The 10 Scariest Things for Pets Include Fireworks, Vacuums, and Loud Farts

Happy International Cat Day!  If you want to do something nice for them . . . consider holding more of your farts in.  (???)  A poll asked 2,000 cat and dog owners to name the top things that can freak their pet out, or cause anxiety.  And LOUD FARTS made the Top 10 . . .

1.  Fireworks.  47% say their pet finds them terrifying.  (I would have guessed closer to 97%)

2.  Going to the vet, 41%.  (Again, seems low.)

3.  The vacuum cleaner, 37%.

4.  New people they’ve never met, 34%.

5.  Sudden movements, 32%.

6.  Balloons popping, 25%.

7.  A loud fart, 19%.

8.  Getting too close to kiss or cuddle them, 12%.

9.  The sound of a tea kettle whistling, 9%.  (The poll was done in England.)

10.  Opening the fridge.  7% say it makes their pet jump.

(Daily Star)