***Severe Weather – Urgent Pet Safety***

๐Ÿšจ URGENT PET SAFETY WARNING ๐Ÿšจ
Freezing Temperatures & Ice Are LIFE-THREATENING for Pets and coming our way Saturday!
Extreme cold and icy conditions can cause hypothermia, frostbite, severe paw injuries, and death in pets within minutes.
DO NOT leave pets outside unnecessarily.
If itโ€™s cold enough to cause ice, it is too cold for animals.
โ™ฆ๏ธ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:โ™ฆ๏ธ
โ€ข ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ค๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ ๐™™๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™ฏ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง. ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ ๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ข. ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™– ๐™˜๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š, ๐™›๐™ž๐™ญ ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™—๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ค๐™ข, ๐™–๐™จ๐™  ๐™– ๐™›๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™˜โ€ฆ.
โ€ข ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™™๐™ค๐™ค๐™ง ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™›, ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ž๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ค๐™ข ๐™—๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ ๐™จ.
Outdoor Shelter Requirements (๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’: ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘.)
โ€ข Must be an enclosed weatherproof shelter made specifically for that animal and protect that animal from exposure to the weather elements, such as cold, rain, ice, sleet, or snow.
โ€ข Must be accessible to the animal and a sufficient size for the pet to stand, turn, and lay down.
โ€ข Must be elevated off the ground enough to keep water, ice, snow, and sleet from entering the shelter.
โ€ข Must provide the animal with shavings or straw to provide insulation.
โ€ข Crates, carriers, under houses/ vehicles, or barrels are NOT acceptable shelters.
Cold weather can turn deadly fast!
Please report inadequate shelter or animals in critical condition to Caswell County Control Animal Control at 336-694-5705.
**Photo and safety recommendations borrowed from Hoke County Animal Services.** Everyone working together to save lives. ๐Ÿพโค