Originally posted by Fox-Gal
I have lots of pets as many know and I would love to be able to load them all us and take them with me, but that is TOTALLY impossible. Where am I going to take Ducks, Chickens, Goats, Iggie's, Rabbits, etc? There's not a hotel in the world that will take them all in.
There may not be a hotel that would take that many, but having that many critters is a responsibility you took. I'm not saying you should have stayed there and died, but if you have a pet the size of a goat, wouldn't that mean you have something big enough to transport it in? Living in hurricane prone areas is a good reason to have a game plan that also involves your pets. I'm not attacking you and I'm very sorry for your losses, but there really isn't a reason that anyone, people or pets should be left behind.

Heck no I wouldn't stay behind and die with my pets, but there is no reason to leave your pets behind to die. If you have to get out now, that's when you grab your family, your pets, whatever stuff you can carry and sort out the rest later. As long as me, my family and my pets are safe, a place to stay will come along later even if I have to drive several hours to a relative's house. I have a lot of animals in my house doing animal rescue and I live in Houston and know that one day I'll have to bail out when a hurricane heads our way. There's no way a hotel or shelter will allow us in with all of these critters, but that's ok, we'll just keep driving til we find some place that will take us in. Sure we'll have to rent a moving truck to haul all of these animals and if we have to sleep in the back with them, so be. They were already abandoned by their first owners, they don't need to be abandoned again. No one will be left behind. For people to leave behind one dog just because they aren't allowed in hotels or shelters is even more inexcusible.