
Halloween ranks third for holiday candy-related pet claims, behind Christmas and Thanksgiving, according to data from Independence Pet Group. Independence Pet Holdings’ Jennifer Sperry, DVM, shares tips and an informative infographic about pet safety during this spooky season here <Link>.
Thanksgiving kicks off the official winter holiday season, which is now under four weeks away. Time is short to ensure clients are well-informed about keeping their pets safe, whether traveling or hosting gatherings at home. If you’ve been communicating about holiday pet safety already, keep it up. If you haven’t, now is the time to start.
Fortunately, most of the content work has been done. Pet travel checklists abound, as does guidance on required vaccines and the appropriate interstate and global travel certificates. Click this link to get a PDF that has four links to articles and tips on using them.
Source: RPR Company, October 30, 2025. Link.
One of the more important keys to effective communications, internal and external, is to repeat, repeat and repeat. We all need reminding.”
Rick Purnell heads RPR Company, a marketing communications firm. He has provided editorial guidance and style consistency for Animal Health Digest since its beginning.