For Fast Launch:
August 20, 2023
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David Perle 202-483-7382
Orange County, Calif. – As Tropical Storm Hilary approaches Southern California—and since a tropical storm warning is now in impact for Orange County—PETA reminds that individuals ought to by no means go away canine tethered or penned exterior and to at all times take their animal companions with them in the event that they should evacuate their houses.
Consider it or not, each time there’s a pure catastrophe, many canine and different companion animals are left exterior to fend for themselves and even left behind when people evacuate. Canines saved tethered will swim to exhaustion and drown—and there are tethered canine in all places. PETA’s Animal Rescue Group has witnessed firsthand the trauma that animals endure when left behind to face floodwaters and flying particles. Throughout earlier storms, we have now discovered canine useless. Now we have additionally discovered them as much as their necks in water, unable to sit down or lie down, and in almost-submerged crates inside homes and seen animals who’ve been flung round by excessive winds. And naturally, animals are petrified in these sorts of climate circumstances.
Please see PETA’s pure catastrophe–preparedness PSA that includes Dean Winters. It reminds folks to make plans to make sure the security of their animal companions lengthy earlier than evacuating. For extra info, please go to PETA.org.
