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Evacuation and Sheltering of Pets

Evacuation and Sheltering of Pets. Dave Tomkins Texas Animal Health Commission. Texas Animal Health Commission started in l893... 110 years ago!. Marketing. Livestock & poultry health regulatory agency. Weights & measures regulations. Pesticide applicator

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Evacuation and Sheltering of Pets

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  1. Evacuation and Sheltering of Pets Dave Tomkins Texas Animal Health Commission

  2. Texas Animal Health Commission started in l893... 110 years ago!

  3. Marketing Livestock & poultry health regulatory agency Weights & measures regulations Pesticide applicator licensing Crops Two Ag Agencies in Texas Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC)

  4. TAHC ensures the health of production livestock poultry and fowl, exotic hoofstock & equine animals

  5. Why we’re here… Since March 2001: TAHC on Emergency Mgmt Council… Requested by GDEM as the “animal” agency

  6. Pets and service animals No state agency responsible for companion animals Companion Animals

  7. PETS Act HB-88

  8. No Animals Left Behind

  9. Sheltering

  10. At a friend’s home

  11. At a pet-friendly motel

  12. At a pet-only shelter Poses transportation challenges

  13. In pet-friendly shelters

  14. In large livestock facility Transportation & lodging challenges for owners

  15. What to do Locally • Animal Issues Committee (AIC) • Animal Issues Plan (AIP) • Community • Animal Response Teams (CARTs)

  16. Local Animal Issues Committee Suggested Members • Emergency Management Coordinator • TAHC or USDA-APHIS local representative • County Extension Agent • Local fair committee or agriculture association reps • Local veterinarians • Local feed store and stable owners • Local animal industry representation • High school, college or university agriculture faculty • Law enforcement personnel • Environmental and wildlife specialists

  17. Animal Issues Plans Appendices to local EM plan annexes

  18. CARTs Community Animal Response Teams

  19. Local Preparation Use of TAHC’s Texas Rural Awareness, Compliance and Education (TRACE) personnel assigned to each county

  20. Requesting Assistance forNatural & Man-made Disasters FEMA SOC TAHC Area Command DDC TXSART MACC Combined Regional EOC City or County EOC Mutual Aid On-scene ICP

  21. TXSART Texas State Animal Resource Team

  22. Natural and manmade disasters affect humans and animals! Be prepared! Establish a local animal issues committee Develop a local animal response plan Pre-select animal shelter sites Be ready to accept human and animal evacuees!

  23. Produced by the Texas Animal Health Commission “Because Animal Health & Safety Matters!”

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