Are you prepared to evacuate with your pets? Follow the three steps to make sure your pets are ready for any natural disaster. This PowerPoint is part of the "Save Your Best Friend: Make a Pet Evacuation Kit" Girl Scouts Gold Award. Some items make vary between dogs and cats.

2. • Urgent announcement!
• Evacuate in 20 minutes
• What would you bring?

4.  Water
 Phone
 Clothes
 Money
 Food
 Radio

5. What about your best
friend?
Can you take them?
What supplies do
you need?

6. “Save Your Best Friend:
Make an Pet Evacuation Kit.”
A Gold Award Project
In 3 Steps

7. • Droughts
• Earthquakes
• Extreme heat/cold
• Floods
• Hurricanes
• Landslides
• Severe Weather
• Space Weather
• Tornadoes
• Tsunamis
• Volcanoes
• Wildfires
• Winter Storms

8. If you’re prepared:
• Just get your pet evacuation kit
• Put your pets on leashes or in carriers
• And go!

9. This step is very important because many pet owners do not know
where to evacuate to during a natural disaster.
#1: Check with Family & Friends
• Stay at a family member’s home?
• Or out-of-town friends?
• Get permission ahead of time.

10. #2: Check for Pet-Friendly Hotels
• Hotels will be a safe place too
• Look for number, size, or species
restrictions
• Check pet fees
Good Sources:
 bringfido.com
 tripwithpets.com

11. #3: Check with out-of-town vets,
animal shelters & kennels
• Gather phone numbers in your relocation
area
• Who does emergency boarding?

12. #4: Check with emergency
management
• Emergency plans for owners and pets?
• Mississippi’s is MEMA. National is FEMA.

13. #5: Prepare an evacuation plan with
family.
•Make an evacuation kit for your family
•Establish a meeting place
•Talking about emergency plans
•Make sure everyone can get
emergency alert

14. #6: Create a buddy system with
neighbors.
• Can friend or neighbor evacuate your
pet if you are gone?
• Tell them where your evacuation kit is

15. #6: Keep your pet up-to-date
on vaccinations and have all the
necessary supplies.
• Micro chipping pets
• Updating tag/ microchip information
• Purchasing harnesses, carriers, leashes
• Getting vaccination and medical records
• Getting pets vaccinated and medicated

16. • Collar (reflective)
• Leash (reflective)
• Muzzles- shelters may require them

17. • Week supply water (bottled water)
• Week supply food– Change food every 3
months!
• Can opener

18. • Spoon
• Food dishes- Substitute with
Tupperware
• Crate/ Carrier- Put contact info on
crate. Substitute for pillowcase or 2
tied laundry baskets

19. • Blanket
• Toy
• Waste bag/ Litter
• Flashlight
• Aluminum Roast Pan

20. • Soap/ Bleach
• Paper Towels
• First Aid Kit- includes
• First Aid Book
•Scissors
•Latex Gloves
•Isopropyl Alcohol
•Saline Solution
•Antibiotic Ointment
•Flea- Tick Prevention
•Bandage Rolls
•Bandage Tape
•Tweezers

21. • Vaccination Records
• Medical Records
• Photo of You and Pet
• Keep all of these in a waterproof
container

22. This is to have stress-free pets.
Stay Informed about weather
 Know the type of threat
 Be prepared for the unexpected.

23. Bring pets inside
• At first sign of bad weather
Keep pets on leashes
• Pets will want to run
• Pets can get diseases from other pets

24. Check for bites and wounds
• Debris injuries or infections
• Call medical personnel

25. Avoid closeness with other animals
• Pets will stress or get diseases
Wash your hands
• Before and after handling waste
• After handling food

26. • Leave pets in a central room with no
 Windows
 Big furniture
 Toxic plants.
• Make sure they have their kit with lots of
food and water.
• I DO NOT SUGGEST THIS.

27. • If it is not safe for you, it is NOT safe for your
pet.
• Prepare for the worst.
• Follow evacuation instructions.

28. • If you stay stressed, so will your pets.
• Do NOT leave your pets behind during
an evacuation.

29. • Plan to rescue neighbor’s pets
• Make sure friends/ family have pet kits.
• Let close ones evacuate to your house.

30. • Go to SlideShare.com
• Look up “Save Your Best Friend:Make a
Pet Evacuation Kit”
• Visit FEMA, ASPCA, AMVA
http://www.fema.gov/
https://www.aspca.org/
https://www.avma.org/Pages/home.aspx

31. • http://www.instructables.com/id/Emergency-
Pet-Evacuation-Pack/?ALLSTEPS
• https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/docum
ents/files/pets_brochure.pdf
• http://www.cdc.gov/features/petsanddisasters/
• http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/general-pet-
care/disaster-preparedness
• http://www.americanhumane.org/about-
us/newsroom/news-releases/10-tips-to-keep-
children-and-1.html

32. • Follow my three steps and be ready for
disasters!
• Tell your family and friends to make a kit.
(Your pets will thank you!)