Following reports that a dog had to be rescued from a frozen pond in Odessa\u2014and because freezing temperatures are forecast to occur in the Odessa area during the evenings\u2014PETA is sharing<\/strong> for keeping animals safe. <\/strong>Animals 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 here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive 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<\/a><\/u><\/strong>. 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 Message From PETA: Winter Survival Tips for Animals in Texas<\/a> appeared first on PETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n This post was originally published on Blog \u2013 PETA<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following reports that a dog had to be rescued from a frozen pond in Odessa\u2014and because freezing temperatures are forecast to occur in the Odessa area during the evenings\u2014PETA is sharing for keeping animals safe. Animals are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms, and there were at least 37 cold weather\u2013related companion animal… Read more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n The post Urgent Message From PETA: Winter Survival Tips for Animals in Texas<\/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\/49309"}],"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=49309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49310,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49309\/revisions\/49310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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