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Hurricane Preparedness for your
PET
Take
Action-
If
a hurricane threatens, heed early
warnings because there will be no home pick-up
to bring pets to kennels. Shelters
will not accept pets.
Ensure your animals have:
- Proper ID collar and rabies tag
- Proper ID on all belongings
- Carrier or cage
- Leash
- Ample food supply (at least three days)
- Water/food bowls
- Any necessary medication(s)
- Specific care instruction (i.e., medication,
diet, etc.)
- Newspapers, plastic trash bags for handling
waste
Plan Ahead-
Kennel space will probably not
be available, and shelters will not accept pets.
You must plan for the evacuation and safety of
your pets as part of your preparedness planning.
- There are more than 100 times more pets than
kennel boarding spaces.
- The county shelters (Animal Services, Humane
Society, SPCA, Friends of Strays) cannot accept
your pets. They will need space to accept lost,
distressed and at-large animals during the postdisaster
period.
- Make plans for your pets well in advance.
You should call friends or family living
outside the evacuation area first to inquire about caring for your pet.
- An identification collar with a leash is a
necessity to control your pet. Electronic
implants are available to identify pets. Ask your veterinarian.
- Keep a properly-sized plastic or wooden pet
carrier for each pet.
The carrier should be big enough to allow your pet to stand and turn around.
- If you must use a kennel, make sure that it
is not in the evacuation zone and contact it
as soon as possible for availability.
Post-Disaster
ANIMAL COLLECTION POINTS
In a disaster situation,
temporary collection points
for all large animals would be established if
travel and
access to our area is severely restricted. A
36-hour holding period would allow recovering
owners to
more easily locate their pets. Animals would
then be moved to designated shelters. Temporary
collection points were selected based on county
population demographics, pet population density,
and consideration for major thoroughfares. Only
the
fenced ball fields would be used around the
designated emergency shelters.
MEADOWLAWN SCHOOL
5900 16th St. N., St. Petersburg
33703 DIXIE HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL
4949 62nd St. N., St. Petersburg
33709
BOCA CIEGA HIGH SCHOOL
924 58th St. S., Gulfport
33707
LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
1400 54th Ave. S., St.
Petersburg 33705
CLEARWATER HIGH SCHOOL
540 S. Hercules Ave.,
Clearwater 33764
PALM HARBOR MIDDLE
SCHOOL
1800 Tampa Rd., Palm
Harbor 34683
EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
1300 Silver Eagle
Dr., Tarpon Springs
34689
DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL
1651 Pinehurst
Rd., Dunedin
34698
ANIMAL SHELTERS
HUMANE SOCIETY
3040 SR #590,
Clearwater
34619
SPCA
9099 130th
Ave. N.,
Largo 34643
PINELLAS
COUNTY
ANIMAL SERVICES
12450 Ulmerton
Rd. Largo
33774
FRIENDS
OF STRAYS
2911
47th
Ave.
N.
St. Petersburg
33714
Large Animal Evacuation Sites
Lessons
learned
from
Hurricane
Andrew
were that horses and livestock have a better chance for survival
and reduced injury when turned out in clean pastures with native vegetation.
Walsingham Park, located at
102nd Ave. and 125th St. in Largo, is a mid-county site that is ideal
for this
purpose and has
been selected
based on its location,
native vegetation,
available water,
perimeter fencing,
and protection from flying
debris. Take caution in allowing your pet outdoors after
the storm has passed.
Familiar scents and landmarks may be altered and your pet could easily be confused
and become lost. Downed power lines and reptiles brought in with high water could
present real dangers to your pet. Take precaution not to allow your pet to consume
food or water which may have become contaminated.
SHELTER & ADOPTION
CENTER
(now part of Pinewood Cultural Park)
12450 Ulmerton Road, Largo 33774
(727) 582-2600 / TDD (727) 582-2636
Rabies/Bite/Quarantine Line (727) 582-2608
Lost or Found Pets Hotline (727) 582-2604
HOURS:
Monday through Friday 9AM to 6PM
Saturday 9AM to 4PM
Adoptions Section closes half an hour prior to facility closing
Closed Sundays & Holidays
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