Pets & Service Animals Emergency Checklist โ Canada: 15 Items
Prepare identification, emergency supplies and safe evacuation options for animals.
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๐ Animal Records and Safety
Notes: Keep contact details readable on each animal's collar or harness.
Keep contact details readable on each animal's collar or harness.
Notes: Verify the registration information is updated.
Verify the registration information is updated.
Notes: Include photos, vaccinations, medications and veterinarian details.
Include photos, vaccinations, medications and veterinarian details.
Notes: Many public evacuation shelters admit service animals but not ordinary pets.
Many public evacuation shelters admit service animals but not ordinary pets.
Notes: Prepare carriers, harnesses and a backup driver when needed.
Prepare carriers, harnesses and a backup driver when needed.
๐ Pack Animal Supplies
Notes: Adjust for species, size and veterinary advice.
Adjust for species, size and veterinary advice.
Notes: Make supplies practical without household electricity.
Make supplies practical without household electricity.
Notes: Keep veterinarian contact information with the kit.
Keep veterinarian contact information with the kit.
Notes: Include litter, bags, paper towels and cleaning supplies.
Include litter, bags, paper towels and cleaning supplies.
Notes: Reduce stress while keeping animals secure.
Reduce stress while keeping animals secure.
๐ Respond and Recover
Notes: Never leave animals tethered outdoors in a storm.
Never leave animals tethered outdoors in a storm.
Notes: Train for safe entry into carriers and vehicles.
Train for safe entry into carriers and vehicles.
Notes: Fear can change behaviour and increase injury risk.
Fear can change behaviour and increase injury risk.
Notes: Follow instructions and do not delay your own evacuation to retrieve missing animals from danger.
Follow instructions and do not delay your own evacuation to retrieve missing animals from danger.
Notes: Seek veterinary help for smoke, chemical, heat or trauma concerns.
Seek veterinary help for smoke, chemical, heat or trauma concerns.
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Who This Checklist Helps
Prepare identification, emergency supplies and safe evacuation options for animals.
Use this checklist to prepare before an incident, respond to verified instructions, and check for remaining hazards afterward. Review the specific local and provincial guidance for your circumstances.
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Preparedness recommendations can change with the risk, community, weather, medical needs, and emergency response. This is an independent practical adaptation, not a government publication or real-time alert service. Do not place private medical or identity details in a publicly shared checklist.
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