Pet Talk: Keep your pets safe this Halloween

Halloween is meant to be a fun festivity for all involved. However, for our furry friends, the holiday can turn into a frightful time.

The tradition of trick-or-treating has long been a fun festivity for both children and adults. While we might appreciate the large assortment of chocolate and caramel, Kit Darling, infection control coordinator at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, said that all Halloween candy should be kept away from our pets. “Many candies are toxic to pets, including chocolates,

” Darling said. “Candies and gum containing the sugar-free sweetener xylitol are also toxic, so it’s important to keep candy secure from our pets.”

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