Imagine- It's 3AM, and you sleepily wake up to a bunch of sirens. "Those noisy neighbors!" you think as you roll over and cover your head with a pillow. An orange light catches your eye, though, and you realize that it is pretty hot in your room. That's when it hits you, your house is burning up, with you and your family in it. Now, who doesn't consider pets family??? You do your best to rescue everyone, and thankfully you suceed.
Your ferrets are very sensitive to heat. In fact, they will die withing minutes of getting heat stroke. It is really important to be prepared for emergency situations. Planning for these things saves lives. Are you prepared???
The most important thing when it comes to ferrets, is to know where they are at all times. A ferret should not be allowed to roam everywhere all the time. At night, your pet should be in its cage, so it can be easily found in the event of an emergency. A firefighter's main duty is to save all human life. They will not let you go back into the burning house for your pet, and can even order you to leave the house. This is why it is important for you to know where your ferret is located at all times, so you can find it withing thirty seconds and be out of your house.
For more information about natural disasters and your pet, read "Out Of Harm's Way: The Extraordinary True Story of One Woman's Lifelong Devotion to Animal Rescue", by Terri Crisp and Samantha Glen. It conaatins true accounts of major disasters in the USA, and how animals were saved during them.
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