Hurricane Gustav has reminded us that this month marks the three-year anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The tragedy taught emergency preparedness personnel much about the power of the human-animal bond. A significant number of people who refused evacuation orders reported caring for pets as a major reason for staying behind. Sometimes forming packs, starving dogs complicated search and rescue efforts during the flood. Abandoned animals added to the toxic bacterial contamination of trapped flood waters. Newly homeless families hesitated to leave the area while they desperately searched for their missing pets.
Owners need to plan for evacuation of their pets
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