[Pirate21]

I'm sorry, but if you're that attached to your pet, you get in your car and you drive for 16 hours to a campsite out of the storm's path.

Agreed, in fact, my family does that when storms approach. However, not everyone has a car or a family's house to go to or the money for a hotel or a hotel that will accept pets, so a shelter is the only option.

If you choose to die with your pet than live without it, the government is not to blame for your dementia.

Not ripping you here, but for many people, pets are just as much family as any human member....in fact, sometimes much more of family than some of the human members. Choosing to remain faithful to the most faithful creature you'll ever meet is not dementia. It's decency and love.

[wideawake]

Not ripping you here, but for many people, pets are just as much family as any human member

I know people who feel that way. If someone is single and has a pet, hey - their decision.

But any parent who kept children in harm's way to save a pet is out of their blinking mind.

Additionally, pet provision at shelters would cause people to ask why pets were taking up valuable shelter space and causing sanitation issues while there were humans still trying to reach shelter.