Emergency bug out or stay with your pets........?

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by MarineMom on 13 December 2010 - 03:12

I was thinking about Yellow Rose being in Galveston this week. When Hurricane Rita came to mind and hit that area and Houston . People had the option to stay or leave. Many would not because of their pets. I think of all those animals in New Orleans and other areas down south. Now FEMA ( LOL ) were a bit more organized by the time Rita hit in the Galveston area, ( Someone correct me if I am wrong on this, I didn't do a google search )

So here is my questions. Do you all know the Evacuation Plans for your areas, what do you do with the pets if you stay? What do you do when you have to leave and let's say have 3 German Shepherds, or what ever number size or type?

Now and Emergency Situation can be as follows. Of course situation depends on where you live or not.

Hurricane,
Fire
Earthquake
Volcano
Tsunami
Man made
Act of War
Social break down
Flooding
No Water
EMP or grid failure
etc. and many more

Just was thinking introspectively today since I have a ranch. Believe me it is not the first time I have thought about what would I do.

MarineMom

by VonIsengard on 13 December 2010 - 03:12

I've considered this myself. I suppose if we had to run to live, the choices would be to cut them loose or put them down. I guess it would depend on what their odds of survival would be. I would not condemn them to suffer.

by MarineMom on 13 December 2010 - 03:12

So I was thinking in Arizona, we have two maybe three lanes in any direction you go . So lets use Phoenix as the center point. Go North to Flagstaff 2 lanes always backed up. Go west 2 lanes road construction always backed up. Go south Tucson, 2 lanes always backed up. All of these roads are pretty backed up in or out using Phoenix as the center point. If we are asked to evacuate in the Summer, what a nightmare that will be.

Consider If a dirty bomb or EMP, goes off, no water. A fire out here I think rocks everyone to the core. I am sure that does anywhere.

Consider California gets hit with something bad, they will flood here. We don't have the roads or water for ourselves.

Our Animal Shelters are full. Not to mention how busy all the emergency personnel would be just to deal with people. It would just be a mess.

MarineMom

by sueincc on 13 December 2010 - 03:12

The rule of thumb that was always drilled into my head was that in the case of an emergency, you should have 3 days worth of emergency supplies on hand. After the disaster of the surge that followed Hurricane Katrina, I now try to keep at least 7 days worth of emergency supplies on hand. The problem is as we (my family) gets further from the last major episode, we become more and more complacent. The supplies get used and not replaced, the flashlights get used or the batteries taken out to be used for something else. So thanks for this thread, I think I am going to get my stuff together again......just in case.

If you are talking about an event so cataclysmic that 7 days worth of supplies wouldn't even be a drop in the bucket, I admit, it's just not something I am inclined to even bother thinking about, let alone worry about.

by animules on 13 December 2010 - 03:12

I live in the Pacific Northwest, some items here are possible, some not so much. For most of the emergencies listed I would hunker down and stay home. The difficult part would be the getting home from work if need be.

For many of the natural disaster type emergencies in this area, the impact for me would more likely be the valley being evacuated due to rivers flooding or a lahar. Not too far from Mt. Rainier which is one of those when, not if's..... We're past due for a major earthquake also.......

I have my three GSD's and a few other animals, two mules, two ponies, a few sheep and goats, and my various cats. I too have thought in terms of if I HAD to evacuate......... The trailer would be darn right full.

This is a good subject all should think about. Thanks for bringing it up.

by faq2 on 13 December 2010 - 03:12

This is one of the reasons i have my dogs. When and if the time comes they will be with me no matter where i decide to be. This is why i train for all types of situations in all kinds of environments.

prepare for the worste and hope for the best!

by MarineMom on 13 December 2010 - 03:12

What about the risk of being victimized if you leave.....or if you stay, Regardless folks of any type of emergency, many of us may not want to think about it. But would it not be better to have a plan? I have a friend that refuses to think of anything going wrong in her world.

Then you have to take into consideration the time frame, not just the emergency. What if it is only short term 3-10 days? What if it is an EMP and we don't know when it returns.

Something to share with you. My Mother, Lord bless her soul, was a Pearl Harbor Survivor ( i am a late life baby). I remember her telling us kids, " there is no way we would ever be attacked on our soil, in the states, or ever again". Yep, those words rang in my head on 911. Another example, New Orleans was the 35th largest city in our country, came to a complete stop.

So, to think we would not have anything happen again, I can not convince myself of. I have to admit, I never thought I would have sons go into combat/war. I never thought I could lose a child, and I lost one in 2004 at the age of 23 to a drunk driver, and I was a police officer at the time.

Not meaning loom and gloom here, just something to think about. I still will always believe the glass is half full.

Just something to ponder.
MarineMom

by SitasMom on 13 December 2010 - 04:12

We were in Houston for Hurricane Rita. We packed up our camping gear, guns and ammo, all the good stuff from our freezer, our freeze dried backpacking food, our water purifiers AND OUR DOGS and set out for 5 glorious days of camping. We ate like royalty! The state parks let us stay for free because we were refugees.

When we returned home, we learned that the eye went directly over our home. We had some wind damage (roof mainly) and some wind blown rain issues but were very fortunate.

by VonIsengard on 13 December 2010 - 05:12

In the event of a predictable disaster, such as a hurricane, etc, evacuation with animals is far from impossible. I have a fascination with all those "end of humanity" TV shows and movies. What about something huge and immediate, such a nuclear disaster, collapse of society? This thread reminds me, I need to learn how to shoot!

by alboe2009 on 13 December 2010 - 06:12

Depending on the emergency; Situation dictates! Being prior military, prior law enforcement, not too worried. Supplies standing by. weapons, ammo, bow/arrows, clothes etc. "A" bags are packed, backpacks and 4X4 with a cap. Dogs are with me no ifs, ands or buts. Have enough food/water. If whatever happens lasts longer than the supplies then it's living off the land. Honestly, the only thing I might attempt is looking for others so to speak: strength in numbers. Get the basic essentials and bunker down!

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