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Have you ever wondered what will happen to your pet in event of a disaster?
During evacuations, people often want to take the 3Ps: purse, photos and pets. Unfortunately, not all communities have pet shelters. During Katrina, some people refused to evacuate because there was not place for their pets.
During the recent floods in North Dakota, volunteers participated actively in sheltering animals in a public shelter for days before they were returned to their rightful owners. Some hotels do not provide for animals.
The situation is a bit complex and varies from place to place.
It is important for you to determine or at least have a plan for your loved pet so that when a disaster comes, you know what to do. First you must check with your local authorities, what facilities or support they can provide to you with your horse, donkey, camel, dog, cat or whatever animal you own.
Please, tell us what you think. Would you evacuate if you are told your pet will not accompany you?
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Thank you for a very important and informative post. The Three P’s are right on!
Readers might be interested to know about a book I’ve written, titled Filling the Ark: Animal Welfare in Disasters (Temple University Press). It’s coming out in May. Any bookstore can order it if it isn’t on the shelves. You can also order it through Amazon or from the publisher.
Here’s the publisher’s link for info on the book:
http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/1977_reg.html
Dear Leslie,
Thank you very much for sharing your perspective and for informing us about the upcoming book.
That sounds like a must-read!
I will be happy to do another post, a book review as a certified emergency manager on your book,
and to provide links to that can enable our readers find it easily.
Is that OK with you?
Sincerely,
Gideon