Teresa,
I wen to Facebook, and you would NOT believe the number of Posts of people who were just livid about PetCo's actions (or lack of). I fully expect that we will hear of Law Suits coming from this. What would have been the harm in just opening the cages, and turning them loose. At least they would have had some chance of survival. Even if they had just run off somewhere, at least they would be living and gone.
The event of an Emergency, is taken very seriously in my Community as well. Living on the Gulf Coast sometimes is a challenge.
I KNOW there are several Posts/Threads which address Emergency/Disaster Preparedness/Procedures, and attempted to do a search. The Search Engine on this Site is... "wanting", but I came up with these. IF you/someone finds any others that need be listed, please do.
Emergency Preparedness Disaster Preparedness - Are You Ready ? then there's ANIMAL SAFETY – Home/Vehicle/Anywhere