Emergency Home Preparation

Evacuating with Pets



Evacuation Time? Don't Forget Your Pets!
http://thesurvivalmom.com/2009/06/16/evacuation-time-dont-forget-your-pets/

What plans have you made and put into place for your animals should an emergency of some type strike your area? ---CONTINUED---

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Evacuating with Pets: 5 Things to Know in Emergency Situations
https://www.embracepetinsurance.com/waterbowl/article/emergency-prep-for-pets

The decisions you make when creating a disaster plan that includes your pets will likely depend on the answers to a variety of questions. Those answers vary greatly on rules and resources available in your local community.

Includes:
1. Where can you stay with your pets in an emergency situation?
2. Is veterinary boarding or kennel boarding an option?
3. What are the local vaccination policies for evacuated pets?
4. What are the names, doses, prescription, and pharmacy numbers for all of your pets’ medicines?
5. Do all of your pets fit in one car (with or without crates)?

Disaster Prep: How to Evacuate Safely With Your Pets
http://www.vetstreet.com/learn/disaster-prep-how-to-evacuate-safely-with-your-pets

(SNIP) ... Some of the more important disaster planning steps can be completed long before there are any signs of trouble. Simple things like keeping your pet current on vaccinations can be hugely beneficial should you need to board him unexpectedly. ---CONTINUED---

Evacuating With Pets: The Dos and Don’ts
https://www.dogingtonpost.com/evacuating-with-pets-the-dos-and-donts/

From a raging forest fire to an impending hurricane, evacuations happen and often quickly, giving us only a short amount of time to grab the things most precious. Fortunately, most items inside a house are replaceable, even when they have sentimental value. Animals, on the other hand, are not. And that makes them worthy of their own evacuation focus.
Evacuating With Pets

So, what should you do when evacuating with your pets? And, importantly, what should you avoid?

Let’s start with the actions you should take. ---CONTINUED---