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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2006THE PETS ACTS HAS BEEN SIGNED
The president signed the PETS transportation act into law Happy Dance >The president signed the PETS transportation act into law > >Happy Dance Never heard of it. What is it?? >>The president signed the PETS transportation act into law >> >>Happy Dance > > Never heard of it. What is it?? It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and rescue units are required to accept and help animals read up on it http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/president_bush_signs_p ets_Act.html It has been a long hard battle but we won > It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and rescue > units are required to accept and help animals read up on it > http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/president_bush_signs_p ets_Act.html > It has been a long hard battle but we won Does this mean that dogs and cats nationwide will have to take tests to see how well they're learning? :-P Seriously, it's great news! I hope it gets enforced. Joyce > > It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and > > rescue [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Joyce Joyce can you see a security guard trying to take Rumble, Spirit. Ka'Shay or any of my furballs out of my hands or telling me or any of us that we can't come into a shelter with them when there is approaching danger. How far do you think my boot would go. I wonder how much surgery it would take to remove it and how I would explain it to the insurance company. Would make a great headline >> > It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and >> > rescue [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >take to remove it and how I would explain it to the insurance company. >Would make a great headline I wonder if any of those people that made others leave their pets behind had pets of their own ?? >>> > It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and >>> > rescue [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > I wonder if any of those people that made others leave their pets > behind had pets of their own ?? "those people" didn't have a choice in the matter. Whether you are an emergency worker or volunteer there are rules you have to follow. The alternative is chaos if everyone makes up their own rules. Yes this act is a wonderful step in the right direction. But it does not guarantee the rescue of all pets in case of an emergency. It is difficult to control people in a shelter. This is going to make that job harder. People still need to do their very best to make their own emergency plans and not rely on the government to come and get them, cause it just isn't a job the government does very well or in a timely fashion. Jo > It is difficult to control people in a shelter. This is going to make that > job harder. People still need to do their very best to make their own > emergency plans and not rely on the government to come and get them, cause > it just isn't a job the government does very well or in a timely fashion. After all the deaths following Katrina, I would hope that people wouldn't be able to continue staying in denial about the seriousness of that situation (you know, when people say, "Oh, nothing bad's going to happen"). But at least now, the people who wouldn't leave because they didn't want to go without their pets will have another option. People who couldn't leave town because they didn't have cars are still up the creek, though - literally! :-/ As for planning for an emergency, it's a little easier when you're talking about disasters that you can see coming. With hurricanes, at least you get a few days' warning. What about earthquakes, though? You can buy supplies to have on hand in case the power's out or the water supply is interrupted. But if you happen to have the bad luck of ending up underneath a pile of rubble and can't get out, you'd better hope the government is going to dispatch rescuers to pull you out! Joyce >>>> > It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and >>>> > rescue [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > emergency worker or volunteer there are rules you have to follow. The > alternative is chaos if everyone makes up their own rules. Those people are volunteers and most don't know the difference between a hole in the wall and in their head > Yes this act is a wonderful step in the right direction. But it does not > guarantee the rescue of all pets in case of an emergency. Really not truly much to do with rescuing part but required shelters to except animals and disasters plans to include animals > It is difficult to control people in a shelter. This is going to make > that job harder. People still need to do their very best to make their [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jo Actually Jo It is a proven fact that the shelters the excepts animals are much cleaner, more organized and calmer. During all the hurricanes here in Florida. There were no reported problems at any shelter that excepted animals but plenty at the others >>>>> > It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and >>>>> > rescue [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Really not truly much to do with rescuing part but required shelters to > except animals and disasters plans to include animals Sorry accept not except. I am tired >> It is difficult to control people in a shelter. This is going to make >> that job harder. People still need to do their very best to make their [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > here in Florida. There were no reported problems at any shelter that > excepted animals but plenty at the others >> "those people" didn't have a choice in the matter. Whether you are an >> emergency worker or volunteer there are rules you have to follow. The >> alternative is chaos if everyone makes up their own rules. > > Those people are volunteers and most don't know the difference between a > hole in the wall and in their head Actually Matthew I have to disagree. I have several friends with boats in south Louisiana. I know quite a few of the civilian volunteers that pulled their boat to the New Orleans area and helped evacuate. They did a fantastic job and I'm proud of them. :) I know people here continually (not directed at you) try and say Louisiana is a backwards screwed up state that isn't fit to exist but living here and knowing people in all manners of profession I can say nobody I know personally was an idiot down there. From hospital personal to national guard, everybody pulled together. They all contributed and quite well. It's extremely irritating and probably held back my return to this group for several months to read several posts slamming my home. I'm proud of where I'm at. And we got some good folks here. (Sorry, that was a rant that has been building for quite a while and I haven't found a good place to stick it yet) And I'm immensely glad to hear the acts have been signed :) Grace >>> "those people" didn't have a choice in the matter. Whether you are an >>> emergency worker or volunteer there are rules you have to follow. The >>> alternative is chaos if everyone makes up their own rules. >> >> Those people are volunteers and most don't know the difference between a >> hole in the wall and in their head I was talking about the volunteers at shelters not in the rescue efforts. Anyone no matter what the risk their life in a rescue operation is a hero in my book. I was talking about like the red cross volunteers or shelter workers that the city or county assigned or brings in to help. Those people are the idiots I was refering to. Where I live It was ravaged by 4 hurricanes in 2004 as we all can remember . It took red cross and disaster relief 6 weeks to reach our area after Charley and Francis had hit. I came up to the prep site ( I own several Wal-Mart type stores) and offered food, water, ICE and the volunteers and the person in charge who was a volunteer had no idea what to do. I went to the shelters in the area trying to help same thing. I went to the animal allowed shelter they knew what to do plus the animal rescue centers they were happy for the help. So I just went back to my stores and did it from there. Now My stores are shelters for my employees and their families plus my people. We did it back last year and once this year Sorry did not mean to make a generalized term in the other post. But Is still remember my time In 2004,2005 and this year You don't have to remind me about Katrina and that time It is a time I don't want to remember to many scenes of could of should of and I wish I could flash back from my time there. But that is something I won't get back into I have enough memories to live with and try to keep them out of my thoughts or the tears will start again :-( > Actually Matthew I have to disagree. I have several friends with boats in > south Louisiana. I know quite a few of the civilian volunteers that pulled [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > this group for several months to read several posts slamming my home. I'm > proud of where I'm at. And we got some good folks here. You got to be kidding me I love that area the food the culture Mardi Gras ( he he ). I have several good friends that live there and still are rebuilding > (Sorry, that was a rant that has been building for quite a while and I > haven't found a good place to stick it yet) > > And I'm immensely glad to hear the acts have been signed :) > > Grace >>>> > It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and >>>> > rescue [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Jo I was going to jump in on this but you said it better than I could Jo. Thank you. What prompted this was during the middle of a very chaotic time. At the time they were evacuating the feared number of dead were in the thousands. And not enough shelters to keep those they found alive. It breaks my heart to think of the pets that were left because no rules were in place on how to handle them. They did manage to take what pets they could when they could, but it was far too few in number. Those rescue workers, professional and civilian volunteers risked a great deal. I wouldn't hinge the blame on them for our furred loved ones left behind. Jo said it right. I remember we heard that Katrina was going to hit the Mississippi/Alabama/Louisiana coast at an expected Cat 4 on Wednesday. It didn't hit landfall until Saturday. Three days to act on a plan that everybody in the coastal regions should have in place. Grace > > It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and > > rescue [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Seriously, it's great news! I hope it gets enforced. I'm guessing that for the most part emergency volunteers and workers will be happy to comply with this. I doubt many of them were too happy with the no pets rule or with having to enforce it before. Now to make sure everyone doesn't get the idea they are no longer responsible for their own pets in an emergency situation. As I recall this act does have limits and does require things like carriers. Jo >> > It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and >> > rescue [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Jo For me the only have one shelter that allowed pets. the others refused whether they were in a carrier or not. Now they have no choice. Florida has a bunch of idiots down here. That is why so many people refused to leave in 2004 they shelters were a joke > > Seriously, it's great news! I hope it gets enforced. > > > I'm guessing that for the most part emergency volunteers and workers will be > happy to comply with this. I doubt many of them were too happy with the no > pets rule or with having to enforce it before. > Now to make sure everyone doesn't get the idea they are no longer > responsible for their own pets in an emergency situation. As I recall this > act does have limits and does require things like carriers. I thought the idea of this was that city shelters have to take pets, along with their humans, during disasters. Or a city has to provide separate shelter for pets if the human shelters can't logistically start taking in animals. The main problem is that people won't leave their pets behind (and why should they?), and then they end up stuck, or injured or dead. So this isn't just for saving animals' lives - it's also a way of making sure that people will evacuate an area by giving them a place to keep their pets safe. Maybe there are other things too, but I didn't think it had so much to do with rescue workers going out to collect pets after the fact, that people had left behind because, "Oh, now the city will take care of it," or whatever. Joyce >>> It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and >>> rescue >>> units are required to accept and help animals read up on it http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/president_bush_signs_p ets_Act.html >>> It has been a long hard battle but we won >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Jo As well it should. I, for one, wouldn't be comfortable if I had to flee to a shelter and deal with someone's pet(s) that were not restrained. That pit bull might be cute to the owner but I'll be damned if I'm sleeping next to it on a gymnasium floor. Jill > > It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and rescue > > units are required to accept and help animals read up on it [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Seriously, it's great news! I hope it gets enforced. Aye, there's the rub! > Joyce [[It the leave no pet behinds act that during a disaster shelters and rescue units are required to accept and help animals read up on it http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/president_bush_signs_p ets_Act.html It has been a long hard battle but we won]] Thank God! I think they'll save more humans as well as animals by passing this law. It will mean that people won't have to make the choice between staying behind and dying with their pet, or leaving their beloved pets behind because they're not permitted to take them along. > The president signed the PETS transportation act into law > > Happy Dance That's very good to hear! Joy |
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