Preliminary preparation of animals

  • Make sure all pets have collars with your contact information and other important information in advance.

  • If you have the opportunity, microchip the four-legged friend - then you will be 100% sure that you will be able to find him in the event of separation.

  • Be sure to keep a leash (for a dog) or a carrier (for a cat or a small dog) near the exit from the apartment/house.

  • Make sure that all the equipment you need to transport the animal (leash, collar, carrier) is in good condition.

  • Making an evacuation plan with a pet

    How to evacuate with an animal: don't forget the most important thing!

    / Photo: UNIAN

  • Be sure to think about where you can stay with your pet if you need to leave your home (temporarily or for a longer period of time).

  • If you cannot take your pet with you, talk to neighbors, friends, relatives who can shelter the animal for a certain time, or find a shelter, respite from activists.

  • Find a vet clinic near your shelter in case you can't get home right away.

  • Arrange with your neighbors to evacuate your animals with them if you are not home during the air raid alert.

  • "Anxiety suitcase" for a pet: what to put?

    First of all, you need to buy a carrier for each pet and stick a piece of paper with your contacts and the pet's name on top.

    What you need to take with you in your pet's "anxiety suitcase":

  • Prepare at least a week's worth of water and food for each animal.

  • Do not forget about things for hygiene: fillers and a tray for cats and dogs of small breeds, plastic bags for dogs of large breeds.

  • Take care of basic medicines for pets, and also buy in advance those medicines that animals need in connection with health problems.

  • Put the pet's passport, all medical records, prescriptions for medicine in your documents.

  • Don't forget to bring food and water bowls for each individual animal, as well as an opener to open cans.

  • Put a warm blanket and the animal's favorite toy in the "anxiety suitcase".

  • If you know that your pet has a hard time coping with stressful situations, take care of anti-stress medications.

  • Separately collect all means for the care of the animal: shampoo, brush, claw cutter.

  • What to do while staying in the shelter?

    Do not leave dogs on a chain during an air raid alert!

    / Photo: UNIAN

    It should be remembered that it is best to take the animal with you to the shelter.

    If you leave your pet at home, it can get injured, die from dehydration or starvation.

    Also, don't leave dogs outside on a chain.

    Find out in advance whether you can take animals with you to the shelter.

    If not, look for another option.

    You can contact animal shelters, veterinary clinics, activists, volunteers, hotels that allow accommodation with pets.

    Don't forget to take an "anxiety suitcase" for the animal with you.

    What to do if you decide to wait at home?

    If you're staying at home, find a pet-friendly room.

    It should also be as safe as possible: windowless and internal.

    If there are plants toxic to the animal in the room you have chosen for shelter, it is better to temporarily remove them.

    Be sure to cover all openings in advance where a frightened animal can hide (ventilation, gaps between the wall and furniture).

    How to evacuate with pets by train?

    How to evacuate with pets by train?

    / Photo: UNIAN

    "Ukrzaliznytsia"

    urges

    people not to leave their pets at home or on the street, because now all animals are allowed on trains along with citizens.

    Do not forget to bring a separate carrier for each animal (cat or small dog) and a leash for a large dog.

    You also need to have a supply of food and water for several days, diapers, a tray with filler.

    How to evacuate abroad with pets?

    In this case, the procedure will be somewhat more complicated.

    The Cabinet of Ministers

    published

    the conditions for

    crossing the border with pets:

    • the animal has identification using a microchip;

    • the animal has been vaccinated against rabies (and you have a medical record that confirms this);

    • the animal has an up-to-date result of a serological test to determine antibodies to the causative agent of rabies;

    • the animal has a valid European-style passport or a health certificate.

    However, even if you do not have the opportunity to fulfill one or more of the above requirements, there is no need to be upset.

    There are

    two more options for crossing the border

    with a pet:

  • You can indicate the address of your future stay in Poland in a special

    declaration

    , which can be found on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers.

    After that, data about the animal is transferred to the appropriate veterinarian in the county (district).

    He will carry out all the necessary manipulations after your arrival.

  • If you do not know exactly where you will stay in Poland or another country, immediately after crossing the border, the veterinarian will take care of all the arrangements.

    You also need to have a completed declaration (as in the first option).

  • Other animals (rodents, reptiles, amphibians, rabbits, ornamental aquatic animals) are temporarily exempted from the mandatory permission of the chief veterinarian of the Republic of Poland.

    How to evacuate with an animal in your own car?

    If you are moving to a safer place in your own car, there are several important rules to remember:

  • Do not feed the animal immediately before the trip (experts advise to do this at least 8 hours before evacuation).

  • Take water and a bowl where you can pour the liquid.

  • Do not forget to put anti-nausea medicine, antipyretic drugs, sorbents in the first-aid kit.

  • Be sure to walk the dog before the trip.

    Also try to walk the animal during each stop.

  • Don't forget your pet's "anxiety suitcase".

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