From USA Today:
"Pet owners get help with evacuation"
"Pet owners get help with evacuation"
Pets are so far surviving Sandy, with hundreds of animals safe in shelters and
rescue workers standing by to help pets in trouble.
Even hotels that are usually not animal-friendly are waiving restrictions and
allowing pets to stay during the disaster. "It is so important that people evacuate with their pets," said Tim Rickey,
senior director of the ASPCA Field Investigations and Response team. "If your
home isn't safe for you, it's not safe for your pet. Once you evacuate you never
know when you will be back." All of New York City's 76 evacuation shelters welcome pets. So far shelters
in New York City and Long Island are housing nearly 400 animals, according to
the ASPCA. The Humane Society has been tweeting locations of all the animal-friendly
shelters in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia,
Maryland and Washington, D.C. New York City made evacuations a little easier on owners by accepting pets on
the subway, taxis and trains.
"It's not that common in other cities," Rickey says. "It's a progressive step
for New York to recognize that public transportation is a primary mode of
transportation for people who are going to emergency shelters."
^ It's important for government officials to realize that if people have to evacuate they need to also being their pets. Most pet-owners would rather stay home than leave without their pets. I'm glad that NYC realizes this and is allowing them to be evacuated too. ^
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