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Many won't evacuate without their pets

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the first day of the hurricane season, two high-level U.S. officials said on Thursday pet care must be part of disaster preparations or animal-loving Americans will ignore evacuation orders and stay home with their pets.

"People are not going to leave," said George Foresman, undersecretary for preparedness at the Homeland Security Department, unless they can take their pets with them or be certain of their care.

Some 60 percent of U.S. households have pets -- 358 million animals in all, according to the Humane Society of the United States. In one poll, half of pet owners said they would refuse to evacuate without their pets, said Ron DeHaven, head of the Agriculture Department agency in charge of animal welfare.

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