So I'm curious with all this Halloween stuff and it being dangerous for cats. Is it really true that Halloween is a dangerous time of year for cats? Or is that a myth? And if so, when should I start being careful and when is it considered safe?
Yeah, I was basically talking about the satanic cults and pranksters on Halloween that do sick things to cats. I hear things back and forth about it being myths and it being true. I'm aware of the typical dangers cats face. My personal cat is inside. I am more so concerned about the neighborhood cats..
Not sure what you mean. Where I live outside is always dangerous to cats. Considering the neighbors untrained nasty loose roaming dogs tried to come through our kitchen window and attack one of our cats you get the idea. When you pet is out of your eyesight they can be the target of any number of unintentional and sadly intentional dangers.
Any holiday that is celebrated in your home may put temptations in your pets path. There are numerous lists on the web describing the physical and poisoning dangers . We run a cat friendly household and if it' isn't safe it isn't here. They are toddlers that can scale the walls.
All of our lower cupboards have childproof latches attached. As do several of the upper cabinets.
As to satanic cults probably not your biggest worry. People will get a black cat for Halloween without thinking about the animals future. Which to me goes back to the shoddy screening process used by all shelters and rescues. I probably made about half the population of the world mad. If someone had done a home inspection for the two rescue dogs next door they would have denied them and put the
Sick minds operate year round. It's a legitimate fear that someone with that mind frame might capitalize on Halloween as an excuse to exercise their sick minds. Any cat or dog could be a handy target if they're socialized and will willingly go up to strangers if left loose.
Yeah, I was basically talking about the satanic cults and pranksters on Halloween that do sick things to cats. I hear things back and forth about it being myths and it being true. I'm aware of the typical dangers cats face. My personal cat is inside. I am more so concerned about the neighborhood cats..
Both black and white cats are targeted by these sickos around Halloween time. Cruel people will use any excuse to do what they want. I have 3 black cats and they do not go outside unsupervised ever and never will if I have anything to say about it. The closest they get is when I let them go into the screened in porch behind the house as it is fully enclosed. The little lizards that hang out in there don't like it but they do. I am paranoid about this and do random checks daily to make sure everyone is accounted for and hasn't gotten into any trouble or worse, outside. It's just too dangerous out there and I would never forgive myself if something happened. Fortunately, they rarely even go near the door except to greet me when I get home from work.
Yeah, I was basically talking about the satanic cults and pranksters on Halloween that do sick things to cats. I hear things back and forth about it being myths and it being true. I'm aware of the typical dangers cats face. My personal cat is inside. I am more so concerned about the neighborhood cats..
While going out with friends in a group might be more likely to set off this behavior it's likely not the first time an animal has suffered at their hands. Cats bring out some kind of primal behavior in some humans. I knew a woman who was deathly afraid of cats as a child. Even the sight of stuffed toy cat could send her into hysterics.
Ever since a friend's black cat slipped out on Halloween and was beaten to death by teenagers (horrible, horrible tragedy, one that I'm still upset about years later and that ruined my friend's favorite holiday and had her in tears for months) I don't let any of my animals out on Halloween. The dogs get to go out in the safely fenced-in backyard long enough to go potty but otherwise everybody's inside. Especially Isy, who's a tortoiseshell and looks solid black in the dark. I usually keep her in for the week leading up to Halloween as well. I'd rather deal with an angry cat who wants to go out than lose any of them.
When my dad lived in Feyettville one of his neighbors had a pure white cat that a neighborhood kid tried to paint orange and black for Halloween--with a paint ball gun. You might want to be on the look out for pranks like that, and they are the worst the week before and the day of Halloween, as far as I can tell.
Yeah, I was basically talking about the satanic cults and pranksters on Halloween that do sick things to cats. I hear things back and forth about it being myths and it being true. I'm aware of the typical dangers cats face. My personal cat is inside. I am more so concerned about the neighborhood cats..