Holiday safety tips for your pets [Video]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The holidays are officially here! You may want to include your furry friends in your celebrations by feeding them table scraps, but there are some things you should keep in mind before you do.

Jen Nuernberg, marketing director with Harbor Humane Society, said the key to treating your pets to holiday food is moderation.

“Emergency vet can get very expensive around the holidays, so just really good to be aware of, kind of, you know, even with humans, everything in moderation is better. So overindulgence for animals goes the same,” she said.

While your pet may love any table scraps you give them, you should keep in mind what is in your holiday foods. Nuernberg said that although cooked potatoes are safe for …