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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?