Because an Arctic blast is forecast to affect the Nashville area, PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe. <\/strong>They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms, and there were at least 37 cold weather\u2013related companion animal deaths<\/a> in 2019. (Those are just the ones that were reported\u2014most aren\u2019t.) A glimpse of just some of the dogs PETA\u2019s fieldworkers have found suffering in the cold this winter can be seen <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive this Arctic blast and throughout cold weather:<\/p>\n Companion animals should always live indoors. \u201cBackyard dogs<\/a>\u201d and \u201coutdoor cats\u201d\u2014like those featured in Breaking the Chain<\/em><\/a>, the new documentary produced by Oscar winner Anjelica Huston\u2014often go without adequate food, water, shelter, and veterinary care. They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are, they suffer terribly from frostbite, and they can die of exposure.<\/p>\n Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather, secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks, and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground. Keep walks short in cold weather, especially for shorthaired dogs.<\/p>\n During extreme winter weather, provide birds and other wild animals with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy\u00a0nonmetal\u00a0water bowl (tongues can freeze to metal) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day.<\/p>\n Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24\/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals\u2019 exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately.<\/strong> Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted.<\/strong><\/p>\n PETA has released a cold-weather public service announcement<\/strong><\/a>. For more information, please visit\u00a0PETA.org<\/strong><\/a> or follow us on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, or Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Urgent From PETA Ahead of Arctic Blast: Survival Tips for Animals in Tennessee<\/a> appeared first on PETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n This post was originally published on Blog \u2013 PETA<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Because an Arctic blast is forecast to affect the Nashville area, PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe. They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms, and there were at least 37 cold weather\u2013related companion animal deaths in 2019. (Those are just the ones that were reported\u2014most aren\u2019t.) A glimpse of just… Read more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n The post Urgent From PETA Ahead of Arctic Blast: Survival Tips for Animals in Tennessee<\/a> appeared first on PETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":708,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2145,2147],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27922"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/708"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27922"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27923,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27922\/revisions\/27923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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