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Are classes available for people to learn how to prepare for their pets in emergency situations?

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Lesa Miller
Community Outreach Coordinator, Animal Welfare League of Alexandria
703-838-4774

Past employment includes veterinary technician assistant, wildlife rehabilitator/naturalist, & animal control officer. Currently, Lesa is community outreach coordinator at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, where she's responsible for teaching humane education classes in schools, working with the city's emergency services office in establishing a pet evacuation plan for pets of city residents, doing presentations for scout troops, civic organizations, CFC/CVC fundraisers, collaborating with other animal-related businesses, & helping with shelter special events.

Are classes available for people to learn how to prepare for their pets in emergency situations?

In this video Lesa Miller of the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Virginia discusses what to do in an emergency situation with your pets.

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Host: Are classes available for people to learn how to prepare for their pets in emergency situations?

Lesa Miller: Yes, there are actually, The American Humane Association, Humane Society of the United States and again, United Animal Nations; they frequently offer seminars and training courses on what to do. I have attended a couple of them myself from HSUS to animal disaster response and the American Humane Association. They both put on really great training sessions for people who want to sign up and learn more and learn how they can help in a real disaster response.

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