Your animals cannot all be put into your vehicle, some aren't even trained to cooperate, they begin to panic with the smoke. These are just some of the real scenarios that have been experienced in some of the disasters that have hit our nation over the past few years. The cases are real and more numerous in scope and the reality is worse. Even groups with rescue personnel never had more than a few in the audience who were ready. It is unreasonable to prepare for your animals if you are not prepared for yourself and your family.
Disaster preparedness is a pain.
I utter a few choice words, but I am ready. You and your pets should be too. Only recently are there are numerous organizations dealing with this issue and they try to work in conjunction with each other. These efforts are great but still at the infancy level or development, some areas still do not consider this issue an important one to take proactive action on. ADP is a critical part of total disaster planning.