To truly be prepared in the case of an emergency, it is important to have a plan for all family members. This means your pets. If you are evacuated to an emergency shelter, your pet will not be permitted to enter. It is important to have a plan in place for what to do with your pet if you must leave him behind. Some ideas are boarding at a veterinary hospital, leaving him in your home with plenty of food and water and packing him up and driving far enough away to be out of danger and staying in a hotel room. Regardless of how you decide to deal with your pet, make sure that he has well secured identification tags, with your home and cell phone number on them.

When an Emergency Strikes

Hopefully, all of your precautions will prove to be needless, and your family will never experience an emergency. If an emergency does strike, it is important to remain calm and develop a plan. If the entire family is together, your job will be much easier. Call an out of town family member and let them know what is going on. If you need to meet up with other family members, head to your designated meeting spot. Depending on how comfortable you are with your situation and the type of emergency it is, you may want to check on any elderly or disabled neighbors that you have. Once your family is reunited, you can return home if it is safe, or head to the local emergency shelter if necessary. Whatever your decision, it will be much easier because of the time that you spent preparing for this emergency.

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