Animals in Disasters



On June 14, 1995,  the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 

will be broadcasting a special program on "ANIMALS IN DISASTERS" 

on the Emergency Education Satellite Network (EENET).  The 

broadcast will be from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT and can be 

viewed at all Emergency Management Agency offices in the United 

States.  The American Academy on Veterinary Disaster Medicine 

would like to encourage veterinarians (VMATs, disaster 

coordinators, members of disaster preparedness committees, and 

other interested parties) to contact their county or state 

emergency management agency to be invited to view the program.



Issues that will be covered include Historical Perspectives, 

Problems Encountered, Plan Development, and Assisting 

Organizations.  Members of the American Academy on Veterinary 

Disaster Medicine will help conduct the broadcast and introduce 

several other organizations that play important roles in 

disasters involving animals, including the AVMA, AHA, HSUS and 

UAN.  Throughout the broadcast there will be opportunities to 

interact with the presenters.



This broadcast represents an historic development in veterinary 

disaster medicine, because it  provides an opportunity for 

emergency management officials to recognize the importance of the 

Human Animal Bond in disasters, which will be in addition to the 

appreciation of traditional veterinary concerns in disasters, 

such as public health.



If you would like to know more about where you can view this 

broadcast, how to view it directly, or would like to purchase a 

video tape of the show, please contact Technical Resources 

International, 301.231 5250 (phone) or 301-231 6377 (fax).



The American Academy on Veterinary Disaster Medicine en-

thusiastically presents "ANIMALS IN DISASTERS" in collaboration 

with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and hopes that many 

veterinarians will also be viewing.  The more veterinarians show 

an interest at their local Emergency Management Agency offices 

the better everybody will be prepared for disasters.



Sinceryly,



Kerri E. Marshall, DVM Vice President, American Academy of 

Veterinary Disaster Medicine



Editor's Note:

If you can Nake a copy of this and take it or mail it to your 

local Veterinarian or even send a copy of it to your local 

newspaper. Since the pet industry is a multi-billion dollar 

industry, this should be of interest to everyone.  Hmmm...might 

even consider sending a copg to your local legislatire offices as 

well. . . I bet they each have a pet (maybe even a Rottweiler at 

home). If any of you get a copy, I would like to borrow it to 

view it myself.