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CABARRUS COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN <br />ANNEX O <br />ANIMAL CONTROL AND PROTECTION <br />Primary Agencies <br />• Sheriff's Department - Animal Control <br />• Emergency Management <br />■ Cooperative Extension <br />■ County Animal Response Team (CART) <br />Support Agencies <br />■ Veterinarian Association <br />• Red Cross <br />• Municipal Animal Control <br />■ Cabarrus Health Alliance <br />• Humane Society of Concord <br />• Local Animal Shelters <br />I. PURPOSE <br />This annex describes the system to protect, control, and care for animals during emergency <br />situations. <br />II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS <br />A. Situation <br />1. Any emergency situation that threatens humans also threatens both domestic and wild <br />animals. <br />2. It is necessary to provide water, shelter, food, and medical treatment for pets, livestock, <br />and wildlife affected during an emergency situation. <br />3. Relocation, sheltering, and relief efforts for pets and livestock maybe required to protect <br />them. <br />4. Domestic pets will be permitted at Cabarrus County (County) personnel shelter locations. <br />Pet owners are responsible for the care of these animals while they remain at the shelter <br />site. <br />5. Farm families must continue to care for livestock left behind in evacuated areas. <br />Cabarrus County EOP — Annex O — Animal Control and Protection 1 <br />Attachment number 15 <br />F -6 Page 325 <br />