A love of animals and enthusiasm for helping others are qualities adult volunteers need to assist special needs citizens who must evacuate their homes during an emergency such as a hurricane.
Pinellas County Animal Services in Largo is accepting applications to volunteer with transportation teams that take pets to other locations during a declared emergency. Volunteers serve as auxiliary Disaster Animal Response Team members to help transport pets of special needs citizens to safe, predetermined locations.
Helpers need to fill out Pinellas County volunteer applications and must complete training facilitated by the Bay Area DART Team.
This service helps special needs citizens who might otherwise decide not to evacuate because of their pets.
For more information about the program for special needs citizens and/or pet-friendly shelters, call 464-3800 or visit www.pinellascounty.org/emergency.
