Whether the wind blows, the ground shakes, the flames rise or snow and water fall from the skies, YOU must be prepared for your pet's sake! Disasters aren't always on a regional scale. Power could go out on just your street or in only your building. A tree could fall on your roof or a water pipe could break in your home alone. Even without your neighbors being affected, your household of two-legged, four-legged, feathered, finned or scaled family members could be in distress. If electricity ceases to flow, refrigerated food goes bad, aquarium pumps, filters and heat lamps no longer nourish life; climate control becomes challenging and sometimes deadly. Flooded basements bring disease and ruin while fire can cause ultimate destruction. When disaster strikes, it's up to YOU to allow it to become a life and death situation or just a major inconvenience. The author clearly lays out steps your pets need YOU to take to be READY, REACT and then RECOVER, but offers suggestions on how to help the humans too. Training, supplies, a positive mental attitude as well as a plan can make all the difference.In addition to well-thought-out preparedness tips for humans and their animal companions, Denise Fleck provides templates for your own family's emergency plan, what to have on hand and skills to possess, suggestions for specific disasters ranging from earthquakes, hurricanes & chemical disasters to tsunamis, power outages and civil unrest. The book concludes with a comprehensive manual covering basic first-aid - should the worst happen - for those who walk on two-legs, four paws or hooves, fly, swim or crawl. Your pets need YOU to be prepared, and "The Pet Safety Crusader's My Pet & Me Guide to Disaster PAWparedness" could set you on the path to being ready to handle most any situation that comes your way.Denise covers an extensive amount of valuable information and the organized format and easy-to-understand "ready, react, recover" steps make it a resource that all pet owners can implement. The inclusion of the first-aid basics is a real bonus. Denise has, yet again, written a must-have title for every pet owner's bookshelf!--Beth Stultz, Director of Marketing, Communications & EducationPET SITTERS INTERNATIONALA must-have for every pet parent, charity and government agency! Denise's creative and insightful PAWparedness is stellar and spot-on. Buy two - keep one at home and the other in the car.--Lynn Molnar, FounderTHANKFUL PAWSYou may think you understand all you need to know about pet safety, however, your eyes will be opened after reading "My Pet & Me Guide to Disaster PAWparedness" by Denise Fleck. This is a book to read, relish, and USE! I immediately downloaded a suggested AP on my phone, have printed the cards to carry in my wallet and feel so much better about how my pets will survive during and especially after, a disaster. Denise is an amazing expert on all things pet safety and this volume is her best yet. They say it's not IF a disaster happens, but WHEN - read this book now so you and your pets are safe. I'm so glad I read it and I know you will love it too! --Shawna Schuh, CSPPresident of WOMEN IN THE PET INDUSTRY NETWORK
AUTHOR DENISE FLECK is the Pet Safety Crusader(TM). Denise was raised by a Great Dane and has spent her life loving animals. She has authored ten books, written hundreds of articles for pet publications and is the proud recipient of the "Award of Excellence" from the Cat Writers' Association and three Maxwell Medallions from the Dog Writers' Association including "Best Children's Book." A former studio publicist, Fleck followed her heart by 'going to the dogs, cats, rabbits and other species, ' and after extensive training and practice, developed her own Pet First-Aid & CPCR curriculum as well as a five-month long animal-care course for high school students. She has personally instructed more than 12,000 pet parents, professional pet sitters, obedience trainers, groomers and day care providers, and has reached millions more through her television appearances, including CBS -TV's The Doctors, Animal Planet and CNN. Denise also has the honor of teaching in the homes of Oprah Winfrey, Kirstie Alley, several Playboy Playmates and other celebrities and recently launched her classes online! As a member of the Southern California Animal Response Team, Denise trained with creatures great and small, learning each species' special needs in the case of evacuation. That knowledge she shares with you in the pages of "The Pet Safety Crusader's 'My Pet & Me Guide to Disaster PAWparedness.'" Denise is the Past President of the Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter, is the recipient of the Burbank Police Department's Volunteer of the Year Award for drafting the city's animal emergency plan, is a Board Member for both the Grey Muzzle Organization (senior dogs) and the Emma Zen Foundation (pet oxygen masks) and has twice been named a finalist as Pet Industry's Woman of the Year! She has also created a line of pet first-aid kits, instructional posters and disaster preparedness items. Learn more at www.PetSafetyCrusader.com.
