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PET TALK Setting your home up for success: Small animal owner fire awareness

by PET TALK
| October 18, 2025 1:00 AM

Half a million pets are affected by home fires each year, with more than 40,000 of those animals losing their lives, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Dr. Kyle Johnson, a clinical assistant professor and Veterinary Emergency Team member at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, provides insight into how owners can protect their homes — and their pets — from fires and the procedures to enact in the event of a fire emergency.

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