Hillsborough County
If you live in Hillsborough, you can look below to
see who covers your area or call 813-900-4939
John and Kelli McCan (High Tail It owners) both
cover Pinellas, Carrollwood, and South Tampa,
but also back up all areas for all of the other
employees, including all of Hillsborough
See below the sitters for  
Hillsborough County,
and below them, see
Hillsborough Hurricane
Inforrmation:
Hurricane Info for Pets
Below, we've tried to provide you with as much
information as possible. We've listed pet-friendly
shelters for each county, if any, area pet-friendly
motels and hotels, if any, and we've linked to each
county's emergency management Web page, if
they have one.

Hillsborough County
Note: Officials are seeking volunteers to help with
the animals (dogs, cat, rabbits and birds allowed) at
the following shelters during hurricanes. Contact
Hillsborough County Animal Services at 813-744-
5660 if you are an interested animal lover. Here is a
page with maps to each shelter.
1. Sickles High School, 7950 Gunn Highway in the
Citrus Park area of Tampa. It will hold between 200-
300 pets.
2. Burnett Middle School, 1010 Kingsway Road, on
the corner of US 92 and Kingsway Road North, just
south of I-4 in Seffner. This shelter accepts both
pets and their guardians (100 dogs and 100 cats;
no other type pets allowed at this time.) Pet
guardians will be able to care for their pets in the
gymnasium area and outside the facility before and
after the main winds. When it's time to seek shelter,
the animals will stay in cages in the school locker
rooms. Guardians should bring their own collar,
food, food bowl and other supplies.
No registration required, so verify availability with
the county before heading out the door to go to
one of the following with your pets:
3. Bartels Middle School, 9020 Imperial Oak Blvd.,
in the Live Oak Preserve area of Tampa, in the
northern portion of Hillsborough County.
4. Shields Middle School, 15732 Beth Shields Way,
Ruskin, in the southern portion of Hillsborough
County.
The above accomodations are available on a first-
come, first-served basis. If you choose a pet-
friendly shelter, take along proof of current rabies
vaccination and a pet carrier.
This county was one of the first in Florida to include
animals and agricultural needs in disaster plans.
The Community of Hillsborough Animal and
Agricultural Response Team (CHAART) assesses
will be needed and will dispatch teams to do things
like take food to animals or generators to fish farms.
In case you don't want to use a public shelter,
check area pet-friendly motels/hotels for availability.
Most will have special rates:
1. Behind the Fence Bed & Breakfast,
Brandon, 813-685-8201
2. Ramada Inn, Plant City, 813-752-3141
3. Days Inn, Plant City, 813)-752-0570
4. Masters Economy Inn, Seffner, 813-621-4681
5. Sun City Inn, Sun City Center, 813-643-3331
6. La Quinta - Tampa Fairgounds, Tampa, 813-
626-0885
7. Best Western All Suites Hotel, Tampa, 813-
971-8930
8. La Quinta Inn & Suites, Tampa, 813-643-0574
9. Days Inn – Airport, Tampa, 813-877-6181
10. Howard Johnson – Airport, Tampa, 813-875-
8818
11. La Quinta Inn - Airport, Tampa, 813-287-0440
12. Tahitian Inn, Tampa, 813-877-6721
13. Red Roof Inn – Fairgrounds, Tampa, 813)
-623-5245
14. Baymont Inn & Suites, Tampa, 813-930-0563
15. Days Inn, Tampa, 813-977-1550
16. Clarion Inn, Tampa, 813-971-4710
17. Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Tampa
18. Wingate Inn, Tampa, 813-971-7676
19. AmeriSuites, Tampa, 813-622-8557
20. La Quinta, Tampa, 813-684-4007
21. Red Roof Inn, Tampa, 813-681-8484
22. Red Roof Inn, Tampa, 813-932-0073
23. Extended Stay Deluxe, Tampa, 813-637-8990
24. Residence Inn by Marriott, Tampa, 813-221-
4224
25.Best Western Brandon Hotel & Conference
Center, Tampa
26. Homestead Village, Tampa, 813-643-5900
27. Residence Inn by Marriott, Tampa, 813-627-
8855
28. Econo Lodge, Tampa, 813-933-7681
29. La Quinta Inn & Suites, Tampa, 813-910-7500
30. Quality Inn, Tampa, 813-961-1000
31. Travel Resort, Tampa, 813-933-4011
32. Wingate Inn, Tampa, 813-979-2828
33. Chase Suite Hotel, Tampa, 813-281-5677
34. Hampton Inn, Tampa, 813-901-5900
35. Homestead Guest Studios, Tampa, 813-243-
1913
36. Residence Inn by Marriott, Temple Terrace,
813-972-4400
Jessica Weigand will
be helping to cover
the
Brandon/Riverview
areas. Jessica  was
raised on Daytona
Beach, and moved to
the Brandon area in
2003.  Jess is
currently studying
Veterinary
Technology with
hopes to become a
Vet when she
finishes school. She
has had many family
pets growing up
including a Golden
Retriever, and Italian
Greyhound, and
presently has a
Chihuahua named
Punx. When not in
school, Jess spends
her time reading, and
spending time with
friends and family.
Traci Curtin covers Pasco from
Carrollwood to Land O'
Lakes/Wesley Chapel. Born and
raised in NJ. a single mom of a
12 yr old daughter, and an
animal lover. As a young kid,
she was the one who would
bring home a basket of kittens
or a box of puppies, and has
had animals all her life. She
volunteers with Kids and
Canines,  an organization
through Hillsborough County
that trains and places service
dogs all over Florida, and has
personally trained/raised dogs
that have been placed with very
deserving people and the
experience was both heart
breaking and life changing.    
Having an opportunity to take
care of your animals in their
own homes is going to be a
great experience and you can
rest assured they are being
taken care of by someone
who cares.
Anna Vallery will be helping in
South Tampa and Davis
Island-Channelside. She has been
an animal-lover her whole life. She
is currently a junior at the
University of Tampa studying
Psychology and Biology for Animal
Behavior. Anna has had an array of
pets, from dogs and cats, to a duck
and a tortoise. Anna has also
volunteered in Costa Rica with a
Wild Animal Rehabilitation center
and was the Animal Care Intern at
the Lowry Park Zoo this past
summer. Because she lives on
campus, Anna can only have fish,
but she always looks forward to
going home to her Yorkie Harry and
her cat Topo. Anna loves being
around animals and is looking
forward to working and spending
time with each pet!
Aleksander Simon will also be
helping in the South
Tampa-Channelside areas,
and  is a junior at the
University of Tampa with a
major in Marine Biology and a
minor in Chemistry. Aleks
grew up with pets and his
family currently has three
dogs at his home in Ohio.
Aleks is an aquarium
enthusiast and has an array
of fish including a Tiger Oscar
than is nearly a foot long and
two turtles. On a trip to Costa
Rica working at an Animal
Rehabilitation center, Aleks
worked with animals ranging
from Capuchin Monkeys to
orphaned baby squirrels.
Aleks adores animals of all
sorts and is looking forward
to working with all the
different clients.