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Hurricane Protection For Your Pets Hurricane
Preparedness Guide For you and your pet(s) please don't wait until the last minute to evacuate! Advanced planning is essential and could save your pet(s) life and the best recommended plan is to take your pet with you when and if you have to evacuate. Remember Public Shelters DO NOT allow pets! The separation or loss of a pet can have a profound impact on a family! We should make every effort to insure our pets are safe and with us. If you think of boarding your pet(s), consider the difficulties of providing a healthy environment without electricity, running water, plus limited supplies and personnel! Protect Your Pet Evacuate out of the area of the storm! Visit friends or relatives who will let your pets, come with you. Create a list of boarding kennels within a 100 mile radius of your home. If you don't have friends or relatives to evacuate to, call these pet friendly hotels and make a reservation.
Emergency Preparedness for Pets
Equipment Checklist …… Sky Kennel/Crate Why Pet Owners MUST Plan >
Public shelters for people will
not accept pets. There is no way to know how long it will be before you are permitted back after the storm. Frightened animals quickly slip out open doors, broken windows or other damaged areas of your home opened by the storm. LOST pets are likely to die from exposure, starvation, predators, contaminated food and water and on the road where they can endanger others. Even normally friendly animals of different species should not be allowed together unattended since the stress of the storm may cause distinct behavior changes. REMEMBER: If you must evacuate ….. then conditions are not lonely unsafe for you but unsafe for other living creatures as well!!! DEVELOP
YOUR WRITTEN PLAN NOW >Determine in advance if you plan to go to a motel that they welcome pets and what, if any, special rules are applicable. >Male plans well in advance of the hurricane season for cows, horses, sheep, etc. >Additional preparedness guidelines may be obtained from Town of Hempstead Animal Control, or the Nassau County Chapter of the Red Cross. If you must evacuate
leave early! Before hurricane season begins on JUNE 1st of each year, make sure all your pets have current immunizations and take these records with you if you must evacuate. Photograph each of your pets prior to June 1 every year and include these pictures with your pets' immunization records. YOUR PETS SURVIVAL KIT " A manual can opener
is a necessity. Throughout the evacuation and the storm, your pets will need reassurance from you. Remain calm, keep as close to their normal routine as possible and speak to them regularly in a calm, reassuring voice. IF YOU CAN STAY AT HOME >It
is just as important to adequately plan for your pets even if you
don't have to evacuate. >Carriers,
collars with proper ID and leashes should be maintained for your
pets at all times. Your pets will be most comfortable and secure
in their carriers in a safe area of your home until the storm has
passed. >If
they are not secured during the storm and your house is damaged,
your pets may escape and become disoriented, since normal landmarks
and scent trails could be obliterated. >If
your pets become lost, proper ID will ensure their return to you. >Place
your pet food and medications in watertight containers in a cool,
dry, dark place. Store adequate water for your pet. >Your
water source may become contaminated (To purify water, add 2 drops
of household bleach per quart of water, mix, seal tightly, let stand
for 30 minutes before drinking.) >If you bring plants into the home before a storm, be careful not to allow pets access to them since many ornamental plants are poisonous to them. After The Storm Walk your pets on
a leash until they become reoriented to their home. *****When you know you have done everything you can do to protect all members of the family, disaster preparedness will give you tremendous peace of mind. Information taken from Pets
& Animals in Distress infor@petsandanimals.org
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