Evacuation plans for hurricanes and wildfires don't always take pets into account.
found that the number of cats and dogs in shelters near climate-related disasters spikes for up to a year after the event. Researchers looked at data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Shelter Animals Count to make the connection between these disasters and the surge in shelter animals.
Heidi Brown, an associate professor of public health at the University of Arizona, said that, as a dog owner, she wanted to learn more about how pets were being affected by climate disasters. “When people are struggling, they’re struggling with their animals,” she said. “When we think about cities and states adapting and preparing for disasters, what do we see in terms of actually integrating human and animal responses to that?”Brown analyzed data from FEMA and SAC from 2013 to 2018.
in the number of cats euthanized. It’s possible, the study suggests, that cats are more likely to be injured enough to warrant euthanasia after a wildfire. “Naively, I’m a dog owner. I don’t have a cat. I was surprised about the effects of fire with cats,” Brown said. “Cats have hide instinct, and dogs have more of the run response ... understanding about the context in which these things are happening is extremely important.
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