Animal Disaster Plans of U.S. States

Friends of Animals wishes to see pets provided for when emergency situations strike U.S. households. ^[1] We are therefore pleased to offer a new resource for disaster planning with regard to animals in homes.

Friends of Animals contacted each of the 50 states to request information about current state animal disaster plans and state systems which address animals in disasters.^[2] Sharing knowledge and resources can enable states to effectively evacuate and shelter animals during disasters. We provide this resource for use by state emergency planners as well as anyone interested in mitigation, preparedness, rescue and recovery of animals.

See also:
• National Survey Finds States Unprepared for Pets in Disasters
• Friends of Animals Urges State Disaster Planning for Pets
• Helping in the Hurricane: Suggestions for Direct Giving

Updated: October 26, 2006

Click on a state for more specific information and resources:

Or select your state from the list below:

 
Alabama

• Writing animal disaster plan.
• Developing SART.

 
Alaska

• Alaska Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
  (Note: Only a brief mention of animals in State Disaster plan)

 
Arizona

• Arizona Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

 
Arkansas

• Arkansas Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
  (Note: Plan being revised)

 
California

• California State Law Now Requires Consideration of Pets in Disaster Planning

 
Colorado

• Writing animal disaster plan, expected mid-November 2006.
• SART

 
Connecticut

• Writing animal disaster plan.
• Developing SART.

 
Delaware

• Writing animal disaster plan.

 
Florida

• Florida Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
• DART [Disaster Animal Response Team]
• SART [State Agricultural Response Team]

 
Georgia

• Georgia Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

 
Hawaii

• No animal disaster plan.

 
Idaho

• Idaho Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
  (Note: Plan being revised)

 
Illinois

• Illinois Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
• Developing SART.

 
Indiana

• Indiana Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

 
Iowa

• Writing animal disaster plan.

 
Kansas

• No animal disaster plan.
• SART

 
Kentucky

• No animal disaster plan.

 
Louisiana

• Louisiana Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
• LSART

 
Maine

• Maine Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
  
• SMART

 
Maryland

• Maryland Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
  (Note: Draft)
• Developing SART.

 
Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
• SMART (pdf)

 
Michigan

• No animal disaster plan.

 
Minnesota

• Minnesota Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

 
Mississippi

• Mississippi Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
  
• MART

 
Missouri

• Currently writing plan.

 
Montana

• No animal disaster plan.

 
Nebraska

• No animal disaster plan.

 
Nevada

• No animal disaster plan.

 
New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Animal Health Plan (pdf)
• New Ipswich Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
• Hanover plan

 
New Jersey

• Has animal disaster plan, not yet available for the public.
• SART (pdf)

 
New Mexico

• New Mexico Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

 
New York

• Governmental officials call Rad Anderson at 518-457-2200 for copy of animal disaster plan.
• Developing SART.

 
North Carolina

• North Carolina Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
• SART

 
North Dakota

• Revising animal disaster plan.

 
Ohio

• Currently writing plan.

 
Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

 
Oregon

• No animal disaster plan.

 
Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
• SART

 
Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
• Developing SART.

 
South Carolina

• South Carolina Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)
• Developing SART.

 
South Dakota

• No animal disaster plan.

 
Tennessee

• Tennessee Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

 
Texas

• Writing animal disaster plan, expected September 2006.

 
Utah

• Utah Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

 
Vermont

• Vermont Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

 
Virginia

• Writing animal disaster plan.
• Developing SART.

 
Washington

• Washington Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

 
West Virginia

• No animal disaster plan.

 
Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Animal Disaster Plan (pdf)

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Wyoming

• Writing animal disaster plan.