Pet Safety in Hurricanes
Keeping Your Pet Safe From Before The Storm Until After Local shelters will not accept pets, so you must make your own arrangements to keep your pet safe during a storm.
If you are required to evacuate and are going to spend time in a shelter, it is important that you make plans for your pet well in advance.
There is no way to know how long it will be before you are permitted back to your home after a hurricane.
Frightened animals quickly slip out of open doors, broken windows, or other damaged areas of your home. Train your pets to become familiar with their carriers ahead of time.
Your pet survival kit should include:
* ample food (at least two weeks supply) and a manual can opener
* water/food bowls
* medications
* specific care instructions
* newspapers and plastic trash bags for handling waste
* brushes, combs and other hygiene items
* toys and other comfort items
* muzzles if necessary All belongings should be marked with an identification label or tag.
Some hotels will accept pets during an evacuation. Click here for a list of hotels in Broward County.
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 identification will insure their return to you.
