01/22/2026
🚨 URGENT PET SAFETY WARNING 🚨
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 it’s cold enough to cause ice, it is too cold for animals.
♦️𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:♦️
• 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢. 𝘽𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙛𝙞𝙭 𝙖 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙩𝙘….
• 𝙇𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛, 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨.
Outdoor Shelter Requirements (𝑁𝑜𝑡𝑒: 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑. 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑌𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑦 𝐴𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.)
• 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.
• Must be accessible to the animal and a sufficient size for the pet to stand, turn, and lay down.
• Must be elevated off the ground enough to keep water, ice, snow, and sleet from entering the shelter.
• Must provide the animal with shavings or straw to provide insulation.
• 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.