Bergen County Sheriff Offering Free Course On Rescuing Pets

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Learn how to save your pet in an emergency situation at a special course offered at the Bergen County Jail Amphitheater in Hackensack beginning Monday, Feb. 1.

The Bergen County Animal Response Team (CERT) is having a free course to help people save animals from disasters. CERT also helps reunite lost pets and owners, like this dog in Dumont who went missing in the fall.
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Cindy Capitani

01/21/2016 4:00 a.m.

The likelihood that you and your animals will survive an emergency such as a fire or flood, tornado or terrorist attack depends largely on emergency planning done today.

The Bergen County Animal Response Team (CART) is free and is sponsored by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office. Class starts at 7 p.m.

Participants will learn how to prepare for animals in disasters as well as learn animal behaviors in everyday life.

For more information, email Sgt. Gidget Petry at gpetry@bcsd.us.

Click here for a registration form.

The Bergen County Jail Amphitheater is located at 160 South River St.

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