Animal I.D. Information
Text Box: If You Decide To Stay Home Text Box: Phone: 360-428-3250 Fax: 360-428-3255 E-mail: dem@co.skagit.wa.us Text Box: 2911 E College Way, Ste B Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Text Box: ANIMAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS Text Box: Remain calm and speak to your animals regularly in a calm, reassuring voice. Bring animals indoors well ahead of a pending disaster. Do not leave domestic pets outside or tied up. Prepare an area for your companion animals to use inside the house away from the windows. Pets will be most comfortable and secure in pet carriers. Let haltered livestock roam in large, (not barbed wire) fenced pastures away from possible flying debris. (Tin roofs for instance can be lethal.) There should be no overhead power lines. Difficult, dangerous animals should be placed in special carriers to reduce the possibility of escape. Do not allow animals to consume food or water which may have become contaminated. Walk your animals on a leash or lead until they become re-oriented to their home. Do not allow animals to roam freely. Text Box: Skagit County Department of Emergency maNagement Text Box: Skagit County Department of Emergency maNagement

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·          Register (license) your pet with the appropriate Animal Control Agency and keep licenses current.

·          Tattoos and microchips are a permanent form of identification.  Check with your local animal shelter or veterinarian for information on tattooing and microchipping.

·          Livestock should have some type of identification.

·          A current photograph of each animal with a matching identification number should be available.  Include a close-up of any special identifying marks.  Also include yourself in some of the photos as proof of ownership.

63% of U.S. households

have pets.

 

In the event of an

Emergency, their

survival is ultimately your responsibility.

In Case You Are Not Home

·          Make arrangements well in advance for a trusted neighbor to take your pets and meet you at a specified location. Be sure the person is comfortable with your pets and your pets are familiar with them.  The neighbor will need a key to your home.

·          Make sure the neighbor knows your pets' whereabouts and habits, so they will not have to waste precious time trying to find or catch them.

·          Create a pet emergency/disaster kit and place it in a prominent place where your neighbor can find it.

·          If the emergency involves evacuation, make sure the neighbor would be willing to take your pets and has access to the appropriate carriers and leashes. Plan to meet at a prearranged location.