After the quakes hit Kumamoto last year, difficulties faced by pet owners became of reoccurring topic of discussion on this page. For a list of the many posts containing the words “pet” or “pets” go to
https://www.facebook.com/search/123734781033296/stories-by/str/pets/keywords_posts/intersect/
So, I thought readers who were interested in how pets and their owners got through the quakes last year might also be interested in this good news about a step forward that’s been made in the U.S.
The key idea is that, because most people cannot bring themselves to abandon a loyal pet when evacuations are called for, failure to accommodate pets leads their owners to refuse to evacuate or to refuse shelter – decisions that can have life and death consequences for the humans who make them as well as for their non-human companions.
– Kirk
