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3. County Resources <br />a. Personnel available to man CART and also carry out tasks at hand <br />b. Resources (equipment, special needs) <br />c. Function of existing facilities such as power, water /sewage, roadways, <br />communication, landfills, etc. <br />e. Status of County entities such as Department of Animal Control, Cooperative <br />Extension, Department of Transportation, etc. <br />VIII. ANIMAL SHELTERS <br />Animal shelters are operated in accordance with Shelter Operation Guidelines. In some cases, <br />animal shelters may be collocated with human shelters, but in a different area of the facility. <br />A. Evacuated Domestic Pets <br />In the event of evacuation of citizens for disasters not large enough to require activation of <br />temporary pet shelters, domestic pets owned by evacuated citizens are sheltered at private <br />boarding kennels and veterinary hospitals (which have agreed to participate in the Cabarrus <br />County Disaster program -list is maintained by the Animal Control Division). Pets will be <br />sheltered as close to the evacuation area as possible. <br />B. Temporary Pet Shelters <br />1. In the event of activation of evacuation shelters for citizens, a representative of the <br />Cabarrus County Emergency Management notifies the CART director (or designee) to <br />request the opening of the pet shelter. If needed, the CART director also notifies <br />participating kennels and veterinary hospitals. <br />2. As resources are available, shelters for citizens have CART members present to intake <br />and process pets for transport to the temporary pet shelter or to the nearest participating <br />kennel or veterinary hospitals. <br />3. Citizens with functional needs may require assistance in evacuating their pets. If these <br />individuals are unwilling or unable to make special arrangements for the sheltering of <br />their pets, then transportation of their pets to the closest pet shelter is coordinated through <br />the CART director (or designee). <br />C. Stray/Lost Domestic Pets <br />1. All stray/lost domestic pets recovered during or after a disaster are sheltered at the <br />Cabarrus County Animal Shelter or the temporary pet shelter if activated. Any pets <br />whose owners cannot care for them or domestic pets found by citizens are also sheltered <br />Cabarrus County EOP — Annex O — Animal Control and Protection 9 <br />Attachment number 15 <br />F -6 Page 333 <br />