Animals deserve disaster preparedness plans, too

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By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson

June 24, 20210Comments

Animals deserve disaster preparedness plans, too. Here’s how you can help.

Two kitten siblings being rescued by the HSUS in Texas after Hurricane Harvey forced a sudden mandatory evacuation of the area.Anthony Rathbun/HSUS via AP Images

The past few years have shown how suddenly natural disasters and other emergencies can upend our lives. Take, for instance, recentsevere hurricanesand wildfires, the early 2021deep freeze in Texasor the ongoing worldwide Covid-19 crisis. Families everywhere have seen how crucial it is to have disaster plans in place for their loved ones.

Animal lovers have always been aware that human beings aren’t the only ones in need of disaster preparedness plans, and in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, the rest of society caught on. Within a year of that disaster, Congress passed the PETS Act, mandating that state and local response agencies receiving federal funds…

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