PETA’s call: it is cruel – and criminal – to abandon animals during tropical storms

For immediate release:
July 8, 2021

Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382

Norfolk, Virginia. “Because there is a tropical storm warning on the east coast, PETA reminds that people should never leave their dogs on a leash or paddock outside and always take their companion animals with them if they need to leave their homes.

Believe it or not, every time a natural disaster strikes, many dogs and other companion animals stay outside to take care of themselves, and even stay after people have been evacuated. Dogs on a leash will swim to exhaustion and drown – and tethered dogs are everywhere. PETA Animal Rescue Team has witnessed the injuries that animals receive when they are thrown, when they are faced with flooding and flying debris. We found dead dogs in previous storms. We also found them up to their throats in water, unable to sit or lie down, and in nearly flooded boxes inside houses. and saw animals that were blown away by a strong wind. And, of course, the animals are petrified in such weather conditions.

PETA released PSA – Disaster Preparedness with Dean Winters… For more information please visit PETA.org…

Cities that have been alerted to PETA’s advice include Norfolk, Virginia Beach; Accomack County, Virginia; Salisbury, Maryland; Dover, Delaware; Atlantic City, Toms River, Long Branch, New Jersey; Long Island, New York; Stamford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Norwich, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; Boston, Barnstable County, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.