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• Welcome trick-or-treaters with your porch lights and any exterior lights on.

• Patrol your street occasionally to discourage speeding motorists, acts of malicious mischief and crimes against children.

• Candlelit jack-o-lanterns should be kept clear of doorsteps and landings.

• Consider using flashlights instead of candles to light jack-o-lanterns.

• Set a time limit for your children to “trick-or-treat.” Also designate a specific route for them to take.

• Feed the kids before they go so they will be less likely to eat the treats before they get home. Warn them not to eat anything before you inspect it.

Pet Safety

• Don’t leave your pet out in the yard on Halloween. There are plenty of stories of pranksters on this night.

• Trick-or-treat candies are not for pets. Chocolate is poisonous to a lot of animals. Tin foil and candy wrappers can be hazardous if swallowed.

• Be careful of pets around a lit pumpkin. Pets may knock it over and cause a fire. Curious kittens especially run the risk of getting burned.

• Don’t dress the dog in costume unless you know he loves it. Otherwise, it puts a lot of stress on the animal.

• Be careful your cat or dog doesn’t dart out through the open door.