Click here to read our adoption policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We're barely over halfway through the nation's hurricane and wildfire seasons, and both have already been devastating and record-breaking. Like many Americans, FBRN volunteers and adopters have watched with alarm over the past years as natural disasters have forced evacuations in so many areas.
While some states are now allowing pets in some shelters, many people are being turned away with their beloved animals. Nearly fifty per cent of people who choose to stay home in mandatory evacuation areas cite refusal to leave their pets behind as the reason. Many of us at FBRN can relate to the refusal to leave a pet behind and we encourage all of our supporters, adopters, and volunteers to take an hour or two to set up a plan for evacuation.