Tag Archives: disaster preparedness

Are You Ready for an Earthquake?

Disasters are something that we would definitely prefer not to think about. However, being prepared for a disaster is very important, whether that disaster is an earthquake, flood, landslide or fire. You should be ready to survive for 72 hours by yourself after a major disaster. If you and your neighbours are forced to leave your home and be self-sufficient for several days, are you prepared? To be truly prepared, you should have emergency supplies wherever you might be during the day. The home, office, car, and child care center or school all need to be ready to accommodate you … Continue reading →

When Disasters Affect Animals: California’s Wildfires

Yesterday Wayne Pacelle, the President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, sent out an email updating HSUS supporters about the wildfires in California. Animals Affected His email painted a dire picture of the firestorms sweeping the southern portions of the state that rapidly caused hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. We’re talking homes of every sort, from ones in subdivisions to ones on farm and ranch lands, modest abodes to ones owned by celebrities. This means that domestic pets as well as wildlife and livestock are in peril. “Some areas hardest hit by these fires … Continue reading →

Pet Evacuation Bill in Congress

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Representative Tom Lantos from California has sponsored the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, which was voted on by the House of Representatives on Monday. Lantos says that this piece of legislation was inspired by an image you may or may not remember from the Hurricane Katrina disaster: a little boy wailing as his dog Snowball was taken away from him. The idea of the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act is to require that emergency preparedness officials at the state and local level include pets and service animals in all evacuation plans. Preparedness offices that fail to include animals … Continue reading →