Recent News

Missouri State Government, Professional, and Private Agencies

• Missouri Department of Agriculture, Temporary Housing and Care for Livestock and Poultry, mda.mo.gov/animals/pdf/animalag_guide3.pdf
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Ready in 3: Household Pets, health.mo.gov/emergencies/readyin3/pets.php
• Missouri Department of Public Safety, Office of Homeland Security, Guidelines for Developing an Animal Emergency Annex for County Emergency Operations Plans, sema.dps.mo.gov/docs/programs/Planning, Disaster & Recovery/LEOP Planning Documents/Agro-Terrorism Annex Template 9-18-08.doc
• Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO):
• Disaster Preparedness for Pets, Horses, and Livestock, hsmo.org/animal-rescue/disaster_prep.html.
• Missouri Pets in Disaster - Standard Operating Guidelines, hsmo.org/assets/hsmo-disaster-guidelines.pdf

Federal Government Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
• Protect Your Pets in an Emergency, emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/petprotect.asp?s_cid=ccu070212_007
• Interim Guidelines for Animal Health and Control of Disease Transmission in Pet Shelters, bt.cdc.gov/disasters/animalhealthguidelines.asp
• Animal Disposal Following an Emergency,emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/animaldisposal.asp
• Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic (includes planning for "Max," the dog), cdc.gov/phpr/zombies_novella.htm
• USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS), Saving Pets Saves Lives, aphis.usda.gov/emergency_response/pet.shtml.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Caring for Animals, fema.gov/individual/animals.shtm
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Taking Care of Pets During a Disaster or Emergency, fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/ResourcesforYou/ucm047099.htm

National Associations

• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA):
• Saving the Whole Family (booklet), https://ebusiness.avma.org/EBusiness50/ProductCatalog/product.aspx?ID=140
• Emergency Contact Cards, avma.org/disaster/cards/default.asp
• PETS Act FAQs, avma.org/disaster/petsact_faq.asp
• Disaster Related Grants, American Veterinary Medical Foundation (charitable arm of the AVMA), avmf.org/whatwedo/disaster-related-grants
• Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS), Disaster Preparedness, humanesociety.org/about/departments/disaster_preparedness.html
• American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Disaster Preparedness, aspca.org/pet-care/disaster-preparedness/

Additional Private Entities

• "Code 3 Associates" - provides animal disaster response and resources to communities and training to persons involved in animal-related law enforcement and emergency response, code3associates.org/
• "Compassion Shelters" - provides sustainable shelters for pets and people during disasters, animalsafe.com

Footnotes
¹ Inclusion of private companies on this list is for informational purposes only and does not imply endorsement by DHSS.

Prepared by:
Dr. Howard Pue
State Public Health Veterinarian
Phone - 573.526.4780
Email - howard.pue@health.mo.gov