Summary
Like other forms of disaster prevention, individual, community, and institutional efforts are required to keep pets safe during extreme climate events.
101: How to Prep Your Pet for a Disaster
As climate change strengthens hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters, people are seeking advice on how to safeguard their pets.
“A lot of people think climate change is in the future or only happening on the coast. But… climate change is here today and it is impacting every community in one way or another,” said Dr. Sarah DeYoung, a disaster researcher at the University of Delaware. “People should be aware that climate change is not a future, distant thing that will impact their animals. It is here and it is impacting every community.”
While each disaster has its unique quirks and idiosyncrasies, experts have issued general pet safety recommendations.
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