How to Evacuate Your Pets Safely During a Hurricane

How to Evacuate Your Pets Safely During a Hurricane.
Find accommodations for your pet.
Ideally, you’ll be able to stay with your pet during a disaster, and there are many hotels that allow pets.
Emergency shelters in your municipality may not permit pets, so ask local safety officials about their general policies.
If you can’t secure accommodation with your pet, create a backup housing plan by assessing nearby shelters, boarding kennels or out-of-town family members or friends with whom your pet could temporarily stay.
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Brush up on training.
Steps such as crate training, which consists of preparing your pet to spend some quiet time in its kennel, could be “a lifesaver in emergency situations,” Mr.
Cohen said.
“If a dog is comfortable in a crate, it will help keep them safe and not add more stress,” Mr.
Cohen added.
And it goes beyond dogs.
Many animals, including ferrets, pigs and rabbits, can be crate-trained, Ms.