Emergency Planning for Animals In Wisconsin
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Emergency Planning for Animals In Wisconsin
Darlene M. Konkle, DVM, MS, DACVIMVeterinary Emergency Program ManagerDepartment of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer ProtectionDivision of Animal Health
Authority over pet planningIn WI – local jurisdictions
◦County response plans◦Resources?
State plan ◦Appendix to ESF 11
Federal and NGO resources
Considerations Feed and waterIdentificationReunion with ownersSafety concernsDiseaseSanitationDonation mgt.
Who can help?Medical Reserve Corps
◦Over 1700 veterinarians in MRC◦Dedicated animal/ veterinary MRC
unitsFind the experts in your
community◦Veterinarians◦Veterinary technicians◦Humane shelter operators◦Humane/ animal control officers◦Etc.!
Who can help?
National level resources◦AVMA – VMAT teams
Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams◦HHS –NVRT teams
National Veterinary Response Teams◦NARSC – umbrella org. NGOs
National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition
VMAT: Three Roles
• Early Assessment
• Basic Treatment
• Training
NARSCCoalition of national animal
welfare groups◦AVMA◦ASPCA◦Pet Smart Charities◦Pet Finder.com◦American Red Cross◦American Humane Assn.◦Others
Wisconsin Animal Response CorpsWARC – a WI statewide MRC unitA group of volunteers skilled in
working with animals during emergencies
WARC MissionTo assist the state and local
communities in a disease or disaster event involving animals
WARC ActivitiesEducation and trainingPartnerships with other MRC unitsRelationships with other
organizations◦WVMA◦Dane Co EM
Foreign animal disease recognition and response
Integration into local communities
Wisconsin PlanningState plan in place - frameworkCounty animal response plans
◦ExamplesCurrently not a standard level of
planning for all countiesWork towards regional or county
animal response coordinators
ResourcesAmerican Veterinary Medical
Association◦ https://
www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Reference/disaster/Pages/default.aspx
IA State Center for Food Protection◦Rural all-hazards guide:
http://www.prep4agthreats.org/National Animal Rescue and
Sheltering Coalition◦ narsc.net
Questions?
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health