Pet Friendly Shelter Marion County, Florida. Jill Lancon, Animal Center Director

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1 Pet Friedly Shelter Mario Couty, Florida Jill Laco, Aimal Ceter Director

2 Whe Disaster Strikes We ll Be Ready

3 PURPOSE Provide a safe have for pet owers ad their domestic pets i the evet a disaster strikes Mario Couty ad a Red Cross shelter is ope for evacuees.

4 BASICS OF THE PROCEDURAL PLAN Aimal Housig area set up Check i Registratio Aimal Photo 24 Hour moitorig (staff ad owers must leave durig impact of storm) Sig out Break dow ad clea up

5 STAFFING: Aimal Care Techicias shelter set up, aimal itake, istructios, overall pet care Code Eforcemet Officers assist i shelter setup, aimal itake Voluteers assist techicias ad owers Residet Pet Owers care of ow pets

6 Acceptable Aimals at the Pet Friedly Shelter Dogs uder 80 lbs No Exotics Cats- Friedly No Reptiles Domestic Breeds Birds No Aggressive Aimals Projected Capacity 120 Large Dogs 240 Small Dogs & Cats

7 WHERE? VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL 7 NE 28TH STREET OCALA

8 ANIMAL HOUSING AREA

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11 LOADED AND READY TO ROLL

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13 As the hurricaes formed.

14 Hurricae Charley

15 HURRICANE CHARLEY SEPTEMBER 13, 2004

16 Hurricae Charley August 13, Staff hours Voluteers Staff Aimals registered 48 cats 140 dogs 3 birds 1 ferret 1 rabbit 193

17 H U R R I C A N E F R A N C E S

18 Hurricae Fraces Path

19 Hurricae Fraces September 2-7, 2004 Staff Hours Voluteers Staff Aimals Housed 87 cats 211 dogs 28 birds 3 rabbits 1 guiea pig 2 ferrets 5 hamsters 337

20 Hurricae Iva

21 Iva s projected path

22 Jeae

23 Jeae s predicted path

24 Hurricae Jeae September 24-27, 2004 Staff Hours Voluteers Staff Aimals Housed 64 cats 138 dogs 21 birds 23 rabbits 1 guiea pig 226

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26 Deployed Pet Friedly Shelter the eveig before each storm was due to impact Florida Load Truck (pet food/kitty litter) Staff ad voluteers o scee Truck ad trailer arrives Bega uloadig truck ad trailer Stocked storage room with supplies Started costructig cages Laid out 140 plastic, taped up oto walls Heavy duty rubber ruer i the ceter Lied oe wall with large crates Lied opposite wall with medium crates Set up registratio table/chairs Lied garbage cas Filled Kitty litter bis Filled Dog Food barrel

27 The trailer uloaded ad ready to assemble cages

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29 Liig the hallway with plastic

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31 Rubber Ruer

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33 Settig up cages

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39 Supply setup

40 Registratio Process Registratio form filled out Photos take Cages Assiged Neckbads placed o dogs Wristbads placed o owers Istructios give idividually

41 Registratio begis

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48 PETS AND OWNERS IDENTIFIED

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50 Owers carig for pets

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59 Ad there were birds, rabbits, ferrets, guiea pigs ad hamsters

60 Aimals were i every corer of the buildig

61 No Power goig o the 3rd day.

62 Our yougest voluteers carig for special eeds pets

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68 Team work fixed the geerator

69 Tear dow ad clea up

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74 The shie was left o the floor.easy clea up

75 Family storm shelter

76 Belleview High School SE 36th Ave. Belleview, FL Special Needs West Port High School 3733 SW 80th Ave. Ocala, FL Special Needs/Geeral Populatio Madiso Street 401 NW Marti L. Kig Ave. Ocala, FL Special Needs/Geeral Populatio Saddlewood Elemetary 3700 SW 43 Ct. Ocala, FL Special Needs/Geeral Populatio Vaguard High 7 NW 28 St. Ocala, FL Geeral Populatio/Aimal Lake Weir High School SE Maricamp Rd Ocala, FL Geeral Populatio North Mario High 151 West HWY 329 Citra, FL Geeral Populatio Ft. McCoy School NE Hwy 315 Ft. McCoy, FL Geeral Populatio East Mario Elemetary NE 14 St. Rd. Silver Sprigs, FL Geeral Populatio Belleview Middle School SE 36 Ave. Belleview, FL Geeral Populatio

77 Kow your pla ad route

78 Stock up ad be ready do t forget your pet food ad medicatios.

79 Leave early - expect delays..

80 Keep your pet with you

81 Be sure to keep your pet o a leash ad have idetificatio o it.

82 Watch the weather ad stay iformed

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84 Aimals left behid puts everyoe at risk..

85 left behid to watch the storm?

86 ..lucky to be rescued

87 A BIG THANKS TO.. Aimal Ceter Staff Code Eforcemet Staff Voluteers Mario Couty Admiistratio Staff Mario Couty School Board Pricipals Pam Stewart, Pricipal of Vaguard High School Scott Borth, Assistat Pricipal of Vaguard High School Debbie Duga, Cafeteria Maager Steve Huffstutler, Director School Board Risk Maagemet Dr Kierstei, for voluteerig his services if eeded DEDICATED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY

88 Phase 2 Additioal emergecy maagemet plas are eeded Where do we take the pets if we have direct impact from a storm ad schools eed to reope? Owers may still be displaced from homes

89 Lessos Leared ü Comfortable beddig is a must! ü Restockig had to be fast, did t kow whe ext storm was comig Fuds take from the Aimal Ceter operatig budget ü Hard work ü Log hours ü More voluteers eeded for relief hours ü Post the rules ü Set ope ad close times