Pet Hurricane Planning

What should a pet owner do when a hurricane is approaching?

Animal shelters, such as Pinellas County Animal Services, the Humane Society and the SPCA, cannot accept your pets.

Also, please don’t assume that a boarding kennel or hotel/motel will accept your pet. Check ahead and look for kennels in non-evacuation zones. For pet-friendly hotels/motels call the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at (727) 464-7200 or during an evacuation go to www.visitstpeteclearwater.com

Have a plan for your entire family, which includes your pet(s).

• Do not leave your pet at home!
• Emergency Management Pet Preparedness Instructions
• Pet Friendly Shelter Registration Form
  Service animals may go to shelters, but other pets need to be cared for by making prior arrangements, such as signing up to go to a pet-friendly shelter or a host home. Residents must preregister themselves and their pets for these pet-friendly shelters, as space is limited. Mobile home residents are given first priority (pet shelter locations).
  Return shelter registration form to:

  Pinellas County Animal Services
  12450 Ulmerton Road, Largo, FL 33774
  

  or Fax: (727) 582-2637

• Pet Identification Form
  Fill out this form and adhere to your pet carrier or kennel.
• Pet Pick-ups From Special Needs Citizens During Evacuations
  

  This registration is for citizens that are classified special needs evacuees and are already registered with their local fire department and have a pet which they need help evacuating. They should call Pinellas County Animal Services at (727) 582-2600 to register pets for pick-up or fill out the form and send to Animal Services at the above address.

After the Storm:

Post-Disaster Animal Collection Temporary Collection Sites: After a storm, stray animals will be collected and staged at temporary collection sites prior to transfer to more permanent shelters. The location of these collection sites will be determined based on prevailing conditions. Every effort will be made to inform the public of these locations so that animals can be returned to their owners as quickly as possible.

Once the site(s) have been determined you should look for your pet(s) at the location nearest your home and where you last saw your pet. To report a lost pet, call Pinellas County Animal Services at (727) 582-2600.