Evacuation tip 1: have a pet plan
Evacuation tip 1: if you have a pet, have a plan. How much food and water to keep, and why to plan before hurricane season starts. With sources.
The first tip in the 2013 series said it plainly: have a pet, have a plan. Decide whether you would stay home or leave, and stock supplies for either case.
The old post suggested a week of food and water for each person and pet. The ASPCA suggests 7 to 10 days of food and at least 7 days of bottled water for each person and pet. Ready.gov suggests packing pet supplies in your go bag and learning your evacuation routes.
This tip first appeared on the former Pet Safe Coalition website on 12 May 2013. The advice here was rewritten and checked against the sources below on 4 October 2026.