you need to evacuate (leave your home for safer ground) the most important thing is to TAKE YOUR PET WITH YOU. Leaving pets behind, even if you try to create a safe place for them, is not the best action. BUT, pets cannot go with you to a Red Cross emergency shelter (unless they are service animals, like dogs for the visually impaired.) Since your pet cannot go to the shelter, you need to plan ahead.

hotels or motels outside your immediate area and ask about their policies on accepting pets during an emergency. Keep a list of "pet friendly" places in your emergency kit so you"ll know where to go. If you get advance notice that you will need to evacuate, call and make a reservation at the "pet friendly" places right away!

You can also ask friends or relatives outside the area if they could keep your pets in an emergency.

repare a list of boarding facilities and veterinarians who could shelter your animals in an emergency. Keep the list in your emergency kit.

If you have more than one pet, they may be more comfortable if they are kept together, but in an emergency that might not be possible.

If you are under a disaster warning, keep your pets inside with you so you don’t have to look for them if you have to evacuate. Make sure they are wearing collars and identification tags.