I'm providing this checklist so that others can learn from my experience, be better prepared than I was and, hopefully, avoid this frightening situation for their animals. Be aware and be proactive . Inquire of your local, city, and county government if broad-application roadside or aerial spraying is to be conducted in your area. Find out what you can do to prevent this indiscriminate spraying on your property, or at least receive adequate notice so that you can prepare accordingly. Urban dwellers should be particularly vigilant if your neighbors contract with commercial spraying companies that arrive several times a year with their tanker trunks primed to pump.
Rural inhabitants have the added concern of aerial crop dusting operations.
Inform your neighbors and their spraying service in writing that you have animals on your property. Request that you must be informed 48 hours before any spraying is to commenced to adequately protect your animals. Additional local laws and regulations may also apply. By federal law, they must have the label with them at all times. Notify the local spraying companies in your area, in writing , that any spraying of adjacent properties may not be done without at least 48 hours notice to you and that such notice must include a copy of the federal label for each product that is intended to be sprayed.