How Hurricane Katrina changed guidance around evacuating pets during natural disasters

WBUR

Published August 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM PDT

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The animal welfare crisis that followed Hurricane Katrina spurred the nation to change the way it thinks about pets during natural disasters. The main takeaway: Saving pets helps save people.

NPR’s Nate Rott reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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