Emergency Planning for Animals In Wisconsin Darlene M. Konkle, DVM, MS, DACVIM Veterinary Emergency Program Manager Department of Agriculture, Trade and.

Emergency Planning for Animals In Wisconsin

Darlene M. Konkle, DVM, MS, DACVIMVeterinary Emergency Program ManagerDepartment of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer ProtectionDivision of Animal Health

Authority over pet planningIn WI – local jurisdictions

◦County response plans◦Resources?

State plan ◦Appendix to ESF 11

Federal and NGO resources

Considerations

Feed and waterIdentificationReunion with ownersSafety concernsDiseaseSanitationDonation mgt.

Who can help?Medical Reserve Corps

◦Over 1700 veterinarians in MRC◦Dedicated animal/ veterinary MRC

unitsFind the experts in your

community◦Veterinarians◦Veterinary technicians◦Humane shelter operators◦Humane/ animal control officers◦Etc.!

Who can help?

National level resources◦AVMA – VMAT teams

Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams

◦HHS –NVRT teams National Veterinary Response Teams

◦NARSC – umbrella org. NGOs National Animal Rescue and Sheltering

Coalition

VMAT: Three Roles

• Early Assessment

• Basic Treatment

• Training

NARSCCoalition of national animal

welfare groups◦AVMA◦ASPCA◦Pet Smart Charities◦Pet Finder.com◦American Red Cross◦American Humane Assn.◦Others

Wisconsin Animal Response CorpsWARC – a WI statewide MRC unitA group of volunteers skilled in

working with animals during emergencies

WARC Mission

To assist the state and local communities in a disease or disaster event involving animals

WARC Activities

Education and trainingPartnerships with other MRC unitsRelationships with other

organizations◦WVMA◦Dane Co EM

Foreign animal disease recognition and response

Integration into local communities

Wisconsin PlanningState plan in place - frameworkCounty animal response plans

◦ExamplesCurrently not a standard level of

planning for all countiesWork towards regional or county

animal response coordinators

ResourcesAmerican Veterinary Medical

Association◦ https://

www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Reference/disaster/Pages/default.aspx

IA State Center for Food Protection◦Rural all-hazards guide:

http://www.prep4agthreats.org/

National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition◦ narsc.net

Questions?

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection

Division of Animal Health