** DO NOT LEAVE YOUR DOG OR CHILD IN A HOT CAR

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** BEWARE OF HEAT STROKE & BURNED PAWS WHILE OUTSIDE

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  • Does not hurt your pet
  • Not expensive to do
  • Not expensive to register your microchip with monitoring companies such as AVID & 24 Pet Watch 
  • Best way for you to find your pet

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**  Beware of Toxic Plants in Your Garden that can

      Kill or make your pet very sick.  Check the ASPCA

      & Southern Living list of dog friendly and toxic

      plants:

  •      https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/dogs-plant-list
  •      https://www.southernliving.com/garden/flowers/pet-friendly-plants

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  •   NEVER leave a pet outside in a storm!
  •   Bring pets inside to a secure area that will not flood!
  •   It is illegal to chain or tether an animal during a 
      ​dangerous weather event
  •   If you EVACUATE, TAKE YOUR PET with you!     

FOR EVACUATIONS:

**  FREE SPAY & NEUTER  THROUGH LA. SPCA

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**  Poison Control website and telephone No.

​      Consultation is FREE

  •     https://www.poison.org
  • ​    1 (800) 222-1222

MICRO CHIP YOUR PETS, especially for Hurricane Season

IF IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, BRING IN YOUR PETS!

​DOGS & CATS CAN SUFFER FROSTBITE & DIE FROM THE COLD!

COMMUNITY  

INFORMATION

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  • ​Jefferson Parish Dept. of Emergency Preparedness:
    https://jefferson-parish-government.azureedge.net/documents/departments/emergency-management/emergency-operations-information/quick-link-documents/02-JPHurricaneBrochure.pdf

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**  ASPCA Poison Control website and telephone No.

​      There may be a consultation fee charged.

  •     https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control
  • ​    1 (888) 426-4435

**  HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS  FOR  PETS:

IF ANOTHER DOG ATTACKS YOUR DOG - Pull the hind legs of the attacking dog off the ground into the air.  The attacking dog will stop attacking your dog.  

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  • Dept of Homeland Security Website & Brochure
    ​https://jefferson-parish-government.azureedge.net/documents/departments/animal-shelter/PreparingYourPetsForEmergencies-2016-04-27.pdf

**  AVOID BLUE-GREEN ALGEA.  IT CAN BE TOXIC TO DOGS.

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Running into a store for "just a minute" can be 

​FATAL FOR YOUR CHILD OR PET LEFT IN THE CAR!