Best Friends Animal Society offers tips to keep pets safe this Thanksgiving

Zucchini and Pea express their Thanksgiving wishes. Valley News/Best Friends Animal Society photo
LOS ANGELES – While it’s been a rough couple of years, as Thanksgiving and the holiday season approaches, there is so much to be grateful for, like the love of friends and family, including the dogs and cats in our families while navigating through tumultuous times.To make sure it is a happy, healthy holiday Thanksgiving for all family members, Best Friends Animal Society has a list of safety precautions for your pets.Say “no” to table scraps.Too much rich, fatty food or simply new, unfamiliar foods can upset a pet’s stomach and even cause pancreatitis, which can be life-threatening. Pet owners and their guests should go easy on the table scraps no matter how your pooch is a master of puppy eyes.Have no bones about it.Poultry bones can break up or splinter in
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