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75 TO 125 DOGS
50 CATS OR SMALL
ANIMALS
ACCESS TO FACILITIES THAT CAN
HOUSE VARIOUS TYPES OF
LIVESTOCK
WE CAN ALSO HOUSE ANIMALS AT WCRAS AND
OTHER NEARBY SHELTERS
WCRAS HAS TWO EMERGENCY SHELTER
TRAILERS
STATISTICSEACH YEAR OVER 4,000 PEOPLE DIE
IN HOUSEFIRES ALONE AND MORE THAN 25,000 ARE INJURED IN FIRES.
ANIMALS ARE NOT RECORDED
UP TO 25% OF PET OWNERS WILL FAIL
TO EVACUATE BECAUSE OF THEIR
ANIMALS
30 – 50% OF PET OWNERS WILL
LEAVE THEIR PETS BEHIND EVEN WITH ADVANCE NOTICE
OF AN EVACUATION
DUE TO THE ISSUES WITH ANIMALS DURING HURRICAN KATRINA,
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PASSED H.R. 3858, THE PET ACT,
ALSO KNOW AS “PETS EVACUATION AND TRANSPORTATION
STANDARDS” OF 2006. THIS ACT ADVISED GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES THAT IT IS CRITICAL TO HAVE HOUSEHOLD PETS
ADDED TO DISASTER PLANS AND THOSE AGENCIES MUST
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PETS AND THEIR OWNERS DURING TIMES OF DISASTERS.
IN 2007 THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE ADDED LANGUAGE TO NRS 414 EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
NRS 414.095 STATES THAT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT MUST, WITHOUT LIMITATIONS, ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH
PETS….DURING AND AFTER AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER
IN 2008, HOMELAND SECUIRTY AND FEMA ADDED THE PETS ACT INTO THE MASS
EVACUATION INCIDENT INDEX
INDIVIDUALS MAY CHOOSE NOT TO
EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO LEAVE THEIR ANIMALS
BEHIND
HOUSEHOLD PETS MUST BE
INCORPORATED INTO EVACUATION PLANS
ANIMAL SHELTERS MUST BE SET UP IN
CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HUMAN SHELTERS
PLANNING AND ACCOMODATING
HOUSEHOLD PETS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO MASS EVACUATION
THE WASHOE COUNTY EVACUATION, SHELTERING
AND MASS CARE PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY THE BCC ON
MARCH 25, 2008AFTER CAREFUL STUDY AND
REVIEW BY MULTIPLE AGENCIES IN WASHOE COUNTY, THE PLAN WAS
IMPLEMENTED IN 2010
WHETHER IT IS A LARGE SCALE
NATURAL DISASTER LIKE HURRICANE
KATRINA
OR AN UNFORSEEN EMERGENCY SUCH
AS A HOUSE FIRE
EVERYONE CAN BENEFIT FROM HAVING AN
EVACUATION PLAN IN PLACE BEFORE DISASTER STRIKES
IDENTIFICATION &
PHOTOGRAPHS
DOGS AND CATS SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR PROPERLY
FITTING COLLARS, WITH AN ID, RABIES AND LICENSE TAG
WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL CATS AND DOGS HAVE A
MICROCHIP IMPLANTED FOR IDENTIFICATION AS COLLARS
CAN EASILY BE REMOVED OR FALL OFF
MAKE SURE ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE TAGS ARE
CURRENT AND YOUR PET IS REGISTERED WITH REGIONAL
ANIMAL SERVICES
KEEP A PHOTO OF EACH PET AND MAKE SURE ANY
DISTINGUISHING MARKINGS ARE VISIBLE
YOU WILL NEED PROOF OF OWNERSHIP TO RETRIEVE
YOUR PET FROM A SHELTER
HEALTH RECORDS &
PAPERWORK
STORE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS IN A ZIP-LOCK OR
WATERPROOF PLASTIC BAG
YOUR PETS AND LIVESTOCK NEED TO BE CURRENT
ON ALL VACCINATIONS
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF OF
VACCINATIONS IF YOU NEED TO BOARD YOUR
ANIMALS AT A PRIVATE FACILITY
DISASTER KIT MAINTAIN A DISASTER PREPAREDNESS SUPPLY KIT FOR
EACH OF YOUR ANIMALS THAT SHOULD INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
FIRST AID KIT
VACCINATION RECORDS
VETERINARIAN’S INFORMATION
PET CARRIERS, CAGES
LEASHES/NON-NYLON, HALTERS AND LEADS OR
ROPES
2 WEEKS SUPPLY OF FOOD/WATER
CAN OPENER
NON-SPILL FOOD/WATER BOWLS
CAT LITTER & BOX
NEWPAPER/PAPER TOWELS
PLASTIC BAGS
DUCT TAPE
PERMANENT MARKER
BLEACH
WATER BUCKET
TRANSPORTATION
EACH ANIMAL SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN
PET CARRIER, PORTABLE CAGE, LEASH
OR HALTER AND LEAD READILY
AVAILABLE
FOR LIVESTOCK, KEEP TRAILERS AND
VANS WELL MAINTAINED, FULL OF GAS
AND READY TO MOVE AT ALL TIMES
IF YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR OWN
VEHICLES, MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH
LOCAL COMPANIES OR NEIGHBORS
BEFORE DISASTER STRIKES