Here we are, less than a week before Halloween. People getting everything ready. They’re making sure they have enough candy to hand out. They’re making sure their houses are not targets for eggers. They’re getting their costumes ready. And in some cases, they’re getting costumes ready for their pets.
I’m not opposed to Halloween revelry. Heck, I’m planning to engage in a bit of my own. But I am here today to say that one form of Halloween revelry crosses the line. And that, folks, is when you dress up your pet.
It’s bizarre. Maybe I’m just noticing it more, but it seems as though in the last few years, pets in Halloween costumes have become THE hip Halloween accessory. And I honestly don’t get why.
First of all, I can’t imagine a pet likes wearing a costume. Heck, I don’t think they like wearing any sort of clothing. If pets were meant to wear clothes, they would not have been born with fur coats.
But perhaps even more important than that is what a pet in a costume says about the pet’s owner. Again, maybe I’m just noticing it more, but it seems like I’m seeing more and more owners who take their costumed pets trick-or-treating. And that, friends, is ridiculous. Pet owners who do this are as bad as those parents who dress their infants in costume and take them door to door to collect candy that the costumed kid can’t even eat. But at least the kid will most likely grow into a creature that can eat the candy. Not so with a pet.
And so, friends, I implore you: Allow your pets to retain their dignity this Halloween. Leave them costume-free.
