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Image by the Humane Society of the United States   WHAT TO DO AFTER HURRICANE IAN If you’ve been impacted by Hurricane Ian, please follow your city or state guidelines to remain safe. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.  How to Find a Lost Cat How to Find a Lost Dog After the emergency Your home may be a very different place after the emergency is over, and it may be hard for your pets to adjust. Don't allow your pets to roam loose.  Familiar landmarks and smells might be gone, and your pet will probably be disoriented. Pets can easily get lost in such situations. There could also be a lot of debris, such as roofing nails and broken glass, that could cause injuries. While you assess the damage,  keep dogs on leashes and cats in carriers inside the house.  If your house is damaged, your pets could escape. Be patient with your pets  after a disaster. Try to get them back into their normal routines as soon as possible. Be ready for behavioral problems caused ...

  Image by NBC News A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico leaving at least two people dead. It comes three days after another deadly quake about 200 miles away on the Pacific coast. Image by Domesti-PUPS Fido and Fluffy are in Danger or How to save 13 Million People in Disasters by Jennifer Covarubio-Yarra Do you believe in global warming? Even if you don’t believe in global warming, there is one thing that you cannot close your eyes to. What is this you might ask? Disasters. There are more and more disasters happening that are natural. These disasters are becoming more intense in nature. For example: The 2018 wildfire season - the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record in California. This wildfire burned over 1,893,913 acres. Another example of these natural disasters was Hurricane Michael - the third intense Atlantic hurricane that hit landfall. Although both disasters were different in some ways, they both shared one thing in common. What they both ...

The House has passed the PAW Act to establish an advisory group  in animal care for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery  for best practices in disaster response. God Bless Them! Photo by Homeland Security Today (Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA) House Passes Emergency Response Legislation By Kylie Bielby September 16, 2022 The House of Representatives passed three bills this week which will help responses to extreme weather and climate events. Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to help protect pets and other animals during and in the aftermath of natural disasters and emergencies has  passed the House . The Planning for Animal Wellness (PAW) Act directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish an advisory group with outside experts to ensure that current FEMA guidance is aligned with best practi...