RESOURCE DIRECTORY: EVACUATION
Pet owners will delay leaving or stay in harm’s way if they don’t have the means to evacuate safely with their animals. In rapid-onset events, pet owners may be unable to return home to retrieve their pets, and operators of some animal facilities may be unable to evacuate large animal populations quickly. The owners of special-needs animals, large numbers of animals, or livestock should be encouraged to evacuate early.
Self-Evacuation
With a good plan and enough warning, owners of pets and farm animals should be able to evacuate themselves and their animals safely out of the area, as long as they know which routes are safe to take, and what equipment, supplies and medical records they need to bring.
Sample community information sheet
http://www.vin.com/proceedings/
Proceedings.plx?CID=DISASTER2006&PID=pr13567&O=Generic
Assisted Evacuation
Pet owners with special needs and/or without the means to evacuate themselves must be considered.
Sample roadblock agreement
http://www.vin.com/proceedings/
Proceedings.plx?CID=DISASTER2006&PID=pr13566&O=Generic
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