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Invitation TO GET INVOLVED - 3/31/06
SB 607 Pet Evacuation Bill .pdf
People & Pets March to the State
Capitol Steps
UPDATE: 4/19/06 - PET EVACUATION
BILL (La. SB 607)
UPDATE:
4/27/06 - PET EVACUATION BILL (La.
SB 607)
UPDATE: 6/09/06 - PET EVACUATION
BILL (La. SB 607)
UPDATE: 6/12/06 - PET EVACUATION BILL
(La. SB 607)
Pet Evacuation Bill PASSED the House
on June 15th, 2006!
Governor Blanco Signs Senate Bill
607:
Animal Issues Gain a Seat at the
Planning Table
 NEW ORLEANS (06/28/06) – Governor
Kathleen Blanco recently signed
Senate Bill 607 ensuring that animal
issues receive a prominent place in
disaster and emergency planning
statewide. Dubbed the “Pet
Evacuation Bill,” Senate Bill 607
essentially mandates that local and
state governments include companion
animal issues in disaster planning
and emergency preparedness. Parishes
are required to take the lead in
developing and executing the plan
and the State is mandated to assist
and fill-in the gaps.
“We’re thrilled that Governor Blanco
signed this bill,” said Laura
Maloney, Executive Director of the
Louisiana SPCA. “The State
recognizes that saving animal lives
is saving people lives. It’s a win
for the State, a win for companion
animals and a life-saving measure
that saves all lives – humans and
pets. Now the real work begins,”
added Maloney. The LA/SPCA has been
meeting with involved agencies and
parties such as the Governor’s
Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness, Orleans
Parish Homeland Security, Louisiana
Department of Agriculture &
Forestry, Gulf Coast Recovery
Office, and Department of
Corrections, even as the bill was
working its way through the system
to develop plans and specifications
to implement the bill’s major
provisions.
Even though local and state
governments are including animal
agencies in their planning, it’s
incumbent upon pet owners to
develop a personal plan. “The best plan is
for those who are able to evacuate
with their pets to do so. That is
our first and best option,” added
Maloney.
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