Tips for Pets
Tips for Pets
Pets often become important members
of your family. Pets of single service members as
well as those of military couples and families
often need a place to go during deployment, especially
if the family relocates while the service member
is deployed.
The key is careful
planning beforehand. It is, of course, inhumane to
leave a pet to fend for itself either in your home
or on the streets. If you feel you can no longer
care for your pet, consider the following options:
- Ask
a relative, neighbor, or friend to assume care
of your pet.
- Offer the pet for adoption through
your local animal shelter or Animal Humane Association.
- Visit
NetPets.org’s Military Pets Foster Project
at http://www.netpets.org/netp/foster.php. This
site acts as a liaison between military personnel
who need a temporary home for their pets and
those willing to care for an animal.
- To locate a foster
home for a cat only, visit Operation Noble Foster
- Contact
your local animal shelter or Animal Humane Association
for other suggestions.
Before leaving your pet with
someone for pet sitting, make sure the animal’s
shots are up-to-date, and take it to a veterinarian
for a checkup.