Animal Rescue (Part II)

Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team

Animal Rescue• Same approach as Part I: Evacuation

• Typical Plan

• Ideal Plan

Animal Rescue Collecting those animals not evacuated

Animal RescueNOT in this discussion: Technical Animal Rescue

Animal Rescue

• Plan A

• Assume everybody will evacuate

• Rely on local resources

• Plan B• Identification of local

capacity

• Identification of recognized rescue groups

• Identification of receiving/sheltering location

Plan A

Plan A

• Assumed evacuation

• Animal control mustered

• 'Good Samaritans' deployed

Plan A - Risks

• Injury to self-deployed responders

• Bites - RABIES

• Kicks

• Physical injuries

• Exposure to chemicals, disease, ???

• Out-of-place people

• Death

Plan A -Accountability• Where do the animals come from?

• Were dead animals seen?

• Where did the animals go?

Donald

Plan B

Plan B -Public Information

Information on...

• How animal rescue missions are being conducted

• Where to find information on missing animals

• How to report animals in need of rescue

• Advising the general public to not self-deploy

• Advising that some animals may need to be decontaminated before being touched and providing information on how to know if an animal may be contaminated

Integrated Response

• Fire and Rescue

• Animal Control

• Police

• Veterinarian/Licensed Veterinary Technician

Extra-Jurisdictional

Resources

• Cooperative agreements/MOUs

• Council of Government resources

• Technical Animal Rescue Training

• USAR

• TVMRC/VET

Plan B -Accountability

Recognized Rescue Group

Veterinary Medical Support

Decon

Shelter

Hopeful Success!

Questions?