01/26/2026
๐จ URGENT PET SAFETY WARNING ๐จ
Freezing Temperatures & Ice Are LIFE-THREATENING for Pets and coming our way Saturday!
Extreme cold and icy conditions can cause hypothermia, frostbite, severe paw injuries, and death in pets within minutes.
DO NOT leave pets outside unnecessarily.
If itโs cold enough to cause ice, it is too cold for animals.
โฆ๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:โฆ๏ธ
โข ๐ฝ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง. ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข. ๐ฝ๐ค๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐, ๐๐๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ข, ๐๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐โฆ.
โข ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ค๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ข ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐จ.
Outdoor Shelter Requirements (๐๐๐ก๐: ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐.)
โข Must be an enclosed weatherproof shelter made specifically for that animal and protect that animal from exposure to the weather elements, such as cold, rain, ice, sleet, or snow.
โข Must be accessible to the animal and a sufficient size for the pet to stand, turn, and lay down.
โข Must be elevated off the ground enough to keep water, ice, snow, and sleet from entering the shelter.
โข Must provide the animal with shavings or straw to provide insulation.
โข Crates, carriers, under houses/ vehicles, or barrels are NOT acceptable shelters.
Cold weather can turn deadly fast!
Please report inadequate shelter or animals in critical condition to York County Field Enforcement at 803-628-3190. Be prepared with an address for the officer to respond to and a description of the welfare concern. Do not wait until the inclement weather arrives, as officers may be delayed in responding due to dangerous traveling conditions.
