Pet families in marginalized communities in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties face significant challenges. For many, ...

California Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at strengthening pet rescue efforts during ...

“This is why having an emergency preparedness kit—including evacuation plans that include contingencies for your pets—is so important.” An important first step is to sign up for local and ...

The PETS Act requires that states and localities include pets in their evacuation and sheltering plans. However, development and implementation of pet evacuation and sheltering plans during ...

The PETS Act amended the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require that state disaster preparedness and evacuation plans address the needs of people with pets and ...

Democratic Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) announced a new bill aimed at protecting pets during and after ...

Natural disasters such as storms, flooding and wildfires across the country have been heartbreaking for owners and their pets ... can be easily accessed if evacuation is necessary.

In the event of Marin experiencing any emergency, whether it be wildland fire, an earthquake, flooding or a tsunami on the ...

By developing plans that include pets in evacuations, we can increase the likelihood of pet owners’ compliance to help keep ...

Numbers for family, friends, doctors, insurances, veterinarians, etc. Put a copy in your emergency kit, and one near your ...

The legislation would require cities and counties to update their emergency plans with specific procedures for rescuing pets from mandatory evacuation zones. It would also direct local governments ...