Summary: The Georgia Emergency Operations Plan contains several references to pets during state disasters. Specificaly, Emergency Support Function (ESF) #11 considers the need to plan for the "safety and well-being of household pets" and the coordination of "animal evacuation assistance."
The Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency can be found at http://www.gema.ga.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Georgia's Emergency Operations Plan mentions household and companion animals in a few locations:
2.2 Impact Analysis
2.2.1 Potential Impact
Evacuation of animals
- Requirement to shelter thousands of coastal residents and animals in shelters inland
(found on page 26)
ESF #11 Agriculture and Natural Resources
Coordinator: Georgia Department of Agriculture
Functional Responsibilities:
- Safety and well-being of household pets
- Coordinate animal evacuation assistance
(found on page 39)