Emergency Services
With a network of regional offices and a nationwide response team, The Humane Society of the United States can provide shelter professionals and other local authorities with the expertise, leadership, and other tools necessary to coordinate animal response activities during a disaster.
In addition, we have collected and developed materials to help you plan for the survival of animals in your care and assist with the larger community disaster relief effort. These resources are divided here into four categories: Guidelines; Sample Plans; Training and Publications; and More Resources. Please click on the images below or scroll down to navigate.
Have an emergency response plan you'd like to share with your colleagues? Please email it to info@animalsheltering.org
Guidelines
- Disaster preparedness tips for animal care organizations
- The HSUS Disaster Planning Manual: Profile
- The HSUS Disaster Planning Manual: Animal Facilities
- The HSUS Disaster Planning Manual: Forms
- The HSUS Disaster Planning Manual: Community Planning
- Tips on helping your community prepare
- From Animal Sheltering magazine: Will Your Response be a Natural Disaster?
Planning
- Have an outstanding plan in place? Become a part of the Emergency Services Placement Partner program! Learn more at animalsheltering.org/espp.
Applications now accepted via email and fax. - Still formulating your emergency response? These sample plans will help:
Training and Publications
- Disaster Animal Response Training (DART)
- Purchase disaster preparedness brochures for your community
- Purchase disaster preparedness materials for your organization
More Resources
- The HSUS Animal Rescue Team
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