This is a serious question. Why, when people are told they are in danger, would they leave without their companion animals? Do they think that their animals are not in danger? I'm not asking about those that depend on others for transport (though I believe if someone is going to provide transport they should care enough about others that they let them bring their beloved companions along), but about those that have their own transportation.... I've read many accounts of people leaving enough food and water for their animals for a couple days before they drove their own vehicles to areas that were safe. I truly can't understand why the animals were left behind. It's obvious to me that if people need to move out of harms way, the animals do to. As I mentioned, I'm talking about people that have their own transportation. Even if they had to park on the side of road and sleep in their car, wouldn't that be better than leaving helpless animals behind? Please, I'm not being mean, I truly want to find a reasonable answer to that question. Ms. Troy Lynn Eckart, F.B.S. Ferret Family Services http://www.ferretfamilyservices.org http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~sprite/ffs.html http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Haven/5481/ Please sign up to support our efforts http://www.iGive.com/FFS [Posted in FML issue 5010]