Remember you can't take pets into shelters

[serryjw]

I was lucky. I was evacuated in Florida for Hurricane Georges and I went to a friends in high country with Einstein. I couldn't imagine leaving our furrbabies BUT what would you do if you had no where to go or no way to get there with your pets.:cry: Some people have many furrbabies....including horses. Please prayer for their safety. I was fundraising for the ASPCA after 9-11. After we found the babies, brought them back to health they were adopted all over the country.....Their parents were not coming home. :grouphug:

[Dem Agog]

1. it kills me

i understand why shelters won't accept pets, but i think pet owners in places where hurricanes hit should always have a plan in place to accommodate them and their pets, no matter what the evacuation need. hubby and i talked about this today and we'd never leave our homes without our pets.

it's sad that people consider animals secondary thoughts... there will be many, i fear, homeless or killed after this storm. :(

[skygazer]

2. Very, very sad

It's a desperate situation for people. I can't imagine making the choice of saving myself and sacrificing my pets. Good for you for thinking of the animals after 9-11. It was on my mind as well once the initial shock wore off. Poor critters, they depend on us. :cry: