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Offbeat News tagged with halloween

Night of 1000 Pumpkins Has Pixies, Fairies, Jimi Hendrix, Lucy and Ricki
Offbeat  (tags: Halloween, funny, humor, interesting, news )

Sally
- 26 days ago - newsblaze.com
Shannon Cheyne, Sutter Street Merchants manager, said We thought this would be a great event for families ... as you can see from the number of people ... it is a huge success.
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Ghosts, Spooks, Spectres, and Things That Go Woof in the Night
Offbeat  (tags: animals, Halloween, protection, pets, dogs )

Cher
- 26 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
It's Halloween, the spookiest night of the year! Tonight is the night ghosts and goblins glide past your door looking for treats and handouts. Better give them some or you're likely to be the victim of a prank, or worse
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In Honor of Halloween: Real-Life Things That Go Bump in the Night
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, Halloween, protection )

Cher
- 26 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Some Halloween enthusiasts will spend our most ghoulish holiday celebrating fictional beasts (werewolves and the like) and famous, fictional freaks (classics like Frankenstein, newfangled ones like Pinhead).
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Carving Your Dog Up.... For Halloween
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, pumpkin carvings, pets, Halloween, environment )

Cher
- 26 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
Carving pumpkins for me has always been basically grabbing a big knife and hacking the hell out of a pumpkin until I get something resembling a rudimentary face... of sorts. In the past years pumpkin carving has turned into an art form and I have seen
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It's Not Just the Chocolate, It's the Xylitol: Halloween Safety Tips for Pet Owners
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pets, safety, Halloween, protection, xylitol, environment )

Cher
- 26 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Timely reminder for pet parents: Most folks know that chocolate poses a big danger to dogs. But fewer know that another common candy ingredient, xylitol (a sugar substitute often found in candy and chewing gum), can be almost, if not equally, dangerous
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Halloween... Going to the Dogs
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, costumes, Halloween, pets, protection, humor )

Cher
- 26 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
Do you dress your pooch up for Halloween? A lot of people do and most of the time when I look at the pictures the dogs just look humiliated... LOL But it is funny and amusing. Here's just a few that I've collected over a couple years.
4 comments
Your Morning Adorable: Orangutan Snacks on a Pumpkin at the National Zoo
Offbeat  (tags: animals, zoos, celebrate, Halloween, environment, wildlife )

Cher
- 27 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
The National Zoo in Washington, like many other zoos around the country, is helping its animal residents celebrate Halloween with treats (healthy ones, like pumpkins -- no bite-size Snickers bars here) and special Halloween-themed enrichment activities.
1 comment
Geeks, Gamers, Gory Flicks: 114 Cool Pumpkin Art Carvings
Offbeat  (tags: arts, halloween, pumpkin art )

Katie
- 28 days ago - webecoist.com
Around Halloween, pumpkin wizards create extreme pumpkin carvings in every category you could imagine. Patterns can even be downloaded or carved on the fly. Give a carving knife to a geek, gamer, or gory movie lover and watch out!
5 comments
Polar Bear Patrol Escorts Hudson Bay Trick-or-Treaters
Offbeat  (tags: youngsters, hudson bay, halloween, polar bears, patrols )

Simone
- 28 days ago - cnews.canoe.ca
Youngsters in Churchill are warned not to dress in furry white costumes, to steer clear of baited traps stuffed with seal meat and to listen for the tell-tale sound of fireworks. That's because these candy-seekers have more to worry about than ghosts
2 comments
Your Morning Adorable: Meerkats Explore a Jack-O'-Lantern at England's Bristol Zoo Gardens
Offbeat  (tags: animals, meerkats, Halloween, environment, protection, zoos )

Cher
- 28 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
At England's Bristol Zoo Gardens, even the meerkats are getting into the Halloween spirit (well, we have our doubts that they actually know they're getting into the Halloween spirit) through a specially made jack-o'-lantern delivered to them by zoo staff
4 comments
Wild Things Get Seasonal Treats
Offbeat  (tags: animals, zoos, treats, Halloween, environment, protection )

Cher
- 28 days ago - chicagobreakingnews.com
Halloween came early for some residents of the Brookfield Zoo, who were given pumpkins Wednesday as part of a zoo-wide behavioral enrichment program
2 comments
Pets Need Halloween Costumes Too
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pets, Halloween, costumes, environment )

Cher
- 31 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
We hope by now you've picked out what you're going to wear for Halloween. But what about Fido?
4 comments
Don't Let Halloween Be a 'Fright Night' for Your Pets!
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pets, Halloween, protection, environment )

Cher
- 31 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
Most people don't realize how scary and actually dangerous Halloween can be for our pets. They tend to think of it as just a mostly fun filled entrée to Fall for children and adults alike but what about our furry companions?
6 comments
Small, Dark, and Handsome - A Happy Halloween for Our Coal-Colored Cats
Offbeat  (tags: animals, cats, Halloween, protection, pets, environment )

Cher
- 32 days ago - pasadosafehaven.org
Halloween is a fun time of year for people, but not necessarily for our pets. This is especially true for black cats, who are often singled out for "tricks" instead of "treats..."
3 comments
Pet Safety: Keeping Your Dog and Cat Safe on Halloween
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pets, Halloween, threats, safety, protection, environment )

Cher
- 32 days ago - examiner.com
Halloween is right around the corner and it can be a fun evening for everyone. However, pet owners are often unaware of the threats that Halloween brings to their dogs and cats
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