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How To Keep Your Pets Safe During A Hurricane

Here are some simple tips to keep your pets safe if you are in the path of a storm.

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Make sure that cats and dogs are wearing collars and identification tags.

Set up a pet disaster kit

Do not leave pets at home, especially if you live in an evacuation area.

Ask friends, relatives or others outside the area if they can shelter your animals.

Check with your local animal shelter.

Contact hotels and motels outside your area in advance to check policies on accepting pets and restrictions on number, size and species.

Contact hotels and motels outside your area in advance to check policies on accepting pets and restrictions on number, size and species.

For help identifying pet-friendly lodgings, check out these websites:

Bringfido.com https://www.bringfido.com/lodging/

Dogfriendly.com http://www.dogfriendly.com/server/travel/guides/us/us.shtml

Doginmysuitcase.com http://www.doginmysuitcase.com

Pet-friendly-hotels.net http://www.pet-friendly-hotels.net

Pets-allowed-hotels.com http://www.pets-allowed-hotels.com

Pets-allowed-hotels.com http://www.pets-allowed-hotels.com

Tripswithpets.com https://www.tripswithpets.com

Resources:

www.wftv.com http://www.wftv.com/weather/eye-on-the-tropics/heres-how-to-keep-your-pets-safe-during-a-hurricane/528165238

www.humanesociety.org http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/animal_rescue/tips/pets-disaster.html

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