#Pets and #Hurricanes - Be #Prepared !!! #2016

This is an urge to become informed.

Yes it is officially Hurricane Season 2016 here along the Gulf Coast of Florida. 

And YES we already have a candidate coming up for an audition this coming week!

Now while the Tampa Bay area is - in my opinion - the safest place on the entire Gulf Coast, for various reasons, 

And usually these things pass us by and all we get is lots of rain....

DON'T BE STUPID!!!

Especially if you are not from the area and have never experienced a real hurricane! 

Do NOT panic.... But do not be stupid.

What I'm referring to is

YOUR PETS!  ALL OF THEM.

From lizards to gold fish, birds, cows, chickens, and OF COURSE your cats and dogs.

Have a plan.

Have a plan.

Have a plan.

Do NOT assume!

Do not assume.

               Do not assume.........

Educate yourself. 

Learn about services available in your area.

Figure out what to do if you:  "have no money"  "have no car"  "have children"  "have an illness, condition, disability"  "have a pet with special needs"

Figure that shit out NOW!!!!!!!!

Do not wait!!!

Have a plan.

Write it down.

Be prepared. 

NO ONE is responsible for you and your pets BUT YOU!!!

All day, every day. YOU.

No excuses. No whining.

Do it.

Take responsibility. 

Make a plan.

Here's a "Get Started" List:

• Pet Friendly Shelters (NOT ALL ARE!!!)
• Organizations that offer Pet Assistance
• Addresses and Directions
• Phone Numbers (all of them!!! printed out or written down)
• Phone Numbers (actual written/printed numbers - not contacts list, text, or speed dial)
• Phone Numbers (family, friends, neighbors, businesses, shelters, organizations, doctors, banks..........)
• Food
• Bottled Water
• Collar & Leash (REGARDLESS!!!! YOU NEED THESE!!!)
• Medicines
• Refrigeration Options
• Crates
• Wee Wee Pads
• Bedding
• Toys

• Evacuation Routes (more than one)
• Full Tank of Gas
• Bug Out Bag for Pet Supplies
• Batteries
• Old Fashion Radio!!! Do not rely too heavily on your modern electronics! Have a backup.

• Remember, in most cases you won't need to head for the hills.... But what if you do?? Just be prepared. Look at a map - You are in Florida. You are SURROUNDED by water with only one way out. And you are not alone!!! 
• Remember, whether its a big one or a small one, we may lose power. Sometimes power can be out for days! That means no refrigeration, no cooking, no charging electronics, no air conditioning.
• Remember, it is also possible to lose water and sewer!!! That's right! If lines get broken they shut the whole system down. No running water, no washing dishes or clothes, no bathing, and no flushing!
• Remember, whether you have power or not - as in a generator or solar panel - the area may still lose cell phone service if towers go down. 

http://petgroomer911.blogspot.com/2012/08/dont-leave-pets-behind.html

http://www.pinellascounty.org/emergency/petpreparedness.htm

PFS means Pet Friendly Shelter
http://www.petfriendlytravel.com/pet_shelters
http://www.floridapetfriendly.com/pet-friendly-hurricane-shelters.htm
http://www.spcaflorida.org/community-resources/disaster//

#Animal #Regulations for #Breeding

Just like there are regulations on wild animals and hunting....
There should be regulations on domesticated animals and breeding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO FUCKING BRAINER!!!
Only because people CANNOT CANNOT CANNOT and WILL NOT!!!!!!!! control themselves!
Especially when there's money involved!

Rather than continue to WHINE about overcrowded shelters and hoarders and animal abuse, why not just make use of the legal system that was created for those who are not evolved enough to SELF-regulate?

Anyone caught breeding animals out of season and without proper licensing gets JAIL TIME & a FINE! Yes, jail time!!! It is NOT a victimless crime!!!

Make licensing an opportunity to EDUCATE and BACKGROUND CHECK. Treat them like pedophiles! Those that are honest and truly love animals and specific breeds should GLADLY embrace such things.
Licensing should include an EXTENSIVE education on ALL ASPECTS of animals and their care.

Also, take the money saved from emptying shelters to create specific Animal Cops in ALL cities! Not just the big ones who get on TV. Let these officers be extensively educated on all things animals as well, and give them the authority to cite and arrest people that are abusing animals.

Unwanted animals are an EPIDEMIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A PANDEMIC even!!!
This is as simple as anything else to solve.
#Cesar #Millan I'm calling you out!
You have the position and money to make something like this happen.
At least get the ball rolling.
Sad to say, there are MANY people who have never heard of Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer.

I'd be willing to participate in such efforts.
But I won't do it alone.
The world is too vicious in these days for that!

Take this idea and RUN WITH IT you fools!!!