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Eleanore
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posted May 25, 2006 09:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eleanore     Edit/Delete Message
Legislation Would Require Pet Evacuation Planning

POSTED: 7:42 pm EDT May 22, 2006
UPDATED: 5:06 am EDT May 23, 2006

WASHINGTON -- The House has passed legislation that requires pets to be considered in future emergency preparedness plans.

The measure mandates state and local preparedness offices to take into account pet owners, household pets and service animals when drawing up evacuation plans. Offices that fail to do so would not qualify for grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The sponsor of the bill is California Democrat Tom Lantos, who was moved by TV footage of a little boy losing his dog during Hurricane Katrina rescue operations.

The bill was passed 349-24.

Similar legislation has also been introduced in the Senate.
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. http://www.wral.com/family/9257340/detail.html


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ScotScorp
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posted May 26, 2006 12:22 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ScotScorp     Edit/Delete Message
I signed a petition for this and also personally wrote my Congressman! Yay!

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Randall
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posted May 27, 2006 01:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message

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TINK
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posted June 03, 2006 01:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TINK     Edit/Delete Message
Good thing

we're stewards and should remember to act the part more often

I hadn't heard about the bill. Props to Scotscorp. Power to the people, baby!

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KarenSD
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posted June 23, 2006 03:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for KarenSD     Edit/Delete Message
Thanks for calling attention to this!!!! Muy importante, amigos y amigas.

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