Emergency Help

Your dog, cat, and other critters are part of your family. Not only should you be aware of emergency procedures for yourselves but also for your pets. The resources on this page should be useful to help you develop a plan in case of a natural disaster. Please remember that stray animals and your local animal rescue groups will need extra help during an emergency. And don’t forget that wildlife are an extension of our global family.

 Emergency Animal Rescue Advice

American Kennel Club
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/home-living/create-emergency-evacuation-plan-dog/
American Red Cross
https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/pet-disaster-preparedness.html
ASPCA
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/general-pet-care/disaster-preparedness
Best Friends Animal Society
https://resources.bestfriends.org/article/natural-disaster-preparedness-families-pets
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/keeping-pets-and-people-healthy/emergencies.html
Humane Society of the United States
https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/make-disaster-plan-your-pets
Ready (FEMA)
https://www.ready.gov/pets
Queensland Government
https://www.qld.gov.au/emergency/dealing-disasters/prepare-for-disasters/prepare-pets
United States Department of Agriculture
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalwelfare/emergency-programs

 Emergency Animal Rescue Teams and Training

ASPCA
https://www.aspca.org/investigations-rescue/rescue-work-and-field-deployments
British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association
https://www.bartacic.org/about/history/
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/mass-animal-care.html
Dive Rescue International
https://www.diverescueintl.com/animal-rescue-floods/
Federal Emergency Management Agency (USA)
https://training.fema.gov/emiweb/downloads/is10comp.pdf
Global Alliance for Animals and People
https://thegaap.org/news/category/disaster-response/
Humane Society of the United States
https://www.humanesociety.org/disaster-relief
International Animal Rescue
https://www.internationalanimalrescue.org/
International Fund for Animal Welfare
https://www.ifaw.org/
Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA)
https://spana.org/
World Animal Protection
https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/our-work