THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

The ASPCA would like to point out these common-sense cautions that’ll help keep your pets safe and stress-free this time of year. (more…)

Dressed as Chi-Obama, Bonbon, a Chihuahua, is held up by his owner Ada Nieves of New York (unseen) as he poses for a photograph during the fourth annual Times Square Dog Day Masquerade on Sunday in New York’s Times Square. The canine costume contest, in which Bonbon was named “Miss Congeniality”, was held to raise awareness for Animal Haven’s Adopt-A-Pet program.(Photos by AP)

ST. PETERSBURG TIMES

This isn’t a political diatribe. It’s just our way of saying be original if you decide your dog needs to sport a Halloween costume. (more…)

KRISHA WILLIAMS TURBEVILLE
RESCUE IN THE ROCK

FoxyPaws.com has compiled the top 10 costumes for pets in 2008.

With 71.1 million pets in the United States, you can bet a lot of them will be dressing up for Halloween. (more…)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Masked intruders lurk on the doorstep, making demands and threatening mayhem. You know it’s all in fun, but Halloween can be anything but a treat for the dogs in your family.

“We hear about more dogs dying or straying during Halloween than any other holiday,” says dog behavioral therapist Liam Crowe, president of canine training company Bark Busters USA. “Halloween is intended to scare and startle us, making it a haunting holiday for dogs too.” (more…)

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

The confessions are dark indeed:

“I was digging to China, but it’s much farther than I thought.” (more…)