Module 29 Veterinary Disaster Management

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Module 29: Veterinary Disaster Management Concepts in Animal elfare ! World Animal Protection 201". #nless stated otherwise, image credits are World Animal Protection.

Why do ets need to learn a!out

disaster management" #




Why do ets need to learn a!out

disaster management" 2

$ecause ets are needed

As %ey &ersonnel' e.g. organising' etc.

As ad hoc e(&erts

)o hel& &rotect &u!lic health *oonoses

We hae a &ro+essional duty o+

care to animals !ecause they

are sentient




)his module will teach you

What a disaster is

Why it is essential to sae animals in a disaster

Why sometimes animals are not saed

,ow disasters should !e managed

What your role is' as a et




)he de+inition o+ a disaster

$A serious disruption of the functioning of a

community or a society in%ol%ing widespread

human, material, economic or en%ironmental

losses and impacts, which e&ceeds the ability

of the affected community or society to cope

using its own resources'

(#nited )ations, 200*+




What is a disaster"

A com!ination o+ elements +rom this three-&oint +ramewor% 01' 293

,a*ards:

any danger that may cause loss of life, inury, property damage, social and economic

disruption, or en%ironmental damage

natural, e.g. earth-uae, hurricane

technological, e.g. chemical spill, nuclear radiation

Vulnera!ility

4nsu++icient ca&acity to co&e with negatie conse5uences




6(am&les

)ornado' 4ndia W7PA' 293

Free*ing weather and landslides' $oliia

W7PA' 2##3

Forest +ire' 07A Pennell 8 Pai%' 293




Another way o+ loo%ing at disasters

utcome measures am&!ell 8 ;nowles' 2##3

# or more &eo&le re&orted %illed

# or more &eo&le re&orted a++ected

)he declaration o+ a state o+ emergency

A call +or international assistance




)y&es o+ disasteram&!ell 8 ;nowles' 2##3

<a&id onset: e.g. earth5ua%es' tsunamis'

hurricanes' +loods

7low onset: e.g. unusually harsh winters' drought

om&le( emergency: con+lict / war




Why its im&ortant to sae animals

in a disaster

$ecause they are sentient

4m&ortant to &reent and reliee in=ury' &ain'hunger' etc.

ategories o+ animals/i%estoc, woring animals, companion animals

Animals in shelters

Animals in oos and laboratories

npatients at %eterinary clinics




Why sae liestoc% and

wor%ing animals"

4n low-income countries

)hey are needed +or agriculture'

+ood and trans&ort

>2? &er cent o+ glo!al &oor %ee& liestoc%

>.@ !illion &eo&le3 FA' 23

4ntegral &art o+ =o!s' economy' +ood security'

&hysical security' health and culture

am&!ell 8 ;nowles' 2##3

Disasters B economic loss and de!t s&iral




7aing liestoc% is im&ortant

6(am&le: yclone 1argis' Myanmar' 2C

W7PA' 29!3

4t is estimated that ? &er cent o+ +arm animals

were lost' including:

33,000 swine

1,14",000 poultry

"*5,000 ducs

3,*** goats

226,235 cattle and buffalo (including appro&imately

31,000 woring pairs+




Why include liestoc% and

wor%ing animals in disaster &lans"

4+ animals are not included in &lanning

,ere will !e no +ood +or them they will die

)heir owners may hae no trans&ort or sourceo+ income

4ncreased =ourneys on +oot leads to security

im&lications

eads to longer stays in re+ugee cam&s




Why sae com&anion animals" #

)hey &roide su&&ort and com+ort +or owners

wners o+ten re+use to eacuate without them

,eath et al.' 2#3

6.g. Me(ico' olom!ia' osta <ica

,ester!erg et al.' 2#23

ne 07 county: >#E o+ &o&ulation

olum!ia ounty' 23




Why sae com&anion animals" 2

Dis&laced or a!andoned animals G more strays

Diseases

4nhumane culling &ractices




Why animals are not included in

disaster &lans #

ac% o+ human and +inancial resources

+or res&onse and &lanning

4nsu++icient %nowledge and s%ills

0nassigned res&onsi!ility

ac% o+ ris% reduction &ro=ects




Why animals are not included in

disaster &lans 2

Authorities may not &erceie animals as im&ortant

Authorities may !e oerwhelmed with humanitarian &ro!lems

Di++erent attitudes to animals ca&acity to su++er

ultural attitudes regarding the alue o+ some s&ecies' etc.

,umanitarian 1Hs lac% the s%ills and +acilities to care

+or animals

wners are not allowed to ta%e their animals with them when

they are eacuated




ther reasons why animals are

not saed #

iestoc% owners lac% the resources re5uired to !e &re&ared

ogistical di++iculties

Mistrust o+ authorities ,othersall' 2#23

Philoso&hy: disaster as act o+ Hod' or +ate ,othersall' 2#23

Fre5uency o+ occurrence ,othersall' 2#23

<ole o+ ets





not saed 2

Pet owners are not &re&ared either' e.g.

