I don't understand how anyone could leave their pets behind....totally selfish.
Not going to a shelter is totally stupid...and shelters don't take pets.
Unless you've had to pack up, make difficult decisions, and evacuate knowing you may never go 'home' again it's not for you to judge. I probably would not stay here again for a hurricane higher than a one. It is a very big problem that there aren't more shelters that allow pets. My biggest responsibility is to keep my children safe.