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AMBULANCE & RESCUE SERVICES / EMERGENCY & DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Felton Fire Department's Large Animal Rescue Extrication Unit          California

Winston-Salem Rescue Squad                 North Carolina

Charleston Rescue Squad                           South Carolina   

Town of Wellington/Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Dept.                            Florida

Towns of Rancho-Cucomonga and Norco Fire/Rescue Departments                          California

Emergency Equine Response Unit                          Kansas

University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine - VETS Team                 Florida

MSPCA  - Equine Ambulance Program                           Massachusetts

Nature's Way Animal Rescue and Response                      Indiana

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue                              Florida

Palmetto Equine Awareness and Rescue League                            South Carolina

South Carolina Large Animal Rescue Team                             South Carolina

U.S. Rider - Trailering Assistance for Equestrians                           Nationwide

Alta Loma/Rancho Cucamonga - Best equine disaster evacuation plan in the nation!

American Association for Equine Practitioners - Disaster Preparedness Brochure

American Red Cross Barnyard Animal Rescue Plan

ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center

American Veterinary Medical Association  - Resources with many more links

Biodefense Reference Library - Online FAD course and additional information

Cornell University Farmedic EMT Training Program

Columbia County Georgia - Plan for Handling Animals in Disasters   

Community Disaster Plan Structure

Florida State Agricultural Response Team    

HSUS Disaster Planning for Horses, Large Animals, Livestock, Pets and Wildlife

State of Maine Animal Response Team

National Association for Search and Rescue - The nuts and bolts of Rescue techniques and procedures - Annual Conference

National Disaster Medical System

North Carolina State Animal Response Team - BY FAR The leaders in planning and preparedness, well tested!

Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams - Animal Disaster Relief

UC Davis Large Animal Rescue Team            California

MERS - Large Animal Rescue         Missouri

VMAT Teams

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EQUIPMENT

Häst, PSC - Exclusive Distributor of the Complete "Becker Sling" and the Häst Water Rescue Harness

Rescue Glides - Web site for ordering the rescue glide

"Save Your Horse" Book - Website for large animal rescue and the book authored by Michelle Staples

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TRAINING, FORUMS, AND INFORMATION

Save Your Horse - A Website Dedicated to Large Animal Rescue Education  

Water and Ice Rescue Training

Over The Edge Technical Rescue

Animated Knots by Grog  

Billion Dollar Weather Disasters over the Last 20 Years

FEMA Independent Study - Free courses available on "Animals in Disasters," "Livestock in Disasters," "Large Animals in Disasters" and "Basic Incident Command" course are highly recommended for all emergency responders as an introduction to these ideas.

Livestock Transport     

NIOSH Interim Guidance on Health and Safety Hazards When Working with Displaced Domestic Animals

NIOSH Alert - Preventing Asthma in Animal Handlers

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic:  Traumatic Occupational Injuries, Agricultural Safety

NIOSH Alert  -  Preventing Deaths of Farm Workers in Manure Pits

CFOA Animal Rescue Practitioners Forum

Cattle Information Forum

Equine Euthanasia Information

University of Florida - Livestock Euthanasia Information

Compendium Equine

Large Animal Rescue Book Publisher

 

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