Comments on Golden Daily Scoop: Be #PetPrepared When Disaster Strikes

Your reminder prompted us to stop procrastinating ...

2016-05-12T20:37:47.076-04:00

Your reminder prompted us to stop procrastinating and update our family plans/supplies. I made some simple one-page essential pet info summary sheets as part of updating our family's emergency kits, and prettied them up as blank templates in case they are helpful to anyone else: Free Emergency Pet Information Sheet Printables There is a linked shout out to your post and infographic in the preamble. :) Thanks again!

It sounds like you have a great plan in place, fan...

2016-05-10T17:15:31.256-04:00

It sounds like you have a great plan in place, fantastic! Thank you for sharing the additional tips. What a great idea to keep your pet's info and backup on your phone. I believe communication, especially with neighbors is vital. Hopefully you will never have to put your plan to use but so happy to hear you are prepared! Thanks for taking the time to comment and sharing your thoughts!

It's always so good to have a reminder! We us...

2016-05-10T16:47:14.278-04:00

It's always so good to have a reminder! We used to live in an area where family bush fire preparedness was essential. Now we live in an area where earthquakes a risk, so responding during/after instead of evacuating before has become part of our revised family and pet response.

A few tips that the emergency organisations offer here, in addition to those on that great graphic, that might be helpful for folks in similar reactive situations:

- Photograph your pet, your current vaccinations, microchip, and registration details. Keep it on your mobile phone and a back up location (web and/or trusted person). If a disaster strikes whilst you aren't home with your pet or are but cannot safely access your kit, you may have your mobile phone. If that fails, you can always gain access to your back-up.

- If possible, look out for your neighbours and ask that they do the same. You may not be able to safely return home to your pet when disaster strikes and the help of a trusted neighbour may make all the difference.

I hope to never need my emergency plan/kit nor that any of your readers do, but it's important to be prepared if it does. Stay safe, furfriends!

It is so important to be as prepared as you possib...

2016-05-10T00:56:13.155-04:00

It is so important to be as prepared as you possibly can be for the disasters that are common to your area. I'm glad that Hill's has stepped up to the plate and filled a huge need for animals. They have helped a lot of pets in their time of need.
-Purrs from your friends at www.PlayfulKitty.net

Seeing the pets on the news during any major disas...

2016-05-09T22:47:11.823-04:00

Seeing the pets on the news during any major disaster is always the hardest part - I've been seeing a lot of good news about people helping others' keep close to their pets more often lately. Great tips!

We have had to evacuate twice in the past few year...

2016-05-09T22:39:41.143-04:00

We have had to evacuate twice in the past few years due to weather emergencies. It is scary. I am so glad Hill's goes above and beyond to help pet parents.

Thank you! :)

2016-05-09T14:30:33.464-04:00

Thank you! :)

Our hearts break every time we see the images of t...

2016-05-09T14:30:10.851-04:00

Our hearts break every time we see the images of those fires on tv. Hopefully many of those families had a plan in place. Thanks for stopping by!

We agree, Hill's has done an amazing job in he...

2016-05-09T14:28:52.678-04:00

We agree, Hill's has done an amazing job in helping families and pets in times of disaster.

That must have been so stressful, glad to hear it ...

2016-05-09T14:28:08.128-04:00

That must have been so stressful, glad to hear it didn't impact you! It's always to be better to be safe than sorry.

It's a wonderful program that has helped to ma...

2016-05-09T14:26:35.941-04:00

It's a wonderful program that has helped to many animals and families around the country. I agree, it's very inspiring to see people helping others in times of need.

How scary and what a great idea to keep a kit in t...

2016-05-09T14:25:45.454-04:00

How scary and what a great idea to keep a kit in the car! Paws crossed that you will never have to use it!

We have been watching those fires as well, so scar...

2016-05-09T14:24:27.940-04:00

We have been watching those fires as well, so scary! It's a great reminder to have a plan in place!

Very important post - Pinned!

2016-05-09T14:17:09.496-04:00

Very important post - Pinned!

Such important information... & we're glad...

2016-05-09T12:42:49.560-04:00

Such important information... & we're glad you have some toys in your kit!
Annette @PetsAreFound

With the recent fires raging on in Calgary this is...

2016-05-09T11:53:53.688-04:00

With the recent fires raging on in Calgary this is such a heartbreaking and important post. Too many times pets get displaced in disasters. It's always so amazing to hear stories of them being reunited after, but a handy list like this could help so many avoid the trouble.

So im-paw-tant to be prepared!!!

2016-05-09T11:44:21.605-04:00

So im-paw-tant to be prepared!!!

Very great tips! Definitely a good post to keep in...

2016-05-09T00:27:41.545-04:00

Very great tips! Definitely a good post to keep in handy.

I think it is terrific that Hills is so committed ...

2016-05-08T22:30:46.637-04:00

I think it is terrific that Hills is so committed to helping pets in times of disaster as well as helping homeless pets.

We had a major flood within 10 miles of our house ...

2016-05-08T22:03:36.908-04:00

We had a major flood within 10 miles of our house this past fall. Luckily, we weren't impacted, but hundreds of people and their pets were displaced. I definitely need to put together an emergency kit.

I love learning about programs like this. It also...

2016-05-08T21:11:18.542-04:00

I love learning about programs like this. It also warms my heart to hear of all the amazing people that step forward to help in times of need. Thank you for sharing.

These are awesome tips and I really wish I'd h...

2016-05-08T16:30:58.483-04:00

These are awesome tips and I really wish I'd had them handy a few years ago. We had a summer of extremely bad fires and at one point, we were on evacuation stand-by in our neighborhood as the flames had crested one of the peaks behind our neighborhood. It was terrifying and I can remember scrambling to figure out what we needed. Thankfully, we never had to evacuate but from that moment on, I've kept an emergency kit in the house and in the car. Two years ago we had terrible flooding in Boulder but I felt so much more calm and prepared because we had a plan. The tips and the infographic are incredibly helpful. Thank you for posting this!

The kit ideas are really crucial and I plan to cre...

2016-05-08T01:06:41.538-04:00

The kit ideas are really crucial and I plan to create our kit this month while this theme is top of mind. Watching those terrible fires up in Canada has reminded us all how important a plan is. Thanks for posting this early on in the month.

This is an important reminder that folks should be...

2016-05-07T22:38:51.885-04:00

This is an important reminder that folks should be prepared, with out without pets! Having pets, though, certainly adds an additional layer to the items we need to be ready for potential events. Thanks so much for sharing!

That's great to hear! I can imagine planning f...

2016-05-07T22:07:44.290-04:00

That's great to hear! I can imagine planning for a pack does take a bit more time!