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CEHHORSE REPORT
Center for Equine Health • School of Veterinary Medicine • University of California, Davis
Fall 2014
INSIDE THIS ISSUE…
Director’s Message
WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, WHAT WILL YOU DO?
Three Ways to Get Your Ducks in a Row
Disaster Training Through UC Davis
Protection for Animals at the State and Federal Levels
Resources and Links
Communicating During a Disaster
Winner of the 2014 Wilson Award
Director’s Message
Director’s Message
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
—Benjamin Franklin
Working with horses in an emergency
situation requires experience that
many first responders do not have. I’ve
been there, in the pitch black, with well-
intentioned firefighters trying to slide an
injured horse out of a wooded trench. The
horse was panicked and struggling violently.
H
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break water lines, cause power outages, ignite a
Director’s Message (cont.) training individual p
When Disaster Strikes, What Will You Do? Those w
Disaster Preparedness (cont.) animals. Dr. John
about the types of disasters that could occur in
Border patrol agents and volunteers try to get a
Disaster Preparedness (cont.) The third step is t
Disaster Preparedness (cont.) and other significa
Hickory contemplates a request to go in the tr
Disaster Preparedness (cont.) 7. Back-Up Plan. Ha
Create evacuation authority agreements
Disaster Preparedness (cont.) Step Three: Help
and many members of this community have taken an
San Juan Capistrano’s Large Animal Response T
Disaster Preparedness (cont.) Level 3—Advanced L
Disaster Preparedness (cont.) organized and has
Rancho Cucamonga’s ALERT team (Alta Loma Emergenc
COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES Animal Servic
Disaster Preparedness (cont.) subcomponent of the
Disaster Preparedness (cont.) Your county may ha
(PETS) Act. The PETS Act is an amend- ment to the
information with them so you can help each other.
Resources and Links CARES (California Animal Res
Communicating During a Disaster In the recent fi
Congratulations to Dr. Isabelle Kilcoyne, W
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