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Your pets depend on you for their safety and well-being so please include them in your family plan for disasters and emergencies. We've compiled the following information to help you and we also sell a 3-Day Pet Survival Kit.

You can download this information in the Pet Disaster Plan brochure ( PDF).

Advance Planning

• Be prepared for your pet’s stress - Your pet(s) will be dealing with their own anxiety and confusion. It’s normal for friendly animals to become defensive.

• Locate a safe place BEFORE disaster strikes— Designate a friend or family member to serve as both a distant meeting point and temporary living space for you, your family, and your animals.

• Clearly identify your pet(s)—make sure all animals have current identification, licenses, vaccinations, and are micro-chipped.

• Prepare for not being home when disaster strikes—Make arrangements with a neighbor to evacuate your pets/animals in case you cannot make it home. They should know the location of your emergency supplies, have a key to your home, and know how to contact you.

• Place an emergency sticker or sign on your front window— that indicates the # and kind of animals in your house. This helps the fire department or police rescue them. (These stickers can be purchased at BEBHS).

After the Disaster

• Check your pet for injuries

• Keep your pet confined in your home or in a crate

• If you know that a disaster is imminent (e.g.: Aftershock of an earthquake) control pets using a leash, crate, or carrier for their safety

If You Must Leave Your Pet

• Place them in a safe, secure room (a bathroom is ideal)

• Do not tie an animal to something

• Leave enough food and water for an extended period of time—3 to 7 days

• Make sure that they have current identification

• Don’t confine dogs and cats together

• Place a notice on your door or elsewhere in and outside of your home with the contact information for you, an alternative person, and your veterinarian

Emergency Supplies

Purchase a 3-Day Pet Survival Kit for either cats or dogs (proceeds help support our Adoption Center) or prepare your own kit based on this list. Store the kit in a place known to all family members; change food/water supply and replace batteries every 6 months.

First Aid Kit

• Large and small bandages
• Scissors
• Tweezers
• Cotton swabs
• K-Y Jelly
• Elastic tape
• Antibiotic ointment
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Eye wash (saline)
• Ear cleaning solutions
• Animal thermometer
• Any special medications your pet needs.

Other Supplies

• Flashlight & radio with extra batteries
• Recent photo of you and your pet
• Leashes

** Download a Pet Disaster Plan brochure ( PDF) **

3-Day Pet Survival Kit

The 3-Day Pet Survival Kit provides pet owners with the items you will need to care for your pet in case of a disaster or emergency. Each kit includes: food, toys, a collar and leash, blankets, first-aid materials, and useful disaster information, plus much more. The kits are approved by the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society and assembled by Your Safety Place.

Available for both cats and dogs, each kit is only $59.99 (plus tax). Purchasing the survival kit from Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society helps support our Adoption Center. Kits can be purchased at the Adoption Center and orders placed by phone or email can be shipped locally for an additional $12. For more information please contact us by phone at (510) 845-7735, Ext. 0, or by email to amilitar@berkeleyhumane.org.

Dog Survival Kit

Dog Kit includes:

• 5-Year Shelf Life Pet Food
• Mylar Blankets
• 12-Hour Lightsticks
• Folding Bowls
• Tennis Ball
• Leash
• 58-Piece Pet First Aid Kit
• 5-Year Shelf Life Water Pouches
• 50' Rope
• Deluxe Collar
• Waste Bags
• Chew Sticks
• Can Opener
• Bloodstopper
• Green Compact Backpack
• Pet Disaster Information Pamphlet

Cat Survival Kit

Cat Kit includes:

• 5-Year Shelf Life Pet Food
• Mylar Blankets
• 12-Hour Lightsticks
• Folding Bowls
• Cat Toy
• Leash
• 58-Piece Pet First Aid Kit
• 5-Year Shelf Life Water Pouch es
• 50' Rope
• Deluxe Collar
• Waste Bags
• Disposable Litter Tray
• Can Opener
• Bloodstopper
• Green Compact Backpack
• Pet Disaster Information Pamphlet