Urgent message from The Weather Channel for Those in the Path of Hurricane Matthew

And please, PLEASE, takes your pets with you. They are domesticated animals that love and depend on you and have not even the limited means of escape and self-preservation that a wild animal does.

They will be terrified and alone, please don't leave them.

And to others evacuating the area: if you see an animal that you think, even for a hot second, has been left, do not even hesitate to go and take it(leave a note, if you can). A misunderstanding can be fixed afterwards. A violent and awful death cannot.

To people not in Florida: consider donating money or resources to the ASPCA or the several small and local groups that work to save and house animals abandoned or animals that cannot be taken to evacuation shelters.

This is not meant to be in lieu of the human tragedy. The human tragedy will no doubt be heartbreaking, and anything we can do to assist should be done.

But the human tragedy will be on prime time. It isn't so easily overlooked as the tragedy that is smaller, quieter, and unable to ask for help.

Please do what you can before it becomes one.

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