Tips for pet safety at home and in the car
这里有一些方法可以让你的狗、猫、鸟在你开车或在家的时候更安全.
你的宠物有点像孩子:你必须喂它们，捡起它们，保证它们的安全. Of course, for the dog, cat, bird and more in your home and in your car, the safety rules are a little different. 这里有一些好的策略来确保他们的健康.
Pet safety in the house
- Check your plants. Some are toxic to animals; if you can't place them out of reach, 问问你的朋友或家人，看他们是否愿意帮你种植绿色植物.
- Enclose all food. 饥饿的动物不知道人类食物和宠物食物的区别, 他们也可能无法控制自己. Keep food off countertops and behind shut doors.
- Remove any choking or eating hazards. 这对于像狗和猫这样喜欢咀嚼任何东西的动物来说尤其重要. 你可能会发现衣服、电子产品和鞋子带来了不必要的诱惑.
- Lock up dangerous household chemicals. Curious pets may be able to open cabinet doors; use child-safe locks to prevent access.
- Confine them when you're gone. 一个用门隔开的板条箱或房间可能是一个很好的解决方案，可以确保你的宠物感到安全，不会破坏你家里的任何东西, too.
- Watch out for them when you're busy. 这包括你做饭和打扫卫生，甚至只是玩耍的时候.
- Build pet safety into your yard. 保护他们免受伤害，固定围栏，保持草坪没有任何障碍物或垃圾.
Pet safety in the car
- Keep your pets separate from you. Having a pet on your lap while driving is not OK; they're a distraction and at risk. 相反，可以考虑使用重型的车内板条箱或障碍物.
- Secure them. 如果你遇到了事故，你希望你的动物得到保护. 此外，一种约束可以防止它们逃跑. Consider a leash or harness.
- Research stops. On a longer road trip, 确保你有足够的宠物安全站点，让它们出去(拴着)上厕所和锻炼休息.
需要更多的方法来保护你的宠物在家里的安全? Check out this infographic.
对我们许多人来说，宠物是正式的家庭成员. And as pet "parents,“我们有责任为他们提供一个内外都能安全生活和玩耍的家. 这里有一些方法可以让你的家和院子尽可能地善待宠物.
While you cook & eat
- 使用有盖子的垃圾桶，盖子可以安全关闭或锁上，并保持盖子关闭.
- Install child locks on lower cabinet doors.
- 将清洁用品和化学药品存放在上层架子上.
- 要注意对动物有毒的食物:葡萄, raisins, chocolate and coffee grounds, among others.
As you clean up
- Keep toilet lids closed.
- Be sure that all medications, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, dryer sheets and other chemicals are out of reach.
- Store sharp objects, such as razors, up high.
- Close doors on dryers and washers.
Where you live & play
- Move or cover electrical cords that could be chewed.
- Pick up children's toys; small parts could be choking hazards, and batteries are toxic if eaten.
- Keep plants out of reach. 芦荟、蒲公英等对动物有毒.
Out of the house
- 把锋利的工具、化学药品和肥料存放在高处.
- Clean up spilled or leaked antifreeze; even small amounts are very toxic to animals.
- Unplug and put away any power tools.
In your yard
- Check and repair fence boards that may be loose.
- 埋好铁丝网，防止宠物从栅栏下挖洞或逃跑.
- If you spray the yard with chemicals, fertilizers or herbicides, 寻找宠物安全的选择和/或按照制造商的说明.
- 考虑在花坛、菜园和游泳池等开放水域周围设置屏障.
