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Customizable Emergency Response Plan for Animal Shelters

Download this disaster planning template and prepare to keep your animals and the people who care for them safe during any emergency.

How Animal Shelters and Clinics Can Prepare for Hurricanes

September marks the height of hurricane season - prepare for the worst with the best resources, including a downloadable pet disaster poster!

Animal Shelter Disaster Response Resources

We’ve compiled a list of essential resources to help animal shelter staff navigate the immediate challenges following a natural disaster.

Are Your County and State Ready to Respond to an Animal Emergency?

Find out how your shelter and state compares to others on disaster readiness, and get updates about the NCARE survey

How to Use Animal Resource Typing to Improve Disaster Response

Learn from Dick Green of the ASPCA disaster response team how to efficiently request resources using animal resource typing.

Moving Forward and Preparing for the Future: How Shelters Responded to COVID-19

Join our roundtable discussion about how 3 organizations managed the pandemic and what insights they will carry into the future.

Sample Plans for Evacuation and Sheltering

These three sample plans can be adapted for your needs to help you prepare for animal emergencies, including evacuations and temporary sheltering.

Innovations in Emergency Sheltering

Learn how to operate a successful emergency animal shelter during a large scale cruelty case or a natural disaster.

3 Tips for Setting Up a Temporary Shelter

In the event of a disaster or large-scale seizure in your community, follow these three tips from the ASPCA’s Field Investigations and Response Team (FIR).

Animals in Disasters: Enhancing Response Capabilities

Learn about our new Community Preparedness Checklist that will help guide communities in becoming disaster resilient.

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