Eliminating slugs from your yard will be impossible but if you try to reduce their habitat, especially near plants that are seeming to have a problem with them. You can also set traps for them. There are various homemade options that you can try. Beer traps only work if they full in and drown, or else you just have tipsy slugs. 

The brand 'Sluggo' uses iron phosphate and is labeled for safe use around edible plants so it is seemingly safe for use around people pets and the environment.  Cory's brand says it is safe around veggie areas.   You could bring the product labels to your vet to make sure it is safe, in the instance your pet eats a slug that has any product in it. 

We also found this information on iron sulfate versus sodium ferric edta, the 2 main ingredients in the products. You could confirm this with you vet. National Pesticide Information Center 'Could Snail Bait Hurt My Dog'

You can refer to our information page on slugs and snails for other tips.

Let us know if you have further information. 

Emily