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APRIL 2023 9th EDITION
ANIMALS IN EARTHQUAKE
Nihal TOPÇU (7th Hunters)
The earthquake affects animals just like it affects What kind of measures can be taken to save
people. Some lucky animals saved themselves or animals immediately during the earthquake?
their owner saved them. Some owners stay calm
when earthquake happens and they manage to The pet owners have a pet cage to take their pets
leave the building with their animals. But others to vet. If they don’t have one, they should buy a pet
influenced by the stress and excitement of the cage, bag or box and put it next to your bed or
moment completely forget about their pets and room you enter the most. Teach your animal to get
immediately leave their buildings. into the cage so that it can get into the cage
quickly in case of an earthquake. So, when an
earthquake happens, you can quickly put your
animal in the cage and leave the house.
So, it is important to know how to rescue animals
from buildings that are about to collapse. Here are
some tips.
Before completing my article, I also want to
If the animal is under the wreckage, it is saved by mention the hero pets who saved lots of people
the same method that people are saved. from the debris. One of the heroes is Ocak, a
search and rescue dog. The dog was on duty for
If an animal was left behind in the building that is 16 days, if detected 6 victims and played a big part
about to collapse, it is dangerous to enter this in their rescue.
building without a professional team. There are
teams located there to save animals from these Animals are our friends and we share life together.
dangerous buildings. The owners or anyone who We should care for them in good and bad times.
hears animal noises can call these teams.
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