Do you have a emergency plan for your pets? For many people, pets are an integral member of the family; however, when disaster strikes pets are often left out of the emergency preparedness plan.
As you design your plan, here are a few steps to keep in mind to make sure your beloved pets are taken care of:
1. Create a pet survival kit along with your emergency preparedness kit can include:
- Pet food
- Vet records
- Can opener
- Cat litter/pans (if applicable)
- Medications (if applicable)
2. Keep your pet’s identification tags up to date and securely fastened to their collar. In case you are separated, your pet’s locator will know exactly whom to contact
3. Make sure to choose an alternate location within your emergency preparedness plan that allows pets. Keep in mind that many emergency shelters are unable to accept pets due to public health reasons
If youÂ’re ever concerned about including your pet in your emergency preparedness plan and need advice, contact your local animal shelter or animal control office.
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For most of us if we look around the house we already have what we need for our emergency kits we just need to put them together into a container ready to go should the need arise for us to evacuate – think in terms of the nesting dolls a large kit for a week which are the supplies if there was a reason you couldn’t leave your property for a week (big snow storm for example) then a mid size kit that would be a smaller scale if your family had to actually leave the property for several days which you can grab & toss into the car or carry out the door & then smaller kits that stay in the car, at work or in a purse… just take a day & go through the house to gather your supplies & you will find out that you do not need to “panic” you are actually part way there & only need to get a few extra items when you follow the advice given in this series on emergency preparedness