Why were people forced to leave their animals behind?
Unfortunately, emergency shelters have never allowed people to bring companion animals with them. However, the Red Cross and FEMA have been sensitive to the needs of people evacuating to Milwaukee and moved quickly to contact the Wisconsin Humane Society to provide emergency shelter so that people who had risked their lives to stay with their animals would not have to separate from them. People who arrived at the guest housing at the Wisconsin State Fair grounds are visiting with their animals frequently, walking them and conferring with Dr. Zeman, one of the WHS Veterinary Managers to make sure that they are healthy and comfortable during their stay.
