Easter and Passover Pet Safety Tips

From Easter lilies, to candy, to kosher pet food, the Pasadena Humane Society tells you how to keep your pets safe during Easter and Passover:


As the Easter Bunny makes its way from home to home leaving festooned eggs throughout the garden and decadent sweets for children to eat, it’s important for pet owners to exercise caution to avoid any "eggscitement" during this celebratory time of year.

Easter lilies are highly toxic, and, in fact, can be lethal to cats. All members of the Lilium genus produce a chemical - present in all parts of the plant- that can damage a cat's kidneys. Even water from the vase the lilies stand in is toxic to cats! Easter lilies, stargazer lilies and Asiatic lilies are the most hazardous. (Calla lilies and peace lilies are not a part of the Lilium genus; therefore, they're harmless to cats.)

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