Presentation on lessons learned by animal emergency responders

1. Jeleen Briscoe, USDA APHIS Animal Care Emergency Programs
Anne McCann, USDA APHIS Animal Care Emergency Programs
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Experiences in Animal Emergency Management

2. People refused to leave their pets
600,000 pets either died or abandoned
Coastal zoos and aquariums damaged and
collections lost
Once upon a time there was a hurricane
named Katrina...

3. 47% wont leave their pets
The Human Animal Bond: Survey Says...
46.9% Pet is FAMILY
APMA,AVMA,AHA

4. Pre-Katrina recommendation:
Leave pets with three days of food and
water.

5. Pre-Katrina recommendation:
Leave pets with three days of food and
water.

6. Snowball, Katrina, and the PETS Act
The dog was taken away from this little boy, and to watch his
face was a singularly revealing and tragic experience. This
legislation was born at that moment.
-- Rep Tom Lantos (D-CA)

7. Support states
Disaster preparedness
Evacuation
Shelter plans
The PETS Act
Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act
Humans
Household pets
Service animals

8. On average:
0.67 pets per person in
the typical U.S.
community

9. Animal Emergency Management
Animal issues ARE people issues
Incident management must prepare for
people AND animals

10. Animal Emergency Management
RESPONSE
Evacuation ShelterRescue Other

11. Animal Emergency Management
RESPONSE
Evacuation ShelterRescue Other

12. Animal Emergency Management
RESPONSE
Evacuation ShelterRescue Other

13. Animal Emergency Management
RESPONSE
Evacuation ShelterRescue Other

14. All Hazards
All Species
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15. Audubon Zoo

16. Iowa Floods

17. Missouri River Flood

18. North Dakota Flood

19. Zanesville

20. Duluth Flood

21. Duluth Flood

22. NATO Summit

23. NATO Summit

24. Animal Emergency Management
Challenges

25. Animal Emergency Management
Challenges
Pre- and Post-Assessment

26. Flu at the Zoo Tabletop Exercise
Thank you to Multi-State Partnership for Security in Agriculture

27. 21
Weaknesses

28. 21
Weaknesses

29. 21
Weaknesses

30. 21
Weaknesses

31. 21
Weaknesses

32. Animal Emergency Management
Challenges
Situational Awareness

33. Animal Emergency Management
Challenges
Animal Search and Rescue

34. Animal Emergency Management
Challenges
Animal Sheltering

35. Collocated/Cohabitational Sheltering
Advantages
Owners’
involvement
Healthier for
owners and
animals
Fewer
volunteers
Disadvantages
Owners’
abilities
Physically able
Responsible
Experience

36. Alternatives to Animal Sheltering
Distribution Centers
Feed-in-Place Program

37. Animal Emergency Management
Challenges
DisasterVeterinary Care
Licensure
Zoonoses
Quarantine

38. Animal Emergency Management
Challenges
Animal Decontamination

39. Animal Emergency Management
Challenges
Animal Disposition

43. Animal Emergency Management
Recovery
Family Recovery Animal Disposition

44. Animal Emergency Management
Recovery
Family Recovery Animal Disposition

45. Animal Emergency Management
Recovery
Family Recovery Animal Disposition

46. Animal Emergency Management
Recovery
Family Recovery Animal Disposition

47. Federal Partnerships
– Statutory authority (Stafford Act)
– Resources
Federal
Animal
Emergency
Working
Group
– AWA & Pets Mission
– Staff of veterinarians andVHT’s
– Program Response Team
– NationalVeterinary Response Team
– Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps
– Emergency Management Coordination
Group

48. NASAAEP BPWG Collaboration
National Alliance of State Animal and Agriculture
Emergency Programs
Best Practice Working Groups

49. Animal
Search
&
Rescue
Evacuation &
Transportation
Emergency
Animal
Sheltering
Disaster
Veterinary Care
Animal
Decontamination
Training
Preparedness
Community
Outreach
Planning &
Resource
Management
NASAAEP Best Practice Working Groups

51. National Animal Rescue and Shelter Coalition
Associate: AVMA
Affiliates: Society of Animal Welfare Administrators,American Red Cross, NASAAEP,
PetFinder.com Foundation,AmericanVeterinary Medical Foundation

52. APHIS Emergency Operations Center
Multi-Agency Coordination System

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Jeleen Briscoe, VMD, DABVP (Avian)
Veterinary Medical Officer, Avian Specialist
APHIS Animal Care
Johanna.Briscoe@aphis.usda.gov
@JeleenVMD
Anne McCann
National Emergency Programs Coordinator
APHIS Animal Care
Anneliese.McCann@aphis.usda.gov