Pet Survival Kit
More Articles Related to PetsYou've made a survival kit of your own, now it is time to take care of those who depend upon you for their survival.
A pet survival kit is important survival gear for anyone who loves their pets. When you acquired your pet you took on the responsibility of providing for all its needs. And that includes helping your pet survive come what may.
The Importance of Pet Survival Kits
Having the proper pet survival kit goes beyond ensuring that your favorite animal is well taken care of.
For example, during large scale survival scenarios, such as the Katrina episode when hurricanes strike populated areas, pets are often let loose in vast numbers because their owners cannot properly take care of them. Packs of roaming dogs are a danger to the community as they attempt to survive on their own. Cats, exotic birds, and other pets may develop breeding populations that cause environmental havoc proceding the survival emergency.
How to Make a Pet Survival Kit
It is the responsibility of all pet owners to properly prepare for pet survival. The best pet survival kits will contain at least the following items or actions:
- Recent pictures of your pet placed both in the pet survival kit and on your person.
- A pet survival collar worn by your pet that contains the pet’s id, name and address, phone number, rabies tag, and license.
- Have all your pets’ shots up to date.
- Your pet’s vaccination documents.
- Pet Health records.
- Complete array of pet medications should be in the pet survival kit.
- An extra leash.
- A pet carrier or a pet cage.
- Water and food bowls.
- A two week pet survival food supply.
- Several gallons of clean drinking water.
- A hand can opener (not electric!).
- A pet waste disposal system including newspapers, cat littler, poop scoop, bleach, and plastic garbage bags.
- A list containing detailed special instructions for the care of each pet.
- Grooming supplies and toys.
- The pet survival kit should contain clean pet bedding.
Put the contents of the pet survival kit into an easy to transport container.
Pet Survival Plan
You also need to have a pet survival plan that considers the needs of your pet for any situation. Know the locations of local shelters for both you and your pets and ask if they accept pets during survival situations.
You can also place pet locator decals on windows in your home so that first responders know the likely location of pets should an emergency occur.
Your pet’s survival depends upon you even when times are easy. When survival is at stake, you need to be prepared to continue caring for your pets so that they come out alive and healthy. A pet survival kit is required gear for any pet owner.
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You really should have a kid survival kit as well. No one really knows what to bring in case you and your family and young ones need to make it alone in the wilderness.