My sister is a Weather Channel addict. She’ll keep her TV tuned to it while she’s doing other things. One day, she heard a commercial and wondered aloud, “What?!? What does a kitten have to do with a disaster?”
I’m thinking it was probably this ad, which she paid better attention to the next time it ran. [2022 ETA: This was no longer a working link, but it emphasized the need to maintain an emergency KIT in case of disaster.]
Still, better safe than sorry, so she gave me this to keep me company on my drive home along the Gulf Coast just in case Tropical Storm Lee did anything crazy.
Get a kitten. Make a plan. Be prepared.
That is hilarious and wonderful
I hope you’ve gotten your kitten as Tropical Storm Lee comes to visit.
We can always feed the kitten to the dogs.
You’re gonna be in trouble…
My kittens are ready, but no storm!
Ha! SOMEday…
I liked that when Irene was going up the East coast that Philly’s shelters all take pets. The mayor said “Don’t leave your pets at home.”
Among valuable lessons learned from Katrina is the one that enables people to evacuate or shelter in place with their animals. In NYC, they put out word that people using public transportation (e.g., cabs) to evacuate ahead of Irene would be allowed to board with their pets.
Here, I saw they set up a central location to accept animals being removed from the fires ravaging Texas. I don’t know if this was only large animal or small animal, too. Regardless, no one should have to abandon their pets. In fact, I simply couldn’t do it, and if it meant remaining in a dangerous place, I’d stay put.