1o cat carriers ,eath et al.' 2#3

Pets not wearing identi+icationDestre*a' 2@I $reton' 2#a3

ulture' +re5uency o+ disaster' etc.





not saed

1owhere to ta%e them

wner canJt &hysically ta%e them

wner leaes them !ehind to guard &ro&erty

+rom looters

wner thin%s he/she will !e a!le to return later

to get them

wnershi&J is loose: animal +ed !y community and

tends to roam' so no one ta%es direct res&onsi!ility

<ole o+ et




7ummary so +ar

What a disaster is

Why it is im&ortant to sae animals in a disaster

Why animals are not saed





Disaster management

Pre&aring +or disasters and res&onding to them

7trategies in

Preention and mitigation

Pre&aredness

<es&onse

<ecoery




Disaster res&onse cycle




Mitigation

Measures to ensure that emergencies are &reented'

or their e++ects made less seere

7tructural measures

,ousing animals away +rom +lood &lains

Managing gra*ing

1on-structural measures

6ducation &rogrammes' e.g. adising owners

a!out the ris%s o+ disasters

7trengthening eterinary serices

e.g. herd health management' e&idemiology3




Pre&aredness

Arrangements to ensure that' should a disaster occur'

all the resources and serices which may !e needed to

co&e with the e++ects o+ a disaster can !e ra&idly

mo!ilised and de&loyed' such as

1ational warning systems

Vaccination &rogrammes

Animal shelters

6acuation methods

7torage o+ +ood and water

Animal identi+ication

Veterinary clinic &re&aredness &lans




<es&onse

Actions ta%en in antici&ation o+' during and

immediately a+ter im&act to ensure that the

e++ects are minimised and that &eo&le are gien

immediate relie+ and su&&ort' such as

7tatic and mo!ile et clinics

7earch and rescue o&erations

Proision o+ emergency +ood

)em&orary shelters

<euniting owners with animals




<ecoery

oordinated su&&ort o+ disaster-a++ected communities in

<econstructing their &hysical in+rastructure

<estoring emotional' social' economic and &hysical well!eing

6(am&les

Veterinary care

<is% reduction &ro=ects and contingency &lanning




7ummary so +ar

What a disaster is

Why it is im&ortant to sae animals in a disaster


Kour role' as a et

4n res&onse to a disaster

4n ris% reduction and &re&aredness




Vets role: res&onse

Kour &riorities

Kou and your +amily/other &eo&le G li+e su&&ort

7ta++ and animals at your clinic/+acility

G +ollow &re&aredness &lan

Kour community G 4ncident ommand 7ystem




At your clinic/animal +acilityenton*e' 29I $reton' 2#!3




Vets role within an

4ncident ommand 7ystem

7tandard hierarchy o+ organisation

erall commander

Pu!lic in+ormation and sa+ety

7inances

8lanning

/ogistics

9perations




$eing a res&onder G the im&ortance

o+ training




Vets role: triage and decision-ma%ing

)riage Wing+ield 8 0&&' 2C3

1eeds e(&erience

Field triage

Medical triage

<ecommendations should re+lect norms o+ carein that community Madigan 8 Dacre' 293

Di++erent s&ecies




Vets role: euthanasia and

humane %illing

7tray animals

Loo and la!oratory animals

,umane methods




Vets role: where to get training #

nline training modules' 07 De&artment o+

Agriculture htt&://awic.nal.usda.go/research-

animals/disaster-&lanning3

6H7 iestoc% 6mergencies Huidelines and

7tandards3 courses' e.g. A+rica' 7outh America

www.liestoc%-emergency.net/w&-

content/u&loads/2#2/#/6H7-)raining-

oordinator-o!-Descri&tion--Fe!-2#22.&d+3






)he V6<0s roles

)o assist with emergency res&onse' with other

sta%eholders

)o hel& sta!ilise animal &o&ulations

)o su&&ort eterinary res&onse

)o su&&ort communities and indiiduals

)o assist in ris% reduction &rogrammes

)o !ecome leaders in the deelo&ment o+ &re&aredness

strategies

)o &romote awareness o+ animal wel+are




<eiew

Kour role' as a et

4n res&onse to a disaster

4n ris% reduction and &re&aredness




Vets role in ris% reduction:

nationally

Veterinary 6mergency <es&onse 0nits/ Animal <es&onse )eams

ommunity-!ased &ro=ects

1ational &lanning/law include animals

olla!oration with humanitarians

<esources and training G hand!oo%s' lectures' courses

Demonstrations G drills

Pu!lic serice announcements




Vets role in ris% reduction: locally

Adising owners

)ags on collars and &ermanent 4D

4m&ortance o+ cat carriers ,eath et al.' 2#3

)heir &re&aredness &lan

linic &re&aredness &lan

o!!ying local authority to include animals




onclusion

4t is essential to sae animals in disasters

Vets hae a %ey role

)hey can only +ul+il it i+ they are &re&ared

linic &lan

Partici&ate in &lanning locally

7el+-care is also im&ortant

)raining is essential




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