At the Florida condo they did a SIGNIFICANT detailed search and rescue for pets in the . . . .

[Stinky The Clown]

. . . . standing building before they did the demolition.

Live searches by humans looking everywhere for pets that may be hiding

Humane live animal traps placed throughout the building

Drones in and around the building

Thermal imaging from high rise ladder trucks.

All looking for pets and animals.



Maybe this is normal, but I have never heard of such a thing.




edit to add: the source of this is Mayor Cava in a live presser just a few minutes ago. Craig Melvin talking about this again now.

[hlthe2b]

1. An owner of a missing cat took it to court for an injunction but was refused with the court

stating they did not have the authority to delay. I have no idea if this or any of the caged birds or other reported missing pets were found.

Devastating.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. I'm not sure the circumstances why a person would vacate a property and not take their pets.

[catrose]

5. Me either, but it happens.

Usually the Humane Society then goes in the disaster areas to retrieve what animals they can. I'm thinking about floods, hurricanes, and natural disasters; I don't know what protocol rules for crumbling condos.

In natural disasters, often the police would tell people, "Get in your car and go. Don't take your pet." Sometimes people think, "Oh it's just for a few hours." Sometimes they're just rattled off their rails. I worked with people after Katrina who left behind wallet, laptop, ID, glasses, meds, medical equipment, and more. I could replace all those except pets, and then I put my slender hope in the Humane Society.

The advice now is definitely "TAKE YOUR PET," but sometimes people aren't in their home when the evacuation order is given, and they aren't allowed back in. So pets are still left behind. If that's ever your pets, call the Humane Society and give them your address.

[karynnj]

7. Consider they likely were asleep when woken by the collapse of the other section

I would guess they would be in absolute shock. Many were rescued from their balconies and getting people out would have been the priority. Also, I know my dog would hide. I suspect the rescuers hurried the people to get out. It may be that they did not completely "get" that they never could get back in.

[Treefrog]

9. Me either. I went back in to rescue my cat from a burning house years ago.

Perhaps not wise, but I really didn’t think twice. She lived to a ripe old age after that nightmare.

[frazzled]

10. I've done it

Once or twice. We used to have false fire alarms frequently in our building ... we’d run downstairs with our pets, etc., wait outside for the firemen to come, wait some more, and they’d finally come down and say it was nothing. This went on regularly, until I complained to the board that clear boxes needed to be installed so that people carrying objects or curious children did not set them off.*

So once or twice I left my cat behind, because she was old and scared of elevators. And kind of cranky. I felt guilty until one neighbor said he’d just left his wife napping in their unit. That was bold!

But no, I’d of course take my pet if a real emergency were afoot. But if the building were falling down around me, I can understand not waiting around to find a leash or cat carrier (or cat hiding in the closet).

* once the protective covers were installed, the false alarms stopped completely.

[tirebiter]

3. I haven't seen any pics of people with fish tanks

[XanaDUer2]

4. where could they have gone? Nt

[Me.]

6. Love It

[XanaDUer2]

8. Kick nt