A group of Congressmen -- Tom Lantos (D-CA),Christopher Shays (R-CT), Don Young (R-AK), James Oberstar (D-MN) and Barney Frank (D-MA)-- has introduced the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, also known as the PETS act. It would require local and state emergency preparedness authorities to include in their evacuation plans how they will accommodate household pets or service animals in case of a disaster. They'd have to file those plans with the goverment to qualify for FEMA grants.

The HSUS has an online petition here and is looking for 100,000 signatures. More information on HR 3858 can be found here.

1 Comments

Sue O. said:

I signed this today and wrote an extra note telling him how priceless and precious my dogs are to me. My Doxi laid on my lap the whole 12 hour trip to the Hill country. Hopefully my representative is an animal person. If not, I truly feel sorry for what he's missing out on in life.

September 30, 2005 10:56 PM

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