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Pet Ownership and Evacuation Prior to Hurricane Irene
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Hunt MG
; Bogue K
; Rohrbaugh N
Animals (Basel)
2012[Sep]; 2
(4
): 529-39
PMID26487162
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Pet ownership has historically been one of the biggest risk factors for
evacuation failure prior to natural disasters. The forced abandonment of pets
during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 made national headlines and led to the passage
of the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS, 2006) which
mandated local authorities to plan for companion animal evacuation. Hurricane
Irene hit the East Coast of the United States in 2011, providing an excellent
opportunity to examine the impact of the PETS legislation on frequency and ease
of evacuation among pet owners and non-pet owners. Ninety pet owners and 27
non-pet owners who lived in mandatory evacuation zones completed questionnaires
assessing their experiences during the hurricane and symptoms of depression,
PTSD, dissociative experiences, and acute stress. Pet ownership was not found to
be a statistical risk factor for evacuation failure. However, many pet owners who
failed to evacuate continue to cite pet related reasons.
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