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S WHEREAS, a 2015 study on the challenges of managing animals in United States disasterRdisasters reported that 20 to 30% of human evacuation failures are attributed to pet ownership;

WHEREAS, approximately 58% of Utah households own a household pet and would likely 3 need a safe location to bring themselves and their pets during a disaster;

WHEREAS, local governments in Utah are responsible for emergency operations planning, including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts;

3 02-17Enrolled 13:23Copy WHEREAS, thelocal safetygovernments andin wellbeing of Utah residentsare canresponsible befor enhanced by ensuring that emergency plansoperations accountplanning, forincluding themitigation, sheltering,preparedness, evacuation,response, and carerecovery ofefforts; household pets;

WHEREAS, the safety and wellbeing of Utah residents can be enhanced by ensuring that emergency plans account for the sheltering, evacuation, and care of household pets;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the state of Utah encourages all local governments in Utah to develop, update, or expand disaster emergency plans to include provisions addressing the needs of individuals with household petspets. Ŝ→ [, consistent 47a with ] ←Ŝ Ŝ→ [federal guidance] ←Ŝ .

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the state of Utah encourages local governments to coordinate with emergency management professionals, voluntary animal organizations, public health agencies, and community partners to Ŝ→ [ensure] provide ←Ŝ 51a adequate sheltering and care standards for household pets during disasters.