Urgent From PETA: Cruel—and Criminal—to Abandon Animals During Tropical Storm Nicholas

For Immediate Release:
September 12, 2021

Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382

Corpus Christi, Texas — Because a tropical storm warning is in effect in Brownsville and Corpus Christi, remember to never to leave dogs tethered or penned outside and always to take animal companions with you if you have to evacuate your home.

Believe it or not, every time there’s a natural disaster, many dogs and other companion animals are left outside to fend for themselves and even left behind when humans evacuate. Dogs kept tethered will swim to exhaustion and drown—and there are tethered dogs everywhere. PETA’s Animal Rescue Team has witnessed firsthand the trauma that animals endure when left behind to face floodwaters and flying debris. During previous storms, we have found dogs dead. We have also found them up to their necks in water, unable to sit or lie down, and in almost-submerged crates inside houses and seen animals who have been flung around by high winds. And of course, animals are petrified in these kinds of weather conditions.

PETA has released a natural disaster–preparedness PSA featuring Dean Winters. For more information, please visit PETA.org.

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