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Florida’s Animal Disaster History

Florida’s Animal Disaster History. 1st Major Animal Disaster. Hurricane Andrew 1992. Andrew History. 700,000 evacuated 80,000 housed in shelters 175,000 people homeless 25,000 homes destroyed 100,000 homes damaged $20 billion in damages $10 billion cleanup costs. Personal Losses.

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Florida’s Animal Disaster History

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  1. Florida’s Animal Disaster History

  2. 1st Major Animal Disaster Hurricane Andrew 1992

  3. Andrew History • 700,000 evacuated • 80,000 housed in shelters • 175,000 people homeless • 25,000 homes destroyed • 100,000 homes damaged • $20 billion in damages • $10 billion cleanup costs

  4. Personal Losses • Home • Job • Friends • Security • Pets

  5. Forgotten Victims - Animals • People told to leave pets behind • Homes blown apart – pets escape in fear • Disoriented pets wandered from home • No ID on pets • No system for animals

  6. MASH Animal Compound • HSUS & Citizens Against Pet Overpopulation • Six weeks • Mostly volunteer workforce • Support from Army: supplies, full-time vet, tents, security

  7. Animal Statistics of Compound • 600 lost, foster or owner give-up animals • About 2,000 seen by emergency vets • Most lost pets never matched w/ owners • 30 day holding period before adoptions

  8. FL Wildfires 1998 • First pet friendly shelters open in Volusia & Flagler counties • First “DART” response • State directed animal response effort

  9. Hurricane Floyd

  10. Evacuation Nightmare • Estimated 2 million people evacuated from FL, GA, SC & NC • 2 hour road trips took 18 hours • Hotels & Shelters full • Not enough places for pets & large animals (horses)

  11. Floyd – “NC’s Andrew”

  12. Florida’s 2004 Hurricane Season

  13. Hurricane Charley

  14. Hurricane Charley • Community services completely disrupted • “10 mile wide tornado” • No storm surge • Impacted along Hwy 17 corridor - Devastation across state

  15. Charley - Animal Response

  16. Hurricane Frances

  17. Frances

  18. Hurricane Ivan

  19. Hurricane Jeanne

  20. Hurricane Katrina - 2005

  21. Katrina - LA

  22. Katrina - MS

  23. Animal Facilities Destroyed

  24. FL Assists MS

  25. The Animal Victims of Katrina

  26. Animal Issues are People Issues • Not question of putting animals above people • Taking care of what important to people • Human/animal bond -more important in extreme stress • Planning for animals intertwined w/ planning for people if either is to be effective

  27. Questions?

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