The Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) will offer a disaster preparedness training seminar on the subject of emergency sheltering of household pets on June 28 at the Ouachita Parish Fireman’s Training Center, 1000 New Natchitoches Road, West Monroe.
The training session is from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m.
Anyone interested in volunteering to help care for evacuated pets during a declared disaster should take advantage of this free training seminar.
Training topics include:
Emergency Sheltering of Household Pets: LSART Shelter Training
Protocols for opening, operating and closing a pet evacuation shelter
Registration of pets and expectations of pet owners
Supplies, documents, forms needed for shelter operations
Personnel and facility requirements
Safety and security
Class notes and refreshments will be provided compliments of LSART.
Participants will receive “All-Disaster Planning” LSART certification.
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