The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act PETS is a bi-partisan initiative in the United States House of Representatives to ask the state to seek the help of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to accommodate pet and animal services in their plans to evacuate disaster-affected people. Introduced by Congressman Tom Lantos (D-California) and Christopher Shays (R-Connecticut) on September 22, 2005, the bill was passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2006 by a margin of 349 to 29. Technically the amendment to Stafford Law was signed into law. by President George W. Bush on October 6, 2006. The bill is now Public Law 109-308.
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The bill starts after Hurricane Katrina when ignoring thousands of pets and other animals bringing animal welfare issues into national attention. The chief proposer of the bill, Tom Lantos, points out that a child's press image separated from his dog is a bill catalyst; "The dog was taken from this little boy, and to see his face was a very revealing and tragic experience.This law was born at the time." On the congressional record for the bill, he explained more fully:
"The scene from New Orleans from a little boy of 9 years old is crying because he is not allowed to bring his little dog Snowball is too heavy to bear.I personally, I know I will not be able to leave my little white Masko dogs to death almost when I see the picture - ill-fitting pictures made by the inhabitants of the bay, I was moved to find a way to prevent this from happening again. "
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Stories about pets left behind after Katrina filled the media. This issue raises the question of a class problem, as noted by animal welfare activists at the Washington Post that some hotels carrying refugees bring customers with their pets, but those who are forced to rely on public assistance have no choice.
One special case that received widespread attention was the "Snowball", a small white dog famous by Associated Press coverage Mary Foster on the evacuation of Louisiana Superdome New Orleans. The authorities that helped evacuate the bus refused to allow pets to ride. Foster reported that "Pets are not allowed on the bus, and when a police officer confiscates a small puppy, the child cries until he vomits." A snow ball, a snowball, 'he cries.
The story of "Snowball" is at the heart of a fundraising search by welfare organizations and ad-hoc websites created by people asking for funds to help find Snowball and reunite with the boy. On September 6, 2005 USA Today reported that Terry Conger, a veterinarian and information officer for the Incident Command Center who coordinated animal rescue efforts in Louisiana, said state veterinarians have confirmed that Snowball is safe in Louisiana place of residence and that the owner has been in Texas. However, it seems the vets officials are mistaken. On September 10, 2005 Lexington Herald-Leader quoted Conger as saying that the original report of Snowball's recovery was inaccurate and that "the possibility of finding it [the Snowball] and returning it to its owner is nil".
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Opposition
While the bill received widespread support, it did have an opponent. Two representatives of the Georgian state opposed, Lynn Westmoreland- (R) and Charlie Norwood- (R), announced through a spokeswoman's concern that the law would unfairly impose federal control over the state government and negatively impact the resources from other areas of emergency planning required. to protect human life.
See also
- Animal law
- The social effects of Hurricane Katrina
References
Further reading
Irvine, Leslie. 2009. Filling the Ark: Animal Welfare in Disaster . Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-834-0
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