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Pet Friendly Hurricane Advice and Shelters to Prevent Another Katrina Tragedy
November 22, 2010 | 
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Jacksonville Beach, FL (Business Wire) 19 August 2008
When disaster strikes, pet owners can now take proactive measures to ensure the health and safety of space booking beloved pet care pet hotel through an online professional network. A new company – www.PetVacationHomes.com – offers more than 20,000 singles, including 2,000 houses and 18,000 other pet dog hotel room. The company maintains an updated database of qualified and selected places where emergency living space for owners and their pets.
the tragic lessons of Hurricane Katrina is that without adequate preparation to provide shelter pets, bring families and their pets in danger. As Steve Milo, CEO of Pet Vacation Homes explains: “The tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is that pet owners wait until the last of 24 to 48 hours – and found that most of the houses and hotels do not allow pets, many pet owners defied evacuation then y. killed because he would not leave their pets. “
Milo offers these tips to prepare for hurricane season and for the protection of valuable pets.
Before hurricane season, farmers are requested with enough extra food, medicine and water to last 5-7 days.
In the event of an evacuation in an emergency, you should take your pet’s favorite blanket or crate, leash and a wide range of food and medicine.
For anxious animals – like dogs that bark nervously in the new environment – the owners also bring with sedatives in veterinary approved.
Pet owners should call potential shelters and accommodations directly and how quickly to ask for the book during a hurricane warning.
Milo also emphasizes the importance of clear and updated contact information updated. “During the hurricane season,” he warns, “is particularly important that pets have a collar with an identification tag.”
Most shelters do not accept pets, so owners need to compile a list of pet accommodations ahead of time, place reserved in advance and be punctual. The experts stress the importance of preparedness and the current hurricane season promises to be particularly dangerous. As Science Daily reported by the Colorado State University forecast team predicts that in America’s Atlantic basin hurricane season probably a good experience on the average. The researchers expect 15 named storms and anticipate that more than 25 percent of respondents are severe hurricanes. These projections show that will be much stronger than normal this year, so now is the time to prepare. – Before it’s too late
For more information about how to plan ahead in order to pets during hurricanes and other emergencies, visit www.petvacationhomes.com / search / listing city / st / Florida.html
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Hurricane Season Safety: A Plan for your pets
Jacksonville, FL (Business Wire) 21 July 2004
meteorologist predicted the United States Coast of the United States has a greater chance to hit by a hurricane in 2004. The hurricane season has already begun.
The best protection against a hurricane is prepared and have a plan. These plans should the whole family – even pets. About 65 percent of American households have at least one pet, and 99 percent of households consider their animals family members.
not realistic to believe can not be affected by a hurricane in certain areas. All Atlantic and Gulf coast are considered high-risk areas. Inland are affected by the floods and tornadoes winds. Florida leads the nation in new residents, and hurricanes are more frequent in this state.
There are 14 named storms and 60 days of storms during the 2004 hurricane season predicted. Hurricane season started first Ends in June and 30 November.
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your loved ones and pets safe, create a disaster plan to buy.
most important part of a disaster plan is to prepare for an evacuation. American Red Cross and local shelters do not accept pets, so drawing up a list of hotels in pets or escape routes are very important.
can be difficult if not impossible, to find shelter for animals in the middle of a disaster. By planning ahead, the task is relatively simple. With more and more Americans who travel with their pets, shelters has more animal-friendly.
To ensure a safe journey, create an emergency kit for pets. Prepare a team of essential goods in containers, durable and easily transportable. A list of suggested topics are lost include medications and copies of medical records, carriers or pet, the latest photos from the pet is a sturdy collar with ID to put tags on white contact information for evacuation, food, water, manual can opener , cat litter pan /, the name and contact a veterinarian and pet toys and bedding
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past that pets have ID tags placed on a sturdy harness or collar and leash. Contact information up to date and vaccination. If an evacuation is issued, or replace the collar with a relief team, or ensure that the direction of the evacuation and the number on the back of the ID tag.
is very important to ensure proper identification tags to keep for pets. Many pets get unintentionally abandoned or separated during disasters and proper identification will ensure the animal to your home.
Even if an evacuation has not been given may, pets are stressed or upset during a disaster and needs special attention.
information about disasters in Florida visit floridadisaster.org. For more information about hurricane safety for pets, visit www.redcross.org. A list of shelters across the country that accepts pets can with dog tags and other pet animals to be found in www.tripswithpets.com.
For further information: Contact Laura Huddy, laura@tripswithpets.com, Phone: (207) 229-3480 or visit http://www.TRIPSwithPETS.com
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