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Why You Are A Pet Owner Or You Just Love Animals?

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Whether you are a pet owner or you just love animals, seeing a stray on the side of the road likely breaks your heart a little. While your initial reaction might be to pull over right away and help the animal, there are several factors you need to take into consideration.

The Location

Whether you are traveling down a rural road, along a busy freeway, or just taking a trip through town when you see a stray cat or dog, you will have to pull over to help the animal. Look in your rear-view mirror. Make sure you can pull over safely. If you can pull over without causing a wreck, turn on your turn signal and pull off to the side of the road. On busy roads or in areas where there is not a safe location to pull off, you may either have to circle around or pull off further down the road and walk back to the stray animal.

When you pull off to help the stray animal, make sure you are completely off the road. You do not want your vehicle hit while you are trying to help the animal. Once you have parked, put on your hazard lights. If you have them, use emergency flares. If you have a passenger, you may want to have a passenger watch for traffic.

Sometimes, there is not a safe way to pull off the road. If this is the case, note the location of the animal. If the animal is traveling, note the direction the animal is going. Call animal control or the police to report where you saw the animal. The sooner you make this call, the easier it will be for officials to find and help the animal.

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