Office of Emergency Management

Emergency Planning for Your Pet
When planning for an emergency include provisions for your pets.

• Have a safe place to take your pets , especially in case an evacuation is ordered.
  
  
• Remember: During an evacuation, American Red Cross disaster shelters cannot accept pets. Service animals who assist people with disabilities are the only animals allowed in Red Cross shelters.
  
  
• Plan NOW, before an emergency, to find out whether friends, relatives or pet-friendly hotels can shelter your animals in the event of a disaster. Keep a list of pet-friendly places, including phone numbers, with your other disaster supplies.
  
  
• This directory of Pet-Friendly Hotels and Motels may help. Important: DO NOT ASSUME any hotel listed here will allow pets until you have called and spoken with someone at that hotel!
  
  
• Assemble a pet disaster supply kit
  
  
• Know what to do when a disaster approaches

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