Websites you may find interesting:
American Humane Association www.AHA.org Offers information and courses on Animals in Disasters. Also has nationwide and international disaster response teams.
American Red Cross Cincinnati www.CincinnatiRedCross.org offers excellent training courses for Pet First Aid as well as Disaster Response (although their disaster courses are for helping people, not animals)
American Red Cross Indiana http://www.redcross-hhc.org/ Offers many of the services and programs as the Cincinnati chapter
Indiana Dept of Homeland Security http://www.in.gov/dhs/ has lots of disaster preparation info as well as training courses for emergency and disaster response.
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency www.fema.gov and
http://training.fema.gov/ These sites are LOADED with educational information.
Plan to spend some time reading through all that this organization has to offer.
United Animal Nations www.UAN.org has disaster response teams and information as well as courses.
Citizen Corps/ CERT http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/about.shtm has information about these response groups. They are geared toward people, but the local groups have been open to working with CART and recognize us as a major asset to the disaster response.
State Citizen Corps Point of Contact, which can be found by clicking here or going to:
http://www.citizencorps.gov/councils/ and clicking on Citizen Corps State POC
List on the left-hand navigation list.
Animal Legal Defense Fund - Helps fight legal battles regarding cruelty, abuse and more.
Teaches new lawyers too. http://www.aldf.org/default.asp?sect=home
Indiana Board of Animal Health: http://www.in.gov/boah/
AVMA Care for Pets: is a comprehensive site for pet health and safety. It covers sanitation practices, first aid, poison control, safety measures when leaving home, diseases and seasonal health concerns, and safety tips for children around pets.
http://www.avma.org/care4pets/
Safety Central (Safety gear) http://www.safetycentral.com/safsecsig.html has everything you can imagine needing for emergency preparedness and response.
The Preparedness Center (Preparation and response gear) http://www.preparedness.com/
Indiana Volunteer Organizations Active In Disasters (INVOAD)
http://www.invoad.org/Links%20Page.htm Links to organizations in Indiana that respond to disasters or support the groups that do.
Disaster News Network http://www.disasternews.net/ Disaster News Network (DNN) is a news service that tells the story of disaster response and suggests appropriate ways the public can help survivors. It also facilitates information sharing among disaster responders.
Clermont County Humane Society- http://www.ouranimalshelter.com/sitemap.html
PAWS of Dearborn County- http://www.pawsofdearborncounty.org/
Dearborn County Animal Shelter- www.petfinder.com/shelters/IN186.html
List of pet friendly hotels: http://www.dogfriendly.com/ or http://www.petswelcome.com/ Good to know in advance where you can go with your pet if temporary shelter is needed.
List of plants toxic to livestock and pets in Indiana: discussed in terms of their toxicity, botanical type, and the animals that are likely to be affected. Pictures are also provided http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/cover1.htm
Indiana Safety Net: Threatening weather or road conditions, sports injuries, product safety, home safety, and workplace accidents - do you know what to do when the unexpected occurs? Do you know where you canfind situation reports about emergencies in Indiana, such as tornadoes and floods? http://www.in.gov/safetynet/
AVMA disaster preparedness plan: VERY comprehensive guide to responding to disasters involving animals! http://www.avma.org/disaster/responseguide/responseguide_toc.asp
Find Animal Shelters near you: www.animalshelter.org/shelters Put in your zip code and find listings near you.
Hooved Animal Humane Society: www.hahs.org Dedicated to the protection of hooved animals
Serenity Horse Rescue: www.serenityhorserescue.zoomshare.com
To Learn More about what happened in New Orleans (Tylertown) -
http://mlmiller.myweb.uga.edu/project/tylertown/index.htm This website takes you page by page through a very detailed explanation of how animals were rescued, processed and returned/adopted through the Tylertown facility. Keep clicking on the hurricane icon to progress through the pages.
Disaster preparedness for Equine Veterinarians and Equine owners:
http://www.aaep.org/emergency_prep.htm Easy to follow links and information.
Disaster Preparedness for persons with service animals: (be sure you get this whole link)
http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=1430&nodeID=
1&FeatureID=1625&redirected=1&CFID=7687935&CFTOKEN=19161268
Federal Policies on Access for Service Animals:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/newsletters/v7n2/7n2hende.htm
Hamilton County Dog License and dog law information:
http://www.doglicense.com/counties/hamilton/
How to find apartments that allow pets: (be sure you get this whole link)
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/renting_with_pets_the_online_resource_for_
rental_managers_and_pet_owners/finding_animalfriendly_rental_housing/animal_
friendly_apts.html
How to track animals: http://www.ussartf.org/animal_tracking.htm
Fetch! Pet Care www.fetchpetcare.com
Natl Assoc of Prof Pet Sitters www.petsitters.org
Pet Sitters Internal www.petsit.com
Rescue911 - www.Rescue911.org
List of Rescues and Shelters listed by state:
http://lairds.org/Kyler/old_Purdue/animal_rescue/shelters#United%20States
Additional Websites regarding shelters and rescues:
http://www.kentuckydachshundrescue.com/shelters_in_kentucky.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Fair/1901/kyshelters.html
http://www.adoptapet.com/States/state_index.html
(be sure you get this whole link)
http://dmoz.org/Society/Organizations/Animal_Welfare/Rescues_and_
Shelters/Regional/North_America/United_States/
http://www.netpets.org/cats/catresc/catshel.html
http://www.netpets.org/dogs/dogresc/indiana.htm
http://www.advocatesfortheinnocent.com/indianashelters.html
http://www.u-gotpets.com/Animal_shelters_I-L.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/disasterpreparationandrecovery.html MedlinePlus: Disaster Preparation and Recovery a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health
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