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Disaster Related Animal Rescue offered at Washington State Animal Response Team

Disaster Related Animal Rescue offered at Washington State Animal Response Team

Eligibility

Animal Rescue: -  Companion animals and livestock -  No wildlife or exotics   Volunteers:   -  Ages 16 (with adult supervisor/parent/guardian consent) and older. -  Can train at age 16, and deploy with adult supervision.

Hours

24 hours daily.
https://www.wasart.org
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Application process

Download from WASART website.

Fees

None, but donations are accepted.

Description

Performs technical rescue of animals in emergency situations when requested by a government agency or the animals' owners.   Recruits, trains and supervises WASART and non-WASART volunteers to staff emergency temporary animal shelters in pre-selected locations and facilities with provided supplies and equipment at the invitation of a requesting agency or organization.   Post-disaster, works to reunite the animals with their owners.

Providing organization

Washington State Animal Response Team

Trains volunteers to evacuate livestock and other animals (not wildlife) in emergencies and disasters.