Preparedness for People with Pets

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Preparing Your PetsPreparing Your Pets for Emergencies Makes Sense
This easy to follow 2-page brochure from FEMA provides great tips to help with how to prepare, plan and stay informed in the event of an emergency.

Emergency Preparedness for Animals
From the city of College Park, Georgia, the article provides helpful steps and items to consider having on hand in case of emergency.

Disaster Preparedness for Farm Animals
From the Humane Society of The United States, this page explains why having larger animals means extra preparation in the event of a disaster.   You will find links to tips and specifics on how to take precautions.

Fire Department Network News Pet Fire Safety Day is July 15
Read about how a dog’s attempt to get to a cake on the kitchen counter proved dangerous to one home owner, and find tips on preventing your pet from starting a home fire.

Video: Joining Forces to Save Animals’ Lives

Make sure you have a plan for you and your pets!  This video by the California Emergency Management Agency, shows how Walmart and the American Red Cross partnered together to show residents in the west Los Angeles area how to take simple measures to dramatically increase their animals’ emergency preparedness.

Video: How To Perform Animal CPR

Veterinarian Karen Halligan, DVM, of the American Red Cross’ Los Angeles Chapter gives an in-depth tutorial on how you can safely perform animal CPR in an emergency situation.

 Video: Pets That Cause House Fires

See this video by The Gardner Animal Care Center for a great example of how one determined dog accidentally turned on a gas stove and how to protect your home from a curious pet.

Disaster Preparedness for you and your animals – Palo Alto Humane Society Saving the Whole Family
With a generous grant from the Red Cross of Northern California, the Palo Alto Humane Society has created a series of “Prepare the Animals” flyers to inform you how to prepare for emergencies. (English and Spanish)

County of San Diego Pet Disaster Plan
Recommendations from the County Shelter of San Diego on how to prepare, practice, and update a disaster plan that includes your pet with your family.

Saving the Whole Family Saving the Whole Family
This 16-page brochure by the American Veterinary Medical Association describes how to prepare a disaster plan that includes your pets and animals like horses and livestock. The brochure gives helpful tips about what to do during and after an evacuation.  This brochure is also available in Spanish.

Video: American Veterinary Medical Association

Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief executive officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association, gives pet and livestock owners some tips on how to prepare animals for an emergency.

Video: Getting California’s Animal Owners and Caretakers Ready for Any Emergency

The California Emergency Management Agency, in conjunction with Walmart and the American Red Cross, sponsored a free animal disaster preparedness fair in Torrance, California on October 16, 2012.