COLUMN: Ready, set, go: Pet safety in emergencies

COLUMN: Ready, set, go: Pet safety in emergencies

After seeing the devastating fires in the southern interior, we should be asking ourselves: are we ready for a disaster? As guardians of companion animals, we have the extra responsibility of keeping them safe in emergencies. “Get ready, get set, go!” is a good way to think of it. We should get ready to move our pets to safety and keep them healthy and happy. We have a plan to gather the pets, a safe place to contain them for transport (such as …