Friday, July 24, 2009

Guide to Disaster Planning for Animals




The American Veterinary Medical Association has released their Emergency Preparedness and Response Guide. This comprehensive 423 page document covers a full range of topics from being prepared to deal with pets to livestock to zoo animals.




While the document is focused on the USA there is valuable planning material applicable to both Veterinaries and emergency planners world wide.




The manual includes everything from daily water and feed requirements for farm animals to emergency treatments for health issues, behavioural concerns with animals under stress, and lessons learned from various disasters.
The document is available online at: