Hello all!
 
A word from Ferret Friends Disaster Response International:
 
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Animal Disaster Preparedness Day Is May 20
 "Don't Leave Home Without Them"
 
Sacramento (March 27) -- With the summer hurricane, tornado and wildfire
season fast approaching, the Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS) is
sponsoring the second annual Animal Disaster Preparedness Day on Saturday,
May 20.
 
The goal of this nationwide event is to remind people that disasters pose a
life-threatening danger for animals, too, and that the family cat, dog,
bird, horse or any other animals being cared for need to be included in
family disaster plans.  The theme of Animal Disaster Preparedness Day is
"Don't Leave Home Without Them."
 
EARS Director Terri Crisp, who has helped rescue and care for animals in
more than 45 major disasters, says many thousands of animals are injured
or killed during disasters every year simply because no one thought about
their welfare when planning for a disaster and there was no time to do so
when disaster struck.
 
In recognition of Animal Disaster Preparedness Day, EARS is distributing
disaster preparedness information kits to animal caregivers, local shelters
and humane societies.  The kits include a general disaster preparedness tip
sheet as well as disaster "shopping lists" for cats, dogs, birds and horses
with specific information on the supplies and resources needed to care for
these animals during disasters.  EARS volunteers also will be hosting
tabling events to distribute preparedness information in several cities
including Sacramento; St.  Louis; Oklahoma City; Greenville, North
Carolina; and Cincinnati.
 
EARS is a program of the Sacramento-based United Animal Nations.  To obtain
an Animal Disaster Preparedness Information Day kit contact UAN at
P.O. Box 188890, Sacramento, CA 95818, Tel: (916) 429-2457,
e-mail: [log in to unmask]  Or visit our web site at http://www.uan.org and
click on the EARS link to download disaster preparedness information for
animals.
 
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Happy ferreting!
Gina Hart
on behalf of FFDRI
http://www.geocities.com/ffdri
[Posted in FML issue 3004]