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Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act
The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS) was a bi-partisan initiative in the United States House of Representatives to require states seeking Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance to accommodate pets and service animals in their plans for evacuating residents facing disasters.〔(Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act ) House of Representatives website. September 2005. Accessed August 30, 2007.〕 Introduced by Congressmen Tom Lantos (D-California) and Christopher Shays (R-Connecticut) on September 22, 2005, the bill passed the House of Representatives on May 22, 2006 by a margin of 349 to 29.〔Shays, Christopher. (Animal Welfare: Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act ) House of Representatives website. Accessed August 30, 2007.〕 Technically an amendment to the Stafford Act, it was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 6, 2006.〔(President Bush Signs H.R. 3858, the "Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006" ) White House (press release). Accessed September 10, 2007.〕 The bill is now Public Law 109-308.〔(H.R.3858 ) Library of Congress. Accessed August 30, 2007.〕
== Background ==
The bill was initiated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when the abandonment of many thousands of pets and other animals brought the matter of animal welfare to national attention.〔Nolen, R. Scott. October 15, 2005. (Katrina's other victims ). The Journal of the American Veterinary Association (JAVMA). Accessed August 30, 2005.〕 The bill's primary proposer, Tom Lantos, indicated that a press picture of a child being separated from his dog was the bill's catalyst; "The dog was taken away from this little boy, and to watch his face was a singularly revealing and tragic experience. This legislation was born at that moment."〔Kemper, Bob. May 23, 2006. (Pet-loving Georgians call bill a disaster ). Atlanta Journal Constitution. (Reprinted at the House of Representatives site of Congressman Lynn A. Westmoreland). Accessed August 30, 2007.〕 On the congressional record for the bill, he explained more fully:
"The scene from New Orleans of a 9-year-old little boy crying because he was not allowed to take his little white dog Snowball was too much to bear. Personally, I know I wouldn't have been able to leave my little white dog Masko to a fate of almost certain death. As I watched the images of the heartbreaking choices the gulf residents had to make, I was moved to find a way to prevent this from ever happening again."〔(Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006 Section 51 ). United States House of Representatives. September 20, 2006. Accessed August 31, 2007.〕
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