Pet safety

Have a plan for your pets in case you get sick with COVID-19. In partnership with the Humane Society of Charlotte, a printable checklist and preparedness kit has been created to help.

Below you will find a list of COVID-19 resources from federal, global, and other organizations that may be useful.

CDC COVID-19 and Animals

General Information

• Pets and Other Animals landing page
• FAQs: COVID-19 and Animals
• COVID-19 and Animals
• If You Have Pets

Guidance and Recommendations

• If You Have Pets
• What to Do if Your Pet Tests Positive for the Virus that Causes COVID-19
• Guidance for Handlers of Service and Therapy Animals
• Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Veterinary Clinics Treating Companion Animals During the COVID-19 Response
• Toolkit: One Health Approach to Address Companion Animals with SARS-CoV-2
• COVID-19 Recommendations for Pet Stores, Pet Distributors, and Pet Breeding Facilities
• COVID-19 Considerations for Animal Activities at Fairs, Shows, and Other Events
• Evaluation for SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Animals
• Interim Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Testing in North American Wildlife

Federal COVID-19 Websites

• gov
• gov
• US Department of Agriculture
• APHIS COVID-19 One Health website
• USDA Confirmed Cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Animals in the United States
• US Food and Drug Administration
• FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine COVID-19 website
• Vet-LIRN SARS-CoV-2 Supplemental Necropsy Sample Inventory Checklist
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• US Environmental Protection Agency

Partner COVID-19 Websites

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
• Interim recommendations for intake of companion animals from households where humans with COVID-19 are present

CDC One Health Information

• CDC One Health
• CDC Healthy Pets, Healthy People
• CDC Pet Emergency Preparedness
• CDC Pet Disaster Kit
• CDC Pets in Evacuation Centers