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Integrating Pets into Your Emergency ...

Kitten being rescued from flood
What is the PETS Act? The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS) of 2006 was passed following Hurricane Katrina.     Images of abandoned animals, as well as the knowledge that many individuals and families refused to evacuate when they found that they couldn’t take their pets with them spurred legislators into passi [...]

Preparing for the Storm

Photo of empty store shelves
Four Steps to Staying Safe & Healthy in an Emergency Winter storms are inevitable. Most people know what groceries they need, as empty store shelves confirm. But it’s not only eleventh hour shoppers that can get into trouble. People know what groceries they need How can you make sure you can stay safe and healthy when a big winter storm h [...]

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