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Protect Animals During Times of Disaster!

Target: Senator
Sponsored by: American Humane Association

With hurricane season on us again we need to make sure that our nations animals will be protected before and after a disaster.

Tragically for our pets, the federal government will not reimburse states for the cost of rescuing and sheltering animals, or for the cost of reuniting them with loving families.

But the Senate is considering a new law called the PETS bill, that acknowledges the federal governments responsibility to provide funding to help states cover the additional costs of animal shelter, care and reunion with their families.

Please tell your U.S. Senators to support the PETS bill and help make sure pets are cared for before, and after, a disaster!

deadline: 6-22-2007
goal: 75,000

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As your constituent and a supporter of the American Humane Association, I urge you to support S. 2548, the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act. This bill is an important improvement over the House-passed bill and will further efforts to make sure local governments and states will be prepared to care for animal populations when disaster strikes.

During consideration of S. 2548, it is most important that you ensure the legislation includes provisions allowing states to be reimbursed by FEMA for the costs of rescuing and sheltering family pets and service animals and reuniting them with their human families. In order for this bill to be truly effective, it not only must include animals in disaster plans, but must also provide resources that increase the ability of cities and states to meet the needs of animals during disaster. Hurricane Katrina demonstrated that the needs of animals are often integrally linked with those of their human family members. We know many families will not evacuate unless they can be assured their pets will be evacuated and sheltered.

Please support S. 2548 and insist that it contain provisions for an equitable distribution of financial assistance to states and communities for animal emergency response planning and operations. If we are to effectively prepare for emergencies, the needs of pets must be considered and resources provided to enable all states to help animals and their human family members.

Please help protect animals and the families who love and care for them. I look forward to seeing what action you will take on this very important matter.

Sincerely,

We signed the “Protect Animals During Times of Disaster!” petition!

# 50:

12:32 pm PDT, Jun 23, Amy Quinn, Virginia

# 49:

12:31 pm PDT, Jun 23, Carissa Tomlinson, Minnesota
My pets are my children.

# 48:

12:31 pm PDT, Jun 23, Gareth Hooper, Texas

# 47:

12:31 pm PDT, Jun 23, A.B. Paterson, Connecticut

# 46:

12:31 pm PDT, Jun 23, Sue Iri, California
Often pets are the only family people have, and they will put themselves in great danger to avoid leaving them. The people that do leave are heartbroken, and it adds another stress to their already terrifying ordeal.

# 45:

12:31 pm PDT, Jun 23, Melody Joyce, Michigan

# 44:

12:31 pm PDT, Jun 23, Adina Forsberg, California
It is imperative we take action on this! They deserve to be kept safe!!!

# 43:

12:31 pm PDT, Jun 23, Susan Iskowich, Illinois

# 42:

12:31 pm PDT, Jun 23, Trisha Hooper, California
Pets are family members to and having feelings as well. Please help our pets.

# 41:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Robert Windmiller, Illinois

# 40:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Christina Venturini, New York

# 39:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Beth Porterfield, Virginia
Please take action on this issue. It is of the greatest importance.

# 38:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Allana Cingle, Nebraska

# 37:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Brenda Schenck, Ohio
As an animal lover and someone who has cats and dogs - I can't imagine being forced to leave them behind in a time of disaster. No one should have to make this choice on top of the trauma of loosing everything you own. Please help make sure this type of disaster never happens again in America by working to pass the bill.

# 36:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Teri Schmidt, Texas

# 35:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Amy Murray, Texas
If you can help the people during a disaster so can the animals because they are victims too...

# 34:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Mary Cheek, Washington

# 33:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Susan Thurairatnam, Georgia

# 32:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Carole Nagy, Nevada

# 31:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Kathy Hatcher, Iowa
Pets are family too!

# 30:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Adele Chatelain, Pennsylvania

# 29:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Candice Johnson, Alabama

# 28:

12:30 pm PDT, Jun 23, Kenneth Clark, New York

# 27:

12:29 pm PDT, Jun 23, Wendy Crow, Texas
I could no more leave my pets behind in a disaster than I could a human family member. My pets are furry extensions of my family. Please help make it possible that no one will ever be faced with such a decision again.

# 26:

12:29 pm PDT, Jun 23, Carly Pepin, California

# 25:

12:29 pm PDT, Jun 23, Emily Snow-Carter, Tennessee

# 24:

12:29 pm PDT, Jun 23, Curtis Haugeborg, California

# 23:

12:29 pm PDT, Jun 23, Karen Hetzler, Iowa

# 22:

12:29 pm PDT, Jun 23, Alicia Obando, Illinois

# 21:

12:29 pm PDT, Jun 23, Necia Earwood, Texas
Human crisis victims should not be required to evacuate their homes to take residence in shelters while abandoning living pets at home to die of drowning, fire or starvation, especially when precautionary measures such as suggested in this petition, made in advance, will assist with alleviating this problem.

# 20:

12:29 pm PDT, Jun 23, Name not displayed, Texas
Our pets are just as big a part of our family as out children are. Some elderly people only have their pets for family. Our pets are important and we should get all the help we deserve in taking care of them and help with reuniting them with their families during and after a disaster. Please also help stop horse slaughter. Thank you and God bless.....

# 19:

12:28 pm PDT, Jun 23, Mandy Cook, North Carolina

# 18:

12:28 pm PDT, Jun 23, Name not displayed, Georgia

# 17:

12:28 pm PDT, Jun 23, Diane Luck, Oregon
Please support saving our pets in the event of a disaster. Pets are family to many people and should be given the care they deserve. Also, many people died in Katrina because they would not leave their pets. This was a sad, unnecessary situation.

# 16:

12:28 pm PDT, Jun 23, Lorraine Karmonocky, Florida

# 15:

12:27 pm PDT, Jun 23, Jennifer Lambright, Texas

# 14:

12:27 pm PDT, Jun 23, Gina Seippel, Virginia

# 13:

12:27 pm PDT, Jun 23, Tammy Razzano, Pennsylvania

# 12:

12:27 pm PDT, Jun 23, Tony Costa, Oregon

# 11:

12:27 pm PDT, Jun 23, Brigitta Kovacs, Florida

# 10:

12:27 pm PDT, Jun 23, Amanda White, Florida
Being a pet owner and living in a state that hurricanes seem to love, I think things like this are very important.

# 9:

12:26 pm PDT, Jun 23, Judy Caughlin, Texas

# 8:

12:26 pm PDT, Jun 23, Brandy Green, Arizona

# 7:

12:26 pm PDT, Jun 23, Alexandra Savic, Colorado

# 6:

12:26 pm PDT, Jun 23, Deborah Maedke, Georgia
Human crisis victims should not be required to evacuate their homes to take residence in shelters while abandoning living pets at home to die of drowning, fire or starvation, especially when precautionary measures such as suggested in this petition, made in advance, will assist with alleviating this problem.

# 5:

12:26 pm PDT, Jun 23, Joe Tutt, Texas
Pets are family too. Make sure they get back to their owners.

# 4:

12:25 pm PDT, Jun 23, Michele Williams, Georgia

# 3:

12:25 pm PDT, Jun 23, Emily Bragonier, Pennsylvania

# 2:

12:23 pm PDT, Jun 23, Tracy Edwards, Missouri

# 1:

12:19 pm PDT, Jun 23, Denise Estle, Michigan

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