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TexasTowelie

(111,317 posts)
Fri Apr 25, 2014, 11:31 AM Apr 2014

Tornado shelters face dilemma with pet lovers

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jerry Starr thought he was taking the safe approach when a twister was reported heading toward his suburban neighborhood outside Oklahoma City last May. He grabbed his teenage daughter Dyonna and his dog and drove to the local City Hall, which serves as a public storm shelter.

But when he arrived, a police officer told him that the only way they could come in was if Tobi, his shih tzu-yorkie mix, stayed outside. No pets allowed. So Starr and Tobi rode out the storm in his car, one of the most dangerous places he could be.

"I love her and there's no way I was going to live knowing I was abandoning her," said Starr, of Del City.

Modern forecasting technology now gives residents hours of notice of threatening conditions and precise projections of a storm's likely path. Residents are bombarded with broadcast warnings to take shelter.

More at http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/texas/article/Tornado-shelters-face-dilemma-with-pet-lovers-5428583.php .

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Tornado shelters face dilemma with pet lovers (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2014 OP
Pet owners would at least need a kennel they can keep their pet in at a shelter. And waste jwirr Apr 2014 #1

jwirr

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1. Pet owners would at least need a kennel they can keep their pet in at a shelter. And waste
Fri Apr 25, 2014, 12:12 PM
Apr 2014

disposal could also be a problem. Other than that I cannot see why we should not keep the pets safe.

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