Build your pet emergency kit and evacuation plan.

Buying Guide

Asthma Inhaler Go-Bag: Spare Canisters, Spacer Care, and the Written Plan for a Cat That Can't Be Walked Outside During Wildfire Smoke

Spare MDI canisters and spacer care, dose-counter and expiry tracking, and the written vet plan for a cat with a diagnosed asthma inhaler prescription.

Power Outages

Backyard Poultry in a Power Outage: Keeping Water Unfrozen and Chicks Alive Without Electricity

What extension services say about keeping chicken water from freezing and brooder chicks warm when the power is out.

Hazard Playbook

When the AC Fails: Heat Planning for a Dog With Laryngeal Paralysis or a Collapsing Trachea

Cornell names heat and humidity as a trigger for both conditions, and ACVS says laryngeal paralysis raises overheating risk. What to stage before summer.

Power Outages

Grid Alerts Before the Power Goes: What ERCOT, CAISO, PJM, and MISO Actually Tell You, and What to Do for Your Pets in Each Window

ERCOT, CAISO, PJM, and MISO publish staged grid alerts before the power goes out. What each stage's own trigger means, and the pet action for each window.

Hazard Playbook

Pet Water During a Drought or Water Restriction

Three real water-restriction stages compared for pets and livestock, MDH's six signs a well may be going dry, and why a drought needs its own water plan.

Law and Authority

Your ESA in the Dorm When Campus Empties: Who Is Allowed to Move the Animal, and How Long They Have

When a residence hall closes, the animal agreement you signed names who removes your ESA and by when. Fifteen institutions publish very different answers.