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An escaped pet situation in a National Park is not likely to have a happy conclusion. An animal that gets off a boardwalk in Yellowstone is quite likely to get scalded, often to death. Guardrails along steep trails can easily be slipped under by a pet animal, causing hazard to the pet, possibly to a rescuer, and likely to anyone at a lower elevation. Not to mention that cats and dogs would be considered prey by wildlife in the parks.
All of these things have happened. And people have sued the National Park Service for not keeping their pets safe. Not that the pet owners won, but the suits had to be defended against.
Where the Park Service decrees "NO Pets", then the owner is not only responsible for any mishap to the animal, they will be charged with violation of park regulations.
If you love your pets, do not put them at risk. One of the big attractions of many of our parks is the face to face encounter with the wilderness. The wilderness is wild, meaning hazardous. The parks are not tame zoos without bars.
Chuck Peck in CasaLoca
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