Animals and Disasters: Health Information Guide
Overview
- Animal Care Emergency Programs (ACEP)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Animals in Emergencies
Cornell University Cooperative Extension - Disaster Preparedness - State Public Health Veterinarians of the United States
American Veterinary Medical Association - Disaster Preparedness - State Public Health Veterinarians of the United States
American Veterinary Medical Association - Animal and Agricultural Response Teams
North Carolina State Animal Response Team - Pets Act (FAQ)
American Veterinary Medical Association - Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006. Public Law 109-308 (PDF, 27 KB)
U. S. Government Printing Office
Information by Topic Area
The searches below find resources from two National Library of Medicine databases:
- Disaster Lit®: links to disaster medicine and public health documents for a professional audience, available on the internet at no cost. Includes expert guidelines, research reports, conference proceedings, training classes, fact sheets, websites, databases, and more.
- PubMed: more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. May include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Click on the searches below, or go directly to the databases and develop your own searches.
General Information
Disaster Lit
Animals and Sheltering
Disaster Lit
Preparedness, Response, and Rescue
Disaster Lit
Multilingual Resources
- Seguridad para las mascotas en caso de desastres (Safety for Pets in Disasters) (PDF, 253 KB)
American Red Cross - Preparación en Caso de Desastres (Disaster Preparedness)
ASPCA
Resources for the General Public
Health information for the general public about hazards, emergencies, and disasters is available in MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus resources are also available in Spanish.