Saving Pets When Disaster Strikes

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Urge your members of Congress to pass the PETS Act so that no pet is left behind when disaster strikes (https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2006_PETS2/kn7g5i4053jbkm?source=gabaoy). https://img.getactivehub.com/an2/custom_images/humane/spacer.gif https://img.getactivehub.com/an2/custom_images/humane/spacer.gif https://img.getactivehub.com/an2/custom_images/humane/spacer.gif
Dear Laura,

I hope you will never be forced to make a horrifying choice: Abandon your pet and find your way to safety, or stay with your pet and remain in a hazardous, and potentially life-threatening, situation. But during Hurricane Katrina, thousands of people were given just that choice.
Today, I urge you to take action to help shape a policy that will save thousands of animals from this tragic fate (https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2006_PETS2/kn7g5i4053jbkm?source=gabaoy) -- and save pet lovers like you from being forced to confront this awful choice when disaster strikes. By asking your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators to support the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act, you can make a difference for people and animals. This legislation requires state and local authorities to take into consideration the needs of individuals with pets and service animals in disaster plans.
Imagine losing your home, your job, your school, your place of worship, and having nothing left but the unconditional love of your pet. We all witnessed the tragedies that occurred when Hurricane Katrina struck -- gut-wrenching images of abandoned animals and desperate people who stayed behind with their pets juxtaposed with heartwarming snapshots of courageous rescues and incredible reunions of people and their pets. These images illustrate the unbreakable bond between humans and their companion animals.
Please help us preserve this bond by contacting your members of Congress (https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2006_PETS2/kn7g5i4053jbkm?source=gabaoy) and urging them to pass the PETS Act. The U.S. House introduced its bill (H.R. 3858) in the wake of Katrina last fall. The Senate introduced its companion bill (S. 2548) just a few weeks ago, which would further help animals in disasters by authorizing financial support to states to create and operate shelters for people with animals. The Senate bill would also allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide rescue, care, shelter, and essential needs to people with household pets and service animals, and the animals themselves, after a disaster strikes.
https://img.getactivehub.com/an2/custom_images/humane/alert_one.jpg (https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2006_PETS2/kn7g5i4053jbkm?source=gabaoy)Take action (https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2006_PETS2/kn7g5i4053jbkm?source=gabaoy). Please contact your U.S. Representative, Tom Lantos, and your U.S. Senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, today and urge them to support the PETS Act to prevent our treasured pets and service animals from being left behind in the next major disaster. Even if you have previously e-mailed or called Congress about the PETS Act, I urge you to take action again. Click here to contact Congress now (https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2006_PETS2/kn7g5i4053jbkm?source=gabaoy).
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With your help, we can make sure that when the next disaster strikes, no pet will be left behind. Thank you for your action on behalf of animals.

Sincerely,
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Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States

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Like me, I bet you can't get the tragic images from Hurricane Katrina out of your mind: hundreds of bloated dog carcasses floating in toxic water; a young boy sobs as rescuers pull his small fluffy dog, Snowball, from his arms, never to be seen again; a New Orleans man—who had climbed a tree as floodwaters rose and, for five days, held his 16-year-old dog in his arms, only to be told by rescuers that he couldn't take her with him—is forced to shoot his dog instead of leaving her behind to die terrified and alone.

This tragic loss of beloved animals could happen again—to any one of us, even you—whether you live along the Gulf Coast, near a fault line, or anywhere else that a natural disaster or other catastrophic event may strike. But if you make a few simple preparations, there's a good chance that you can keep your animals safe.

Are you prepared? (http://www.helpinganimals.com/animalsHome_hurricaneseason.asp)

Please take a moment to print out our disaster preparedness checklist (http://www.helpinganimals.com/animalsHome_hurricaneseason.asp) and view our public service announcement (http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=save_your_pet). It might save your animal's life.

Hurricane season is here again, and we need your help to get our disaster preparedness checklist and public service announcement out to residents who are already at risk along the Gulf Coast. Please help us prevent another Katrina and help save thousands upon thousands of lives. Make a generous contribution (https://ebiz.isiservices.com/peta-e/peta/donation.asp?section_code=H06Q001X) to PETA today.

Thank you for your compassion and generosity.

Sincerely,
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Ingrid E. Newkirk
President

P.S. Please forward this e-mail (http://getactive.peta.org/PETA/join-forward.html?domain=PETA&r=x1MWN771hz4r&) to your friends, family members, colleagues, and anyone else you can think of who might benefit from our checklist and lend their support to these vital efforts! Even send it to your favorite blogger. We want to make sure that as many animals as possible are protected. Thank you.

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The Humane Society of the United States
ATTEND A PARTY TO SAVE PETS FROM THE NEXT DISASTER
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Dear Laura,

Earlier today I sent you an invitation to attend a Party Animals
event in your community. Due to an amazing response from
concerned animal advocates like you, our servers were
overwhelmed and the Party Animals site was down from
approximately 2:00 - 6:30 p.m. EST.

I am very sorry for this inconvenience. I hope you will try
again now to find a party in your area:
https://community.hsus.org/ct/vpzvpeM1mX6B/

We're grateful for your support and hope you will join us on
June 11 for the biggest Party Animals event of the year. Your
participation is crucial to our efforts to pass the Pets
Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act, critical
legislation that will protect pets during natural disasters like
Hurricane Katrina. Again, I'm so sorry that our system may not
have worked for you. I look forward to having you join one of
our parties.

Sincerely,
Mike Markarian
President
Humane Society Legislative Fund
www.fund.org (http://www.fund.org/)

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Join HSUS President & CEO Wayne Pacelle on the Party Animals
national conference call. Click here to sign up now:
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The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
All Rights Reserved.

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The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037

[Bowwowmeow]

Dear Laura,

Thousands of pets were left behind in the wake of Hurricane Katrina: trapped in empty houses, stranded on rooftops above the flood waters, wandering alone through deserted streets.

Our new eCards tell their stories. And by sending one of these cards today (https://community.hsus.org/ct/67zvpeM1ym65/), you can help ensure that no pet is ever left behind again when disaster strikes.
The U.S. Senate is considering the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act, which would require that pets and service animals are included in disaster evacuation plans.
Please help us get this law passed today. Send one of our moving eCards to your friends and family and urge them to take action. Each card tells the touching story of a pet rescued by The Humane Society of the United States after Hurricane Katrina.
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Tragically for our pets, when disaster strikes the federal government will not reimburse states for the cost of rescuing and sheltering animals, or for the cost of reuniting them with loving families.

Please help make sure pets are cared for before, and after, a disaster! (http://go.care2.com/e/lfS/M3/FNNe)
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With hurricane season on us again we need to make sure that our nation’s animals will be protected before and after a disaster.
Please tell your U.S. Senators to support the PETS bill and help make sure pets are cared for before, and after, a disaster>> (http://go.care2.com/e/lfS/M3/FNNe) http://go.care2.com/e/lfS/M3/FNNe


Responding to the need for better plans to deal with animals during disasters, Congress introduced bills in both houses. The House of Representatives passed a bill that would ensure that all states take into account the needs of animals when drawing up emergency and evacuation plans, but it does not provide any funding to increase shelter capacity, or states to be reimbursed for actions taken to protect animal life.
The Senate version of the PETS bill is an important improvement over the House version. This bill acknowledges the federal government’s responsibility to provide funding to help states and localities cover the additional costs of animal shelter, care and reunion. Without federal funding, states will be unable to put into place the systems of care and recovery we know are needed to provide for the needs of families with pets. It is vital that the Senate approve legislation that would require the federal government to reimburse states for the costs of rescuing and sheltering animals and reuniting them with their human families.


Please contact your Senators and urge them to make sure the final version of the PETS Act provides funding to increase America's ability to protect animals when disaster strikes>> (http://go.care2.com/e/lfS/M3/FNNe) http://go.care2.com/e/lfS/M3/FNNe


Sincerely,
Michael Lawley,
Care2 and ThePetitionSite team