Save Your Best Friend: Make a Pet Evacuation Kit
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Are You Prepared?
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What do you grab?
• Urgent announcement!• Evacuate in 20 minutes• What would you bring?
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Good Things to Bring
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Did you forget something?
WaterPhoneClothesMoneyFoodRadio
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What about your best friend?
Can you take them?
What supplies do you need?
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How To Evacuate Your PetsIn 3 Steps
“Save Your Best Friend: Make an Pet Evacuation Kit.”
A Gold Award Project
In 3 Steps
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What is a Natural Disaster?
• Droughts • Earthquakes• Extreme
heat/cold • Floods• Hurricanes• Landslides• Severe Weather
• Space Weather• Tornadoes• Tsunamis• Volcanoes• Wildfires• Winter Storms
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The Good News
If you’re prepared:• Just get your pet evacuation kit • Put your pets on leashes or in
carriers• And go!
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STEP I: Make Evacuation PlansThis step is very important because many pet owners do not
know where to evacuate to during a natural disaster.
#1: Check with Family & Friends
•Stay at a family member’s home?•Or out-of-town friends?•Get permission ahead of time.
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STEP I: Make Evacuation Plans
#2: Check for Pet-Friendly Hotels•Hotels will be a safe place too• Look for number, size, or species restrictions•Check pet fees
Good Sources: bringfido.com
tripwithpets.com
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STEP I: Make Evacuation Plans
#3: Check with out-of-town vets,
animal shelters & kennels
• Gather phone numbers in your relocation area
• Who does emergency boarding?
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STEP I: Make Evacuation Plans
#4: Check with emergency management
• Emergency plans for owners and pets?
• Mississippi’s is MEMA. National is FEMA.
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STEP I: Make Evacuation Plans
#5: Prepare an evacuation plan with family.
•Make an evacuation kit for your family•Establish a meeting place•Talking about emergency plans•Make sure everyone can get emergency alert
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STEP I: Make Evacuation Plans
#6: Create a buddy system with neighbors.
• Can friend or neighbor evacuate your pet if you are gone?• Tell them where your evacuation kit
is
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STEP I: Make Evacuation Plans
#6: Keep your pet up-to-date on vaccinations and have all the
necessary supplies. • Micro chipping pets• Updating tag/ microchip information • Purchasing harnesses, carriers, leashes• Getting vaccination and medical records• Getting pets vaccinated and medicated
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STEP II: Make a KitYou need this for your pets to be safe, fed and protected during an emergency.
• Collar (reflective)• Leash (reflective)• Muzzles- shelters may require
them
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STEP II: Make a Kit
• Week supply water (bottled water)• Week supply food– Change food
every 3 months!• Can opener
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STEP II: Make a Kit• Spoon• Food dishes- Substitute with
Tupperware • Crate/ Carrier- Put contact info on
crate. Substitute for pillowcase or 2 tied laundry baskets
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STEP II: Make a Kit
• Blanket • Toy• Waste bag/ Litter• Flashlight• Aluminum Roast Pan
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STEP II: Make a Kit
• Soap/ Bleach• Paper Towels • First Aid Kit- includes
• First Aid Book•Scissors•Latex Gloves•Isopropyl Alcohol•Saline Solution
•Antibiotic Ointment•Flea- Tick Prevention•Bandage Rolls •Bandage Tape •Tweezers
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STEP II: Make a Kit
• Vaccination Records• Medical Records • Photo of You and Pet• Keep all of these in a waterproof
container
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STEP III: Protect Your PetThis is to have stress-free pets.
Stay Informed about weather
Know the type of threat Be prepared for the unexpected.
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STEP III: Protect Your Pet
Bring pets inside• At first sign of bad weather
Keep pets on leashes • Pets will want to run
• Pets can get diseases from other pets
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STEP III: Protect Your Pet
Check for bites and wounds • Debris injuries or infections
• Call medical personnel
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STEP III: Protect Your Pet
Avoid closeness with other animals
• Pets will stress or get diseases
Wash your hands • Before and after handling waste
• After handling food
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The Last Resort
• Leave pets in a central room with no Windows
Big furniture Toxic plants.
• Make sure they have their kit with lots of food and water.
• I DO NOT SUGGEST THIS.
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Things to Remember • If it is not safe for you, it is NOT safe for
your pet. • Prepare for the worst. • Follow evacuation instructions.
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Things to Remember
• If you stay stressed, so will your pets.
• Do NOT leave your pets behind during an evacuation.
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What if you don’t have a pet?
• Plan to rescue neighbor’s pets• Make sure friends/ family have pet
kits. • Let close ones evacuate to your
house.
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More Information
• Go to SlideShare.com• Look up “Save Your Best Friend:Make
a Pet Evacuation Kit”• Visit FEMA, ASPCA, AMVA
http://www.fema.gov/https://www.aspca.org/https://www.avma.org/Pages/home.aspx
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Sources
• http://www.instructables.com/id/Emergency-Pet-Evacuation-Pack/?ALLSTEPS
• https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/pets_brochure.pdf
• http://www.cdc.gov/features/petsanddisasters/
• http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/general-pet-care/disaster-preparedness
• http://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/10-tips-to-keep-children-and-1.html
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Go Get Prepared!
• Follow my three steps and be ready for disasters!
• Tell your family and friends to make a kit. (Your pets will thank you!)