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pet sheltering. In the event that co- location is not possible, Animal Control can transport pets to their permanent animal shelter for care as available. Animal Control maintains a small cache of equipment and supplies, including Animal Control vehicles for transport, pet food, and cleaning supplies. It is likely that these resources may be overwhelmed in a significant event. Animal Control can access external staffing and other resources to support pet sheltering by requesting them via established processes through the Cabarrus County Emergency Management to NCDEM. Animal Control has established relationships with the County Animal Response Team (CART), local and national Humane Society agencies, and private sector entities that may be able to provide supplemental supplies and staffing. Tasks assigned to Animal Control as part of the pet sheltering mission may include the following, depending on the scope of the incident: • Provide technical assistance, resource coordination, and management of a variety of response activities targeted to handle animal issues prior to and during emergencies. • Provide pet evacuation, sheltering, and unification with owners. • Provide pet care, which may include support of owner -based pet care. • Manage aggressive household pets. • Track and reunify household pets with their owners. • Provide veterinary care throughout response and recovery operations to animals. • Dispose of deceased animals. • Dispose of abandoned and/or unclaimed animals. • Transfer household pet records upon the return of pets to their owners. • Quarantine animals identified as having infectious diseases or that have bitten people. • Request for animal /pet support as needed. • Provide basic household pet supplies and tracking equipment. • Initiate set -up of household pet shelters and deploy necessary resources. • Coordinate transportation of household pets to appropriate shelter facilities as needed. • Coordinate transportation of household pets from shelter facilities to owners during reunification. Cabarrus County EOP — Annex L — Shelter and Mass Care 14 Attachment number 12 F -6 Page 277