For Owners of Pets or Service Animals This brochure is designed
to help people with pets or service animals plan for
emergencies. When disaster strikes, some owners evacuate without
their animal companions, unintentionally causing the death of
that beloved pet. Other pets survive abandonment but are never
reunited with owners frantically searching for them. Owners
learn too late that they cannot bring pets or service animals
into a crowded rescue helicopter or boat. Saddest of all are the
owners who refuse to leave their animals behind and stay with
them rather than evacuate, choosing to risk their own lives. For
all of these reasons, you should include your pet in your
family’s emergency plan. - Prepare Yourself: Disaster Readiness
Tips for Owners of Pets or Service Animals (PDF Format) - A text
version of this document can be found below Service Animals Are
Not Pets The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a
service animal as “any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal
individually trained to provi