Pet Ownership and Evacuation Prior to Hurricane Irene

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) wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nick Rohrbaugh, Kelsey Bogue, Melissa G. Hunt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-09-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/2/4/529