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Don't Abandon Pets in Disasters
Target: The U.S. CongressSponsored by: The Humane Society of the United States
Rescue animals stranded by Katrina, and don't let animals be forgotten again!
Sign this petition to support The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS Act, H.R. 3858), currently in Congress, that will protect pets in federal evacuation plans, and urge officials to save currently stranded pets.
Some Hurricane Katrina victims refused to leave home because they couldn't take their animals with them, resulting in even more casualties. Furthermore, the Humane Society of the United States believes that while more than 7,000 animals have been saved in Mississippi and Louisiana, hundreds more may still be in need of rescue more than a month after Katrina hit. Pressure is still needed to save these animals, and a formal policy is needed to protect pets in future disasters, like Hurricane Rita.
Sign this petition to support The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS Act, H.R. 3858), currently in Congress, that will protect pets in federal evacuation plans, and urge officials to save currently stranded pets.
Some Hurricane Katrina victims refused to leave home because they couldn't take their animals with them, resulting in even more casualties. Furthermore, the Humane Society of the United States believes that while more than 7,000 animals have been saved in Mississippi and Louisiana, hundreds more may still be in need of rescue more than a month after Katrina hit. Pressure is still needed to save these animals, and a formal policy is needed to protect pets in future disasters, like Hurricane Rita.
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# 150:
3:40 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Karryn Arthur, California
# 149:
3:40 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Laura McCarthy, Missouri
Many pet owners would choose to stay if presented with the terrible choice of staying with their pet vs. leaving their pets behind. Please don't make them choose.
Many pet owners would choose to stay if presented with the terrible choice of staying with their pet vs. leaving their pets behind. Please don't make them choose.
# 148:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
David Snell, Illinois
# 147:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Julie Aschenbrenner, California
# 146:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Michelle Ramirez, Florida
# 145:
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3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Heather Hay, Illinois
would you leave your children behind? |
# 144:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Jody Meyerson, California
# 143:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Karin Lee, California
# 142:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Elizabeth Niven, Missouri
It is an outrage that these people were not able to save themselves and pets at the same time. It is cruel in the immediate sense of leaving behind animals to die and cruel in the longterm - having people mourn the loss of a pet and their homes/family members/all their belongings.
It is an outrage that these people were not able to save themselves and pets at the same time. It is cruel in the immediate sense of leaving behind animals to die and cruel in the longterm - having people mourn the loss of a pet and their homes/family members/all their belongings.
# 141:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 140:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Name not displayed, Arizona
# 139:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Dana Bisordi, California
Pets are family. They are living beings and deserve to be rescued.
Pets are family. They are living beings and deserve to be rescued.
# 138:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Nancy C. Lide, North Carolina
Please make it legal to bring out these beloved pets in an evacuation situation. When you have nothing left, the presence of your beloved pet can make all the difference. If one knows that he/she can take their pet with them we will have a significantly higher percentage of people who evacuate. This will save time and money and heartbreak in the long run. PLEASE HELP THE ANIMALS!!!
Please make it legal to bring out these beloved pets in an evacuation situation. When you have nothing left, the presence of your beloved pet can make all the difference. If one knows that he/she can take their pet with them we will have a significantly higher percentage of people who evacuate. This will save time and money and heartbreak in the long run. PLEASE HELP THE ANIMALS!!!
# 137:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Justin Heiden, Illinois
# 136:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Kimberly Bronheim, Florida
I will never evacuate if I cannot take my cats with me. Where I go, they go, that is the commitment I made to them when I brought them home!
I will never evacuate if I cannot take my cats with me. Where I go, they go, that is the commitment I made to them when I brought them home!
# 135:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Name not displayed, Connecticut
Animals are part of the American family. Why wouldn't we include them in all family rescue efforts?
Animals are part of the American family. Why wouldn't we include them in all family rescue efforts?
# 134:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
ANNA BABCOCK, West Virginia
Pets are part of families and very important to the people who love them. Please make arangements for them, do not abandon them.
Pets are part of families and very important to the people who love them. Please make arangements for them, do not abandon them.
