What Will Happen to Your Pets If ,,, ?

Directions:  Read each imaginary event below.  In your group, decide what would be the best plan of action for taking care of your family pets.  Write your answers in complete sentences below.

What will happen to your pets if…?: 

1. You play on a traveling hockey team. Your team has made it to the regional championships.  The game will be played in a city that is 100 miles from your home. It will take about two hours to drive to the game.  All of your family members are coming along to watch.  Your dog and two cats are at home.  The family’s plan is to drive to the game and then to drive back home in the same day. Unfortunately a very big snow storm called a blizzard hits the town. You and your family are stranded and can’t get back home because the roads are closed due to the storm. Rescue people are able to get your family to a hotel, but you have to spend the night.  Your pets are home alone and need to be taken care of. What would you do?
   
   
   
   
   
    
2. Your home is located near a forest.  Every year your family hears about wildfires that burn close to your home, but they have always been contained before they got too close to your home.  This year the weather has been very dry and the wildfires are burning out of control very near your home.  The officials in your city have said that you must evacuate your home. What do you do with your pets?
   
   
   
   
   
    
3. You and your family are spending the evening watching TV together.  There have been thunderstorms in the area all day.  The local weather person breaks into the program and says that a Tornado Warning has been issued for your area and you should seek shelter immediately.  A tornado warning means that a tornado has actually touched down on the ground in your area.  What is your family’s plan?
   
   
   
   
   
    
4. Your family lives in a home very near a river. Sometimes when it rains very hard the river get very close to overflowing its banks. The river even ran out of the banks once and came almost up to the back of your house.This year has been a very rainy year and the river has risen above its banks.  The local authorities have said that the river will flood its banks in the next forty-eight hours and have told people living along the river to evacuate.  What plan does your family have for keeping your family and pets safe?