01/08/2025
๐ช๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ - ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ! ๐พ
Met รireann and other sources are warning of ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ (Aug 4) across parts of Ireland, including Leitrim. Storms can spook animals easily, please take action now to protect them:
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๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป - Check all fences, gates, and walls. High winds can knock them down and frightened animals may escape.
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๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - Only bring them outside on a lead to toilet, and supervise them at all times.
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๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ & ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - A scared pet can bolt in seconds if thereโs a gap!
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๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ - in case they do escape.
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๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ (๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐, ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ.) ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ - hutches can easily blow over or flood.
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๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ should be brought into a safe, secure, sheltered area before the storm hits.
๐ง ๐ง๐๐ฃ: If there's a risk of power cuts or water supply issues, ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, enough for a few days of drinking and cleaning for both you and your animals.
Letโs all stay safe and help each other prepare. Please share this post with pet owners in the community ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด