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1 <br />' prepare their emergency preparedness plans. <br />B. If needed, the county will protect animals affected by an emergency. The Sheriff's <br />Department will be the lead agency for animal control during emergencies. The Animal <br />Control Officer (ACO) will supervise this effort and determine resource requirements. <br />' Animal control and protection operations will include rescue, shelter, control, feeding, <br />and preventive immunization of animals left homeless, lost, or strayed as a result of the <br />' emergency. The county will provide food and medical treatment to stranded animals <br />when the situation prevents evacuation to a shelter. The ACO will maintain a record of all <br />animals placed into shelters to assist in returning these animals to their owners during <br />recovery. If the animals cannot be returned to their owners, local animal protection <br />groups may be allowed to relocate any animals that are unclaimed to other shelters. This <br />will be coordinated with the ACO prior to the animal leaving the temporary shelter. If <br />necessary, the Animal Control Officer will dispose of the animals in accordance with <br />established control procedures. <br />' C. The Emergency Management Coordinator will ask for volunteers from the Humane <br />Society of Concord and Greater Cabarrus County and similar organizations to assist with <br />the care of animals during emergencies. Personnel from the Cooperative Extension <br />' Office will train and assist these volunteers prior to deployment to local farms to care for <br />livestock. No untrained volunteers will be permitted to care for livestock. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />D. The Emergency Management Coordinator will coordinate all requests for animal <br />protection assistance and resources such as food; medicine, shelter, specialized personnel, <br />and additional veterinary medical support. There are additional shelter and support <br />..resources available from private farms, feed stores, boarding kennels, stables, and dog <br />and horse clubs. These businesses or groups may provide personnel, equipment, and <br />facilities to shelter and care for pets belonging to evacuated citizens and those animals <br />evacuated from established animal shelters when those facilities are filled or destroyed. <br />E. The Sheriff s Department and personnel from the North Carolina Wildlife <br />Resources Commission will capture and confine any wild animals out of their natural <br />habitats. This will include any wildlife endangered by the emergency situation or those <br />that pose a tlu•eat to human life. These agencies will return displaced wildlife to its <br />natural habitat after the emergency if possible. <br />F. Red Cross-operated shelters will permit pets to be housed in separate areas of the <br />' personnel shelters. The pet care areas of the personnel shelters are not suitable for <br />uncommon, exotic or dangerous animals and these animals will not be allowed to remain <br />at the shelter site. If the shelter site is not suited to animal care or is unable to <br />' accommodate additional animals, the ACO will evacuate the animals to an animal shelter. <br />Livestock will not be permitted at personnel shelters. <br />' G. The County Animal Response Team (CART) will play a critical role in the care of <br />pets at all shelter sites. This volunteer, non-government team is trained and equipped to <br />handle this situation and can provide shelter and care for the pets of evacuated citizens. <br />EOP/ANNEX O 2 September 2008 <br />' F-2 <br />245 of 408 <br />