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In just a short drive, you can go from a thriving downtown with trendy restaurants and a variety of shopping to the rolling countryside with a variety of historic sites and farms, all while keeping that "hometown" feel.

From strolling along our Riverwalk Trail, to visiting a local museum, to attending a concert at the Carrington Pavilion, you’ll find much to enjoy!

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CONTENTS

OCTOBER 2019

THE SPOOKY ISSUE @showcaseDVA

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FEATURES Welcome to the Dan River Region

The History of a Haunted House

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Behind the Makeup

A Look Back

Tina Reynolds 10

SCCA National Championship Runoffs 20

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ALSO INSIDE Paws for a Cause

Halloween Safety for Pets 28

Games

Crossword & Wordsearch 33

Nine Grams Instagrams From Our Area 34

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Behind the Makeup Tina Reynolds ALSO INSIDE Editor’s Letter

Things that go bump in the night 6

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EDITOR’S LETTER

Things that go bump in the night I’ve probably mentioned this before, but one of my favorite fall memories is jumping into a pile of leaves in my front yard with my friends. The reason this stands out to me was my fashion choice. I wore a KISS Alive II jumpsuit that was red, yellow, and white. I looked like a walking candy corn.

I loved that jumpsuit, and I love October. I almost have to love October because I was born on Halloween. Oh yeah, I also love Halloween.

We get a little spooky in this issue as we visit with our cover model Tina Reynolds. Her love for horror and thrillers has led her to a wealth of creativity and an exciting career in film. Reynolds has some really good advice to anyone hoping to follow in her footsteps.

Many years ago, I volunteered at the Blairs Volunteer Fire Department Haunted House. At times, I would jump out of the door mentioned in this month’s feature “The History of a Haunted House,” and scare people. As years went by and the house moved to its current location, I guided people through the scares. My absolute favorite people were the “tough guys” who bragged about not being scared. When someone boasted, I moved ahead of the group to the next room and described what the tough guy was wearing, and then made my way back to lead the party. I always positioned the tough guys near the hidden door, and every time it turned out they weren’t as immune to the frights as they thought.

October also marks the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) bringing its annual National Championship Runoffs to VIRginia International Speedway for the first time. The Runoffs are going to be huge for our area and for VIR, so don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of an event Car and Driver named a top 10 auto racing event.

Fall is finally here, and keeping with the spooky theme, Stephen King paints a good representation of it in Salem’s Lot. King says, “It settles in the way an old friend will settle into your favorite chair and take out his pipe and light it and then fill the afternoon with stories of places he has been and things he has done since last he saw you.”

Go out there and create some stories this fall.

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FEATURE WELCOME TO THE DAN RIVER REGION

Welcome to the

Dan River Region

An excerpt from Come Visit Our Town Danville-Pittsylvania County 2019

BY TELLY TUCKER, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DANVILLE AND MATT ROWE, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PHOTO BY LEE VOGLER

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n behalf of the leaders and citizens of the Dan River Region, we cordially welcome you to Danville–Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Our two communities are united by the Dan River, and our leaders and citizens believe that we can have a global impact working collaboratively. This partnership has resulted in numerous new company announcements and the creation of hundreds of high-paying jobs and millions of dollars of private investment. We share a storied history based upon the manufacture of textiles, furniture, and tobacco, and we have a bright future with a focus on advanced manufacturing, agribusiness, and technology sectors producing goods and services that are critical to our everyday way of life. Examples of products made today right here in our region by our highly skilled workforce include: Aircraft and truck tires; carbon-based

cutting tools; aerospace components and fuselages; plastic tubes, adhesive, film; automotive parts and tank trucks; refrigerated pasta, and even oven-ready bake cookies! Advanced manufacturing is thriving in Danville– Pittsylvania County.

With an emphasis on creating a scalable advanced manufacturing workforce pipeline through partnerships with Danville Community College, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Averett University, and other nationally recognized State colleges and Universities, and local school systems, Danville-Pittsylvania County has become very attractive for foreign direct investment. In fact, Danville–Pittsylvania County was recently recognized

by FDi Investment magazine (a service from the Financial Times) as being the “8th ranked micro-city in the world for economic potential”. This “potential” recognizes the location and operation of companies from 10 countries here in our community. We are continuing to build upon this success by the recent announcements of the new Center for Manufacturing Advancement (a facility dedicated to manufacturing optimization and industry 4.0) and career connection labs, an initiative to place advanced robotics, virtual welders, 3D printers, and industry-focused information technology programming in our middle schools (students aged 11–14) to expose our future workforce to modern technology and advanced manufacturing principles.

