Pet Safety

Senator Glazer had a discussion with animal professionals on how to care for their pets during coronavirus, and on issues such as whether pets can transmit COVID-19; how to exercise safely with pets that comply with social distancing and stay-at-home orders; how animal shelters are operating during this crisis.

The guests were:

• Dr. Janice Cain, a veterinarian at the Bishop Ranch Veterinary Center in San Ramon https://www.webvets.com/
• Melanie Sadek, executive director of the Valley Humane Society, which has a shelter in Pleasanton https://valleyhumane.org/
• Brandy Kuentzel, general counsel and advocacy director, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in San Francisco. https://www.sfspca.org/

Here’s a form you can fill out to help another person or agency care for your pet if you are unable to do so:

https://valleyhumane.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Emergency-Pet-Profile.pdf

Also, please visit www.avma.org for questions you may have on care for your pet during Coronavirus.