Fireworks are great for celebrating Independence Day, but your four-legged friends might feel otherwise.
The loud noises and ka-booms can trigger anxiety in your pets.
POLICE.WHILE MOST PEOPLEENJOY FIREWORKS....MOST PETS DO NOT.OUR NICOLECAMARDA SHARESHOW TO KEEP YOURANIMAL SAFE ANDCALM DURING THISWEEKEND'SCELEBRATIONS.EACH YEAR THEIDAHO HUMANESOCIETY SEES ANUPTICK AROUND THEFOURTH OF JULY INLOST PETS WHOWERE SPOOKED BYFIREWORKS"WE ALWAYSRECOMMENDPUTTING THE DOG INTHE BATHROOM ORSOMEWHERE WHEREYOU CANABSOLUTELY SHUTTHE DOOR, TURNINGTHE TV ON ORHAVING ANY SORT OFWHITE NOISE TODROWN THOSEFIREWORKS OUT."IF YOUR PET IS NOTIN AN ENCLOSEDAREA, THEY COULDSLIP THROUGH OPENDOORS TO GET AWAYFROM THE LOUDNOISES.
OFFICIALS ATTHE HUMANESOCIETY SAY A BIGPERCENT OF THEPETS THEY RECEIVEEVERY YEAR AREDOGS"WE TEND TO SEEDOGS COME TO OURSHELTER MOREBECAUSE OF THENATURE OF THEANIMAL.BUT CATS HAVE ALSOBEEN KNOWN TOESCAPE WHEN THEYHEAR A LOUD NOISE."IF YOU HAVEINDOOR CATS, MAKESURE YOURWINDOWS ARECLOSED.
THEY HAVEBEEN KNOWN TOPUSH THE WINDOWSCREENS OUT ANDYOU'LL HAVE TO GOFIND YOUR CATWHICH CAN BE MOREDIFFICULT THANTRYING TO FINDYOUR DOG."OFFICIALS AT THEIDAHO HUMANESOCIETY SAY THEYARE UNSURE JUSTABOUT HOW MANYANIMALS THEY WILLRETRIEVE THIS YEARWILL DUE TO COVID-19."I THINK IT'S GOINGTO BE WORSEBECAUSE THEPOPULATION ISGOING TO BELIGHTING OFF MOREFIREWORKS AT HOMEVICE GOING TO SEE ASHOW."NICOLE CAMARDA ,IDAHO NEWS 6.
Humans aren’t the only ones who can have anxiety… your dog can get anxious too! If you’ve noticed Fido is getting stressed,..
