Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit animal welfare organization, recommends that owners arrange to have emergency and permanent caretakers for their pet.[1]
According to Best Friends, pet owners should:[2]
- Arrange for multiple caretakers.
- Decide whether multiple pets should stay together or be placed with different caretakers.
- Talk to potential caretakers about their pets’ needs, provide them with feeding and care instructions and veterinarian contact information, and give them a key to the house.
- Let friends and family know who the available caretakers are and how to reach them.
Best Friends also recommends incorporating emergency and long-term pet care in a formal estate plan, such as a will or trust.
[1] Pet Care Resources, Best Friends, https://bestfriends.org/pet-care-resources/estate-planning-pets-preparing-will-or-trust (last visited Aug. 22, 2024).
[2] Id.