In addition to extraordinary workforce programs, Danville-Pittsylvania County fosters a positive business climate in a low-cost environment. Companies in the region enjoy an 18% lower cost of doing business compared to the U.S. national average. This cost advantage increases to 30%-40% when compared to many areas within the U.S. such as the West Coast or Northeast, and areas abroad such as southern Canada, Western Europe, and Japan. Adding to this favorable business climate is a plethora of publicly owned shovel and infrastructure ready sites that can meet any industry’s needs: From 10-acre sites in our research-focused Cyber

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Park to 3,528-acres in the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill—Virginia’s largest megasite and one of the Nation’s premiere sites for future automotive and aerospace operations. All of these benefits are located within a day’s drive to two-thirds of the U.S. population and manufacturing base.

Danville–Pittsylvania County not only has a favorable business climate, but our citizens also experience a vibrant quality of life including a mild climate with four seasons.

Additionally, festivals and events occur throughout the year and range from summer concerts, food truck rodeos, fall markets and craft beer festivals, to mountain bike races and 5K color runs. Truly our citizens and visitors are becoming more active and outdoor enthusiasts. With 10+ miles of paved river walk trails, 35 miles of mountain biking trails, numerous award-winning breweries and wineries, Blue Ribbon schools, and a vibrant urban core branded as the “River District,” it’s easy to understand why we’re proud to call Danville–Pittsylvania County “Home.” In closing, we sincerely hope that you’ll consider Danville–Pittsylvania County for your next business location, and that you’ll allow us to show why you too should call Danville-Pittsylvania County “Home.”

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FEATURE TINA REYNOLDS: BEHIND THE MAKEUP

Tina Reynolds

Behind the Makeup

BY ASHLEY ROSSON PHOTOS BY CAPTURED PORTRAITURE AND TINA REYNOLDS

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ina Reynolds knew she wanted to be involved

in the horror film industry at the young age of 6

years old. She remembers the moment vividly, “My dad and I were watching Fright Night, and this very bloody and gory scene came on. I was scared, so I took a pillow and covered my face. Yet, my dad, told me to watch it, it wasn’t real.” From that moment on, Reynolds wanted to know how it looked so real, and how she could create such scenes. Probably much to her parents dismay, Reynolds began her film career by honing her skills for blood and gore by turning her childhood home into her own horror scenes, using the likes of BBQ sauce and ketchup.

Reynolds rekindled her passion for the film industry with friend Justin Wallace. She worked on “Hellbound or Heaven Sent,” a music video for Ghengis Khan, an underground rapper from South Carolina. The project was very experimental in that the director, Adam Mason, directed the whole project via the platform Skype. Reynolds worked with Matthew Moore on a YouTube web series by the name, Hellions Rise. The series follows the ancient magician, Merlin and his band of specialists as they hunt down the daughters of Lilith and put an end to thousands of years of demonic cruelty. The series delivers myth, magic, violence, gore, and comedy. Reynolds had a variety of roles on the series ranging from acting, creating set dressings, and script continuity.

One of Reynolds’s greatest accomplishments was her set dressing work on the 2018 horror/thriller Bloody Ballet, also known as Fantasma with director of photography and co-writer, Brett Mullen. Bloody Ballet was inspired

by Italian Director Dario Argento and his 1977 Suspiria.

The premise of Bloody Ballet is a young ballerina lands the lead role in The Nutcracker and is the first to do so after another dancer’s extended time in that part.

Before long, tension and jealousy at the school provoke supernatural forces and the ballerina must confront her inner demons.

Reynolds partakes not only in horror/thriller films but also uses her craft and passion for production in music videos. She said one of her favorite projects she worked on was for Zakk Wylde’s and Corey Taylor’s “Sleeping Dogs,” music video directed by Justin Reich. Reynolds drove the van the camera crew filmed from. She had the extreme pressure of keeping the van at a walking pace, all while, stunt drivers and explosions surrounded her.

She worked on other Black Label Society videos with Reich such as “Room of Nightmares” and “Love Unreal,” which were partially shot in Danville. Reynolds worked as a production assistant on two short films, Whacked and Bella and the Slasher, directed by Reich.

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FEATURE TINA REYNOLDS: BEHIND THE MAKEUP

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When Reynolds prepares for a shoot, she often makes sure she reads over the script, speaks with the director, and figures out what style is best for the location and the theme of the shoot. She said it can be a struggle, because with a lot of independent films you have no advanced time, so you have to have a good work ethic and clear vision.

Currently, Reynolds is working on several projects including set dressing for Kill Giggles, a film from Mad Ones Films, where clowns are the victims. Honing her makeup skills for such events as Day of the Dead.

