Socal Animal Response Team
PROGRAMS
Disaster Preparation for Families and Pets
The primary goal of this program is to educate people to prepare and care for their families, which includes their pets, in case a disaster should occur. Many pet owners are more devastated by the loss of their pets in a disaster than their personal belongings. Pets provide comfort and can be beneficial to relieving stress in disaster-type situations.
When families are better prepared it will enable them to care for themselves in a major disaster until help is available. Including their pets in those plans also reduces the number of pets that end up in permanent shelters after a disaster.
Basic Animal Evacuation Shelter Training
Continue updating safety protocols for temporary animal sheltering in disasters/crises and incorporate the new protocols into the 2-Day Basic Animal Evacuation Shelter Training.
With over 1 million households in Orange County and over 60% of those households having pets; there will be a need to set up temporary animal shelters, at multiple locations, in a large-scale disaster (i.e. wildfires and earthquake). As a small non-profit, we have limited resources and volunteers to set up temporary animal shelters in multiple locations. This Basic Animal Shelter training enables individuals to better understand what the needs are in a disaster; if it becomes necessary to set up a temporary animal shelter in their community.
CONTACT
Socal Animal Response Team
18685-101 MAIN STREET
PMB 458
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone: 714-349-1047