Animal Care Unit Warns Pet Owners
Of Dangers On New Year’s Holiday

New York City Animal Care & Control (AC&C) warns all pet guardians to protect their pets on New Year’s Eve. Traditionally, New Year’s Day is one of the busiest days of the year for AC&C as calls about lost pets, sightings of dogs running in the neighborhood, and animal bites increase by 30%.

"We are asking the community to help protect pets by being a responsible pet guardian." say Ed Boks, Executive Director of AC&C "Keep your dogs and cats indoors at all times. Pets should always have a current identification tag on their necks so if they get lost AC&C can return them to you."

AC&C offers the following tips to help be a responsible pet guardian on New Year’s Eve:

• Keep your pets indoors in a
room that is away from windows. Fireworks frighten pets and sometimes they will jump over gates or through windows due to fear.

• Pay attention to your pet’s behavior and act accordingly. If he is frightened let him know that it will be OK, but don’t coddle him too much as he will think its OK to be afraid.

• Do not allow children to touch frightened pets. Animals communicate through their body language, and if a child does not read what an animal is saying they can get bitten.

• Watch doors as people come and go from your home during parties.

• Always have a current license and identification on your animal’s neck so if he gets lost he can be returned to you.

If you have lost an animal, visit our animal care centers in Manhattan, Brooklyn & Staten Island, or visit our web site: www.nycacc.org.

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