Remember To Plan For Your Pets During National Preparedness Month
Don't Forget Your Pets During National Preparedness Month In September
Do you have a plan in place to keep your pets disaster-ready? With so many American households with dogs and cats in the home, it's important to have a pet plan and disaster kit to protect and care for them during a disaster. If you're prepared in advance there will be no reason to panic when/if a disaster strikes. As part of September's National Preparedness Month, don't forget about your four-legged family members.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have provided comprehensive pet cat and pet dog disaster kit checklists (below). If you're at risk of evacuation from your home, keep the following in mind:
Take your pets with you... DO NOT leave them behind. Transport them in a crate and keep a leash near the crate for easy access. Use a harness secured with a strap the clicks into a seatbelt if you can't crate your pet. Be sure that collars and crates are securely fastened.
- Hotels, motels and boarding facilities that welcome pets tend to fill up quickly. Reserve early at places with a 24 hour cancellation policy. If you're planning on going to a local evacuation center, find out in advance if they accept pets. Many evacuation centers allow only service animals. Know in advance where you will take your pet. In the corona virus environment, there may be fewer facilities availabe... be sure to know what's happening in your area.
- Bring out your pets’ crates, place bedding in them and let your pets get used to seeing the crates to avoid last minute panic (especially important for cats). Practice evacuating or sheltering in place with your pet to familiarize your pet with the process, so if/when the time comes to evacuate, it won’t frighten them as much.
- CDC suggests implementing a buddy system with friends, family, neighbors in the event you’re not home when disaster strikes. Have a trusted person you can call to check on pets and evacuate them if necessary. Having a kit ready to go will make it easier for them if you aren’t there.
DISASTER KIT CHECKLIST FOR YOUR CAT(S)
DISASTER CHECKLIST FOR YOUR PET DOG(S)
Avoid the heartbreak of losing your beloved pet(s) during a natural disaster. All it takes is a bit of advance planning/preparedness.
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This information about keeping your pets safe during a disaster and disaster checklists for pets is provided by Nina Hollander/Carolinas Realty Partners with Coldwell Banker, your Charlotte residential real estate experts and pet loving neighbors. During National Preparedness Month we urge all our friends, clients, colleagues, fellow Charlotteans and North Carolinians to plan, prepare, and most important, to stay safe... and keep your pets safe too!
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