# 133:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Chris Gesualdo, New Jersey
# 132:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Susanne Metz, New York
# 131:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Name not displayed, California
# 130:
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3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Cindy F. Lewis, Arizona
They are my family and how could you expect me to leave this little one behind? |
# 129:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Laurel Dufau, California
animals are an important part of one's family
animals are an important part of one's family
# 128:
3:39 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Marinell DeGraffenreid, Arizona
# 127:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Ellen Leventhal, New York
# 126:
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3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Becky Haisma, Texas
Too many people love their pets in this day and age and will stay behind to save them if shelters do not accept them and they have no transportation to take their animals with them, and if they stay behind and rescuers wont take their animals, they wont leave and if they do they are devastated. These people have lost everything and these people are emotionally attached to their pets. Please pass legislation to make pets included in evacuations. |
# 125:
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3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Cecily Jones, Virginia
It inhumane to leave pets behind during any disaster and federal assistance should allow those with pets to be allowed to take them to safety. |
# 124:
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3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Name not displayed, California
As a resident of San Francisco, a site which could very well be the next location for natural disaster, I can't imagine having to make a choice between my life or my pets. I have done all in my power to prepare to evacuate with my pets but for many people who do not have my resources, this is not a possibility. This is America, we have been blessed with a higher quality life than many in the world and this means having the ability to provide for animals in our care. Please assure the ability of evacuees to leave with their pets and avoid the cruel death of starvation and dehydration which awaits animals who are left behind, abandoned by those who had always cared for them. Thank you. |
# 123:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
David Gustafson, Illinois
# 122:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Nancie Stern, California
I can;t express enough how important this bill is to so many people who love their animals as much as any other family member. It would be like leaving my child behind if it were me.
I can;t express enough how important this bill is to so many people who love their animals as much as any other family member. It would be like leaving my child behind if it were me.
# 121:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Jewels Carlson, Arizona
# 120:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Ronna Dolin, California
# 119:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
David Corcoran, California
When disaster strikes, we must be ready to be responsive and sympathetic. When responding to the needs of people's animals, we are not just dealing with property that may or may not be of significant economic value. We are dealing with fellow creatures capable of pain, fear, panic, depression and post-traumatic stress. We are dealing with individuals who are included in that expanded circle of caring... who are members of the family who we would brave hell or high water to save.
When disaster strikes, we must be ready to be responsive and sympathetic. When responding to the needs of people's animals, we are not just dealing with property that may or may not be of significant economic value. We are dealing with fellow creatures capable of pain, fear, panic, depression and post-traumatic stress. We are dealing with individuals who are included in that expanded circle of caring... who are members of the family who we would brave hell or high water to save.
# 118:
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3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Robin Black, Pennsylvania
Its the humane and decent thing to do. People think of their pets as family and to some lonely people, they are the only family they have. Haven't you ever loved a pet? Pass this legislation |
# 117:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Kim Dimauro, New York
# 116:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Virginia Pelley, California
I read a story about a little boy waiting to evacuate New Orleans who cried until he vomited when he was told he wouldn't be able to take his dog with him on the bus. I still can't think about that without crying, and I'm sure that was the tip of the iceberg of heartbreaking stories from this particular disaster.
I read a story about a little boy waiting to evacuate New Orleans who cried until he vomited when he was told he wouldn't be able to take his dog with him on the bus. I still can't think about that without crying, and I'm sure that was the tip of the iceberg of heartbreaking stories from this particular disaster.
# 115:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Name not displayed, Texas
Too protect the defenseless is the humane thing to do.
Too protect the defenseless is the humane thing to do.
# 114:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Laura J. Bellucci, California
# 113:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Name not displayed, Arizona
Pets are family. Yes, people come first, but some peope won't come unless they can bring their pets.
Pets are family. Yes, people come first, but some peope won't come unless they can bring their pets.
# 112:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Ann Marie Mowbray, New York
Just think about. You have lost or about loss everything. A pet can be the only consoling thing in that persons life. Animals are a part of our existance
Just think about. You have lost or about loss everything. A pet can be the only consoling thing in that persons life. Animals are a part of our existance
# 111:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 110:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Lenora Keanrey, Georgia
Animals are family...
Animals are family...
# 109:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Caroline Hibbard, Illinois
# 108:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Renee Behrman-Greiman, Tennessee
# 107:
3:37 pm PDT, Sep 23,
SABRINA FOWLER, Indiana
# 106:
3:37 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Katherine Hull Cook, Connecticut
# 105:
3:37 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Stephanie Reynolds, California
# 104:
3:37 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Darlene Lane, Maryland
We need to make sure this NEVER happens again. My cats are all I have they are my family and I could never leave them even in a crisis. The entire Katrina fiasco should be prevented in the future at all costs.
We need to make sure this NEVER happens again. My cats are all I have they are my family and I could never leave them even in a crisis. The entire Katrina fiasco should be prevented in the future at all costs.
# 103:
3:37 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Elizabeth Casas, California
# 102:
3:37 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Kendra Cogert, California
# 101:
3:37 pm PDT, Sep 23,
Debbie Dutra, California