PET SAFETY

Here are steps to ensure the safety of your pet when an unexpected disaster happens:

1. Be prepared with a disaster plan.

Resources for more information on pet safety:

1. Pets and Disasters: http://www.fema.gov/fema/petsf.htm

2. Emergency Animal Rescue Service: http://www.uan.org/ears/index.html

3. American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/animalsafety.html

4. Animal Control Section - King County: http://www.metrokc.gov/lars/animal/news/o10305.htm

5. The Humane Society of the United States - Disaster Preparedness for Pets: http://www.hsus.org/disaster/pets-text.html

6. The United States Search and Rescue Task Force: http://www.ussartf.org/pets_and_disasters.htm

7. The Pet Safety Center: http://www.familysafety.com/safety/disast.shtml

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