets can knock them over, and curious kittens especially run the risk of being burned.
Don’t leave your pet in the yard on Halloween. There have been reports of vicious pranksters who have teased, injured, stolen and even killed pets on this night. Too2
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Being in the country we don't get many treaters, but I have some ideas for safety. First off if your birds aren't in some kind of bird room, but in the living room for instance maybe putting them in night time cages or carriers in another room while the doorbell is constantly ringing might be a good idea. Put a larger treat they don't get often in the cage or carrier. Keep all candy away from pets, cover it up if possible so it doesn't get knocked to the floor. Anyone with black cats especially make sure they are inside! Nan |
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Excellent point about the black cats, Nanners!! A few years ago there were some real horror stories about some cats that disappeared from the area in which I now reside. Abby |
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