Bob Mace
Disaster Tips
How To Protect Your Pets
Follow these tips if there is a disaster in your area:
1) If you evacuate, DO NOT leave your pets behind!
2) Securely fasten an up-to-date identification tag on your pet's collar. It's a
good idea to have a friend or family member's phone number on the tag
so that whoever finds your pet will be able to reach someone who knows you.
3) Carry a photo of your pet with you for identification purposes.
4) Transport pets in secure pet carriers and keep pets on leashes or harnesses.
5) Most emergency shelters will NOT ACCEPT PETS. Call hotels in safe areas
and ask if you can bring your pets. Ask the manager if "NO PETS" policies
could be lifted during the disaster.
6) If you and your pet can't stay together, contact friends, family, veterinarians
and boarding kennels in safe areas to arrange for foster care.
7) Be sure to pack a WEEK'S worth of food, water and other supplies such as
cat litter and medications.
8) If you have to be rescued, emergency officials may NOT allow you to take
your pets! So, DON'T WAIT until the last minute to evacuate if you have
animals.
9) Keep a list of emergency phone numbers (veterinarian, local animal
control and humane societies, Red Cross, etc.) accessible.
10) The HSUS offers a brochure, "Pets and Disasters: Get Prepared", which can
be obtained free of charge by sending a business sized self-addressed,
stamped envelope to HSUS Disaster Services, 2100 "L" Street. N.W.,
Washington, DC 20037.
Source: Pet Adoption League, Pet Shelter Network
PROTECTING YOUR PET!
DO keep your pet indoors, especially when you are not at home.
DO properly identify your pet. (Use the leg for tattoos, as ears can be cut off.)
DO keep a collar on your pet.
DO be aware of strangers in the neighborhood & report anything suspicious to the police.
DO have advertisements in newspapers for pet adoptions read.
DO have advertisements in newspapers for pet adoptions read.
DO padlock your gate.
DO keep your dog on a leash.
DO NOT let your pet roam free in your neighborhood.
DO NOT leave your pet unattended at any time.
DO NOT tie your pet outside a store to wait for you.
DO NOT leave your pet in a locked car unattended.
DO NOT use "Free to Good Home" ads to place your pet in a new home.
DO NOT place your pet in a new home without checking the new owners' references.
DO NOT place your pet in a new home without having the new owners sign a " Pet Adoption Contract".
DO NOT let your pet be visible from the street.
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