Pet Emergency Survival Kit
Include your pet in your family emergency plan. Build a survival kit for your pet and keep it with your family kit. Items in the kit will vary for different kinds of pets.
- Food and water
- Bowls, manual can opener, spoon and plastic bags
- Up-to-date ID tag (microchipping is also recommended)
- Current photo of your pet with you in case you get separated
- Emergency contact list of pet friendly hotels/motels outside your area, friends, relatives and your veterinarian
- Copies of medical records, including proof of vaccinations
- Information on feeding schedule, medical or behavioural problems
- Medications and first aid kit
- Familiar bedding materials, small toy and brush
- Leash, collar or harness, muzzle (dogs)
- Litter/pan and scooper (cats), poop n' scoop bags (dogs)
- Carrier large enough to transport and house your pet
Not all evacuation shelters take pets; arrange to take your pet to an animal-friendly place should you need to evacuate.
For more information go to www.ontario.ca/beprepared or http://ontariospca.ca