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Three Articles on Hurricane/Disaster Preparedness for Pets

7 Sep

We’re in the middle of hurricane seson and some of them are looking pretty serious, plus there are always the dangers of flooding and forest fires during the summer. Have a plan for yourself and your pets just in case bad weather heads your way.

Are Your Pets Prepared for Hurricane Season? from Ark Animals

Your Pet Needs You Even More When Disaster Strikes from American Humane

Disaster Preparedness from the ASPCA

American Humane Sponsors “Pets and Women’s Shelters” Program

23 Aug

Pets and Women’s Shelters (PAWS)® Program
When domestic violence victims with pets consider fleeing abusive homes and there is no safe place to house their pets, they have little choice but to remain in their homes and subject themselves, their children and their pets to continued violence, or to flee and leave their pets behind.

Pennsylvania Cat Rescue Update

12 Jul

Of the 387 cats who were taken from an overcrowded shelter in June, 132 found loving homes this past weekend at an Adopt-a-thon just for them. The rest of them have been sent off to many other shelters. It’s a shame the situation happened in the first place, but a happier ending than we usually see in these cases.

American Humane is helping rescue and care for 387 cats removed from an overcrowded building in Pennsylvania.