Horse Owners Urged to Prepare for Hurricane Irene

Emergency response personnel are urging horse owners in hurricane-prone regions to prepare for the storm.
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As the first storm of the 2011 hurricane season heads toward the U.S. Atlantic Coast, emergency response personnel are urging horse owners in hurricane-prone regions to prepare for the storm.

Hurricane Irene began pummeling the Bahamas with high winds and heavy rains earlier this week. Packing the potential for 115 mph winds, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service has classified the storm as a Category 3 hurricane. The storm is expected to skirt the east coast of central and north Florida, the agency said. But on Thursday, NOAA issued a Hurricane Watch for portions of North Carolina and locations near the North Carolina/Virginia border. The storm is expected to make landfall near Cape Hatteras, N.C., on Saturday afternoon, said Chris Mackey, spokesman for North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue.

In response to the storm, Perdue ordered the evacuation of to Ocracoke Island, Makey said.

On Thursday Cheryl Bennett of the North Carolina Horse Council said the organization had received no calls for information about animal evacuations in advance of the storm

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Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

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