She just completed production work on a music video for the band, Periphery, and is interning with Kersey Valley for Spookywoods in Greensboro on special effects and set design. She also just recently worked on an episode of Trailblazers, a spinoff from the Toymakers series on the History Channel.

When asked what advice she would give to someone starting in the industry Reynolds says having the right attitude and work ethic will get you far. You can be great at what you do, but if you treat others wrong or have a bad attitude, your work will get you nowhere.

You can check out some of Tina’s work like, Hellions Rise on YouTube, Blood Ballet on Amazon Prime, and Zakk Wylde’s and Periphery’s music video on YouTube.

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FEATURE THE HISTORY OF A HAUNTED HOUSE

The History of a

Haunted House

BY ASHLEY ROSSON PHOTOS PROVIDED BY LEE VOGLER AND BLAIRS VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE

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ith Halloween around the corner, the

emergence of spooky attractions flood our weekends, especially haunted houses. Haunted houses first emerged during the Great Depression as a way to keep youngsters from vandalism and running amok on the streets. This was a way to channel the children’s energy into something constructive instead of them causing property damage, vandalism, and harassing strangers in the spirit of the holiday. The haunted house did not really catch on until, the creator of the mouse; Walt Disney partook in the festivities. This led to the United

States Junior Chamber, also known as the Jaycees, using haunted houses to raise money for their cause. This trend continues across the United States today, especially here in the Dan River Region.

If you grew up anywhere near the Dan River Region, you most likely, at some point in your life, entered the Blair’s Volunteer Fire and Rescue Haunted House. The haunted house is Pittsylvania County’s longest running haunted house, scaring men, women, and children for over 30 years.

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FEATURE THE HISTORY OF A HAUNTED HOUSE

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This event raises money for Blair’s Volunteer Fire & Rescue to help pay for equipment for the department. The event itself usually attracts about 1,000 to 2,000 visitors a year.

You may now know the haunted house to take place at 7100 U.S. 29 in Blairs. Yet, it got its start in a house on Mount View Road, which now stands as a skeleton of the nightmares the region used to endure every October. It all started around 1990, when deceased Firefighters Robbie Elliot and Billy Francis, along with former Firefighter

John Blevins founded the department’s haunted house.

The structure is a two-story abandoned family house that belonged to the Yeaman family. The fire department would take about six rooms and divide them into different scenes and scenarios. When you exited the house you had to walk through a long spooky trail, and at the end of the trail the “victims” would have to sit on a bus where workers would enter and scare people.

Travis Fitzgerald remembers his dad taking him to the haunted house when it was on Mount View Road. He particularly remembers a surgeon room that left him scared him to death as a young kid. Mike Smith was taken by his mother Ann as a child to the house, memories of being chased by a man with a chainsaw, still resonate in his head. Charles Wells has been involved in the Halloween haunt industry for about 40 years. Wells worked at the old haunted house and recounts several fun stories of his time there, but one incident stood out.

“I worked that show several seasons, and on one night when we had a packed crowd of guests, a structure fire call came in and three-fourths of the firefighting staff had to respond. But fortunately, friends and family members pulled together and kept the show going.” Thomas Martin worked the house for several years, “I sat in a wall with a barrel and an air hammer. This wall had a door that would swing outward in a burst, exposing a dark figure and an extremely loud metal-to-metal sound. I watched as many lost their minds not knowing which way to get out.

Those were the days.”

Around 2000, the Blair’s Fire and Rescue moved the haunted house to where it is now, a single-story residence consisting of about 8 rooms, a maze, and a haunted hayride where riders explore the woods and see various Halloween-themed scenes. About 50 to 75 workers, who have been putting their time and energy in since the middle of August, work the house every night.

The Fowler family has been involved in the haunted house since the beginning. Lance Fowler has managed the haunted house for about 10 years, after taking over for his father, Donnie Fowler. Charles Adkins, the owner of Jim’s Warehouse in Dry Fork, Virginia has also been involved since the beginning. He still has his own scene in the house to this day.

Memories and remnants remain in the old house on Mount View Road. You can still find props and mask scattered around the area. Although the haunted house no longer takes place in the old rickety house, you can still get a scare of a lifetime at this year’s Blair’s Haunted House on U. S 29.

The Fire Department warns “Don’t Come Alone.”

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FEATURE SCCA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RUNOFFS: A LOOK BACK

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

A Look Back

BY VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY PHOTOS PROVIDED BY VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

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ports Car Club of America (SCCA) will hold

its annual National Championship Runoffs

this year on the beautiful 18-turn, 3.27-mile circuit at VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. The huge event, taking place October 8-13, draws thousands of racers and spectators from across North America and opens with three days of qualifying, followed by three exciting days of non-stop racing to crown national champions across 28 different car classes.

The Runoffs evolved over the years into what is now commonly agreed to be the pinnacle of American motorsport. This championship event was named by Car and Driver magazine as one of the Top 10 events in auto racing, and Edmunds called the event an “institution.”

This year marks the 56th Runoffs, and a first-ever visit to VIRginia International Raceway.

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Celebrating its 75th Diamond Anniversary this year, SCCA was founded in 1944 and is a motorsports organization with 67,500 members that incorporates numerous automotive activities at both club and professional levels.

SCCA annually sanctions over 2,000 events through its 116 regions and subsidiary divisions, but one of the largest events each year is the National Championship Runoffs.

Starting in 2014, the Runoffs began a rotation of tracks hosting the event for just one year at a time, like golf’s U.S. Open or the Super Bowl. SCCA selected WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in California to begin the new rotation, which marked the first time the Runoffs took place out west in more than 40 years. Since Laguna Seca, the Runoffs has again visited Daytona International Continued to Page 22

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Raceway and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and added Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Sonoma Raceway in successive years.

Today, nearly a thousand drivers compete for National Championship medals in 28 different classes. The event produces close, competitive racing every year and provides a glimpse at future road racing stars. The largest

Runoffs to date occurred in 2017 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway where there were 969 entries.

Winning an SCCA National Championship allows victors to claim, “I am the best in the country.” The long list of past champions reads like a who’s who of motor racing: Bobby Rahal, Graham Rahal, Jimmy Vasser, Scott Sharp, Boris Said and Paul Newman are just a few of the familiar names. For many of these drivers, an SCCA National Championship was a stepping-stone on their way to making a name for themselves in auto racing.

The majority of today’s racers have two qualification paths to the Runoffs. They can qualify through the SCCA U.S. Majors® Tour/Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour path, or through the Divisional path where they compete in Runoffs Qualifier weekends. Then there are each year’s defending Runoffs Champions who have the option of using a Champions provisional to automatically qualify for the year-end event.

Over the years the name has changed, as well as the method of qualifying for the event. But the idea has remained the same: gather the best amateur road racers in one place and let them compete against each other at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs.

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CONFESSIONS OF A 30 SOMETHING

Confessions of a 30 Something

Halloween - The Night Fun Came Home WRITTEN BY LEE VOGLER PHOTO BY LEE VOGLER

I’ve always loved fall. It’s probably my favorite time of year.

The air gets a little cooler; the leaves begin to change, there are football games every weekend. I love it. With the fall season comes one of my favorite holidays: Halloween.

Ah yes, Halloween. That night when ghosts and goblins run amok in our neighborhoods searching for treats and playing more than a few tricks. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints. Soon after, All Saints’ Day incorporated some traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween.

went to the big Halloween event downtown and then trick-or-treating around the local neighborhoods. This was certainly a more low-key Halloween than some of those I’ve had in the past, but nonetheless, it was fun. And more than that, we were creating new memories. New stories that I’ll remember for years to come, and hopefully, the kids will too. Who knows, maybe Ava or Kingston will be writing a column like this in twenty years.

Let me hear from you. What are some of your favorite Halloween memories? Send me a line at: lee@ showcasemagazine.com

Today, Halloween, like many other holidays, has become a commercial enterprise where people load up on candy, costumes, and decorations, while stores ring up big sales.

For me, in the midst of all this consumerism are many fond memories with family and friends. I can still remember going to the old Blairs Volunteer Fire Department Haunted House, which we’ve featured in this issue, as a kid and having a blast. I even have the memories, still, of my dad playing the latest (at that time) Bob Seger album The Fire Inside as we were riding out to the haunted house.

Over the years, my friends and I always went to different haunted houses throughout the region. I’ve probably been to two dozen, at least. I’ve always liked them, not so much because they’re scary. Usually, I end up laughing most of the time. But that’s really the point, to me. To spend time with your friends and family and just let go of all the other things that burden you throughout the day. Be scared.

Laugh. Run. Just have fun!

And that’s what I’ve always tried to do around the Halloween season. Whether it was smashing pumpkins in a field at my friend’s house as a teenager (fun but messy), or meeting Kane Hodder from the Friday the 13th films at Spookywoods in High Point, I’ve always had fun around Halloween. And now I get to share that fun with my family.

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FEATURE BIG BEAR’S WIFE

From the Kitchen of

Big Bear’s Wife Melting Ghost Hot Chocolate (Homemade White Hot Chocolate) WRITTEN BY ANGIE BARRETT OF BIGBEARSWIFE.COM PHOTO BY ANGIE BARRETT

Prep Time: 5M; Cook Time: 5M; Total Time: 10M; Yield: 2 Servings INGREDIENTS WHIPPED CREAM FOR TOPPING 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup heavy whipping cream GHOST MARSHMALLOWS black edible marker mini marshmallow WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 1/2 cups whole milk 4 ounces white chocolate chips INSTRUCTIONS WHIPPED CREAM • In the bowl of a mixer add 1 cup heavy cream and the sugar.

• Whip on medium high until stiff peaks form.

Mix in vanilla. set aside.

FOR MARSHMALLOW GHOST • Draw little faces on marshmallows with edible marker and toss into hot chocolate right before serving.

WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE • Add the whole milk, heavy cream, vanilla and white chocolate chips to a medium saucepan.

• Heat over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.

Heat until the white chocolate is melted, and the hot chocolate starts to simmer.

• Do not let it burn or boil!

• Pour hot chocolate into mugs. Top with whipped cream and/or ghost marshmallows.

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EXTRA GAMES

Games

Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Taken __ 6 Clawed sea life 10 Id’s counterparts 14 B 15 Mexican money 16 Vexation 17 National capital 18 Jib 19 Field game 20 Gravy thickener 22 Woman 24 Kitten’s cry 25 BB Player Abdul Jabar 27 Bedspread feather 29 TV rating 32 Mole 33 Sign language 34 Wander 37 Margin 41 Evils 43 Roberto’s yes 44 College head 45 Scallion 46 Suffer 48 Clay

49 Pixie 51 Artifacts found in rocks 54 Ditto (2 wds.)

56 In progress 57 Take flight 58 Scheme 60 Throughout 64 U.S. Department of Agriculture 66 Band instrument 68 Cowboy show 69 Those people 70 Fish breathing slits 71 Chaste 72 Dr. Jekyll’s “partner” 73 Shout 74 Excite DOWN 1 The alphabet 2 Yacht 3 Opera solo 4 Fenced in farm area 5 Hits the door

6 Hertz 7 Domain 8 Continent 9 Most confident 10 Sixth sense 11 Dwarf 12 Cargo ship 13 Pack 21 Mind 23 Shrill bark 26 Register 28 Imbued 29 Toe part 30 Island 31 Women’s magazine 35 Peaked 36 Sell a fief 38 Prefix for half 39 France and Belgium, anciently 40 Ceases 42 Short play 46 Sorry 47 Plant material 50 Clean 52 Informant

53 Walk 54 Spongy 55 Over 56 Coral reef

57 Candy bar Baby __ 59 Off-Broadway award 61 Whim

62 Orderly 63 Left 65 Yes 67 Annex

Word Search BROWN CIDER COBWEB COSTUME

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PAWS FOR A CAUSE

Paws for a Cause Fall is my favorite time of the year and when stores start displaying pumpkin spice foods, I know dreaded summer is almost at an end. Actually, I look forward to the first day of November because Halloween is over.

trick-or-treaters, animals can be scared and dart out of your door. They can feel threatened by costumes, noise, or disruption of their schedule.

WRITTEN BY PAULETTE DEAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DANVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY

Do not give in to the temptation to let your pets have candy. Candy can be harmful to them, and chocolate is toxic to dogs, cats, and ferrets.

The myths of Halloween are not myths at all.

There really are cruel sacrificial rituals that are held during Halloween. I will never forget the animals I have seen that have been the victims of such rituals.

If you like Halloween decorations, extra caution must be used to keep your pets safe. If you use candles in jack-o’-lanterns, make sure your pet stays away. Accidents can happen, and the candles can quickly burn or set fire to a pet’s fur.

Decorations that hang can pose the risk of pets becoming entangled; other decorations can be a choking hazard.

It is imperative that companion animals be kept safe during this time. The best place for your dogs and cats is inside your house.

However, even if your pet is not in danger of being a victim of these horrible rituals, Halloween can still be a scary time for pets. There are specific things that can be done to make them safer.

MEET JIMMY This one-year-old rabbit was seized during a cruelty

Every outside animal is at the mercy of the people with whom they come into contact. If your family loves to have fun with Halloween, the above extra precautions can help keep your pets safe.

Make sure your dogs and cats – even the inside investigation. His hard times are over, though, and this super sweet rabbit needs a home! ones – have identification on them. Microchipping pets is a surefire way of providing proof that they belong to you, and can help them return home quickly if picked DANVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY up and taken to a shelter or veterinary clinic. As doors are opened for

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