Here's a helpful checklist for pet owners to reduce the chances of their pets running away during the loud festivities. Check out the tips below: • Keep your pet secured indoors in the quietest room of your home while fireworks are being set off. You can also use soothing music or television as a distraction. Some pets will stay calmer when placed in a secure crate in a darkened, quiet room. • If your pet is normally kept outside, bring them inside or put them in a garage or basement while fireworks are going off. • Make sure your pet has at least two forms of identification. This can be a pet license and personalized tag, a license and a microchip, or all three (license, tag, and microchip). Pets with ID have a much greater chance of being returned to their owners. • Don't assume that your pet won't react just because you haven't had problems in the past. Sometimes pets become sensitive to loud noises later in life. • If your pet is lost, check in person at all ...
