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You have just taken the first step to preparing for your pets safety by visiting this website. Take a few minutes to read how you can help your pet during natural disasters and other emergency situations.
Most Pet Paradise locations serve as pet evacuation sites in the event of a mandatory evacuation and are a Hurricane 3 safety rated facility. Please check with your Pet Paradise to determine their capabilities.


 

Plan Ahead For Your Pets.

During natural disasters and other emergency situations, pets are sometimes left behind when people are forced to evacuate quickly. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, an estimated 600,000 pets were killed or left without shelter. This is why it’s so important to be prepared ahead of time. If you plan ahead, you greatly increase your chances that you and your pet can evacuate in a timely manner and have everything you need to function in a temporary living situation. These tips will help you get started.


 

Be Prepared.

One way to cut down on evacuation time in an emergency situation is to have critical items and information collected ahead of time and stored in an easily accessible place. The list below is a guide to creating an emergency preparedness kit for your pets. Make sure to include enough of each item to get you through at least 72 hours.

  • Paper towels/wet wipes
  • Plastic bags to dispose of pet droppings and other waste
  • Leash
  • Grooming supplies
  • Manual can opener for food
  • Proof of current shots and health records in a waterproof container such as a freezer bag
  • Food and water bowls with enough food and water for three days
  • Pet carrier with bedding
  • Medications
  • First Aid Kit
  • Flashlight and spare batteries
  • Cat litter and litter box
  • Toys


 

Be Proactive.

In addition to preparing items you might need in the event of an evacuation, it’s important to compile a list of places where you can seek shelter once you’re safely out of the evacuated area.

The best-case scenario would be to find a place where you and your pet can stay together. If you don’t have a conveniently located friend or relative, contact hotels and motels outside your immediate area to find out if they are pet friendly, and if so, whether they have restrictions on size or breed. In case of non-pet-friendly establishments, ask if their policy could be waived in the event of an emergency. If you don’t have advance notice of an impending disaster, you should try to call ahead for reservations.

In some situations you may have to go one place, while your pet gores to another. If so, find out about bets or boarding facilities that could provide shelter in an emergency, and make sure to make a note of their 24-hour phone numbers. As a last resort, some animal shelters may house your pet temporarily, or provide foster care if their facilities are too full.




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When A Disaster Is Approaching...

Call ahead to confirm emergency shelter arrangements for you and
your pets

Check your emergency pet supplies
to make sure they’re prepared
and accessible.

Bring all pets into the house
so that you won’t have to search for them if you need to leave in a hurry.

Make sure all dogs and cats are wearing collars and securely fastened with up-to-date identification. Attach the phone number and address of your temporary shelter if you know it, or
of a friend or relative outside the disaster area. You can buy temporary tags or put adhesive tape on the
back of your pet’s ID tag, adding information with an indelible pen.