Doris Days Animal Group
Never Again The tragedy inflicted by Hurricane Katrina was compounded by the failure of federal, state and local authorities to include animal companions in their disaster planning. As a result, many people chose to risk their own lives in order to remain with their pets when rescuers refused to take these animals to safety along with their human guardians. In the weeks since Katrina struck, volunteers have subsequently risked their health and safety by going into storm ravaged neighborhoods to rescue dogs, cats, horses, birds, and other abandoned companion animals. In order to make certain this does not happen again, Representatives Tom Lantos (D-CA), Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Barney Frank (D-CT) have introduced federal legislation known as the “Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act" (H.R. 3858) to ensure state and local authorities take into account people with companion animals during future natural disasters. The PETS Act would require that state and local disaster preparedness plans required for Federal Emergency Management Agency funding include provisions for household pets and service animals. Ask Your Representative to support the PETS Act (H.R. 3858).: http://m1e.net/c?43057365-DAXaNSlHhFGNA ... 8m2gX8Uw5g |
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| Sent mine to Bill Young of Florida. I hope this passes! |
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