petition for federal emergency animal evacuation plan

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As you know, too many people in New Orleans remained in Hurricane Katrina's dangerous path because officials wouldn't allow residents to bring their pets to shelters or on buses, and too many others had to leave their beloved pets behind. We need your help to save these abandoned animals, and your support in getting a federal bill passed to make sure this doesn't happen again.

A new bill has just been introduced to require federal evacuation plans to protect pets, and we need your signature on this petition to Congress today: http://go.care2.com/e/GV./Bw/oWDk

We need Congress to take immediate action and order the full support of federal responders and relief workers to save animals. We also need Congress to make sure this never, ever happens again, by passing the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS Act, H.R. 3858), which was just introduced recently. Please sign this new petition today!

As communities recover from Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, your voice is being heard. Officials with the Texas department of homeland security allowed evacuees to bring their pets to shelters set up in Austin, Lufkin, College Station, San Antonio and Huntsville.

Thank you so much for all you have already done to protect people and animals suffering in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Please act today to help us make sure this tragedy never happens again: http://go.care2.com/e/GV./Bw/oWDk

Some people seem to be against this, feeling that it shouldn't up to the government to rescue animals in major emergencies. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but my instinct is to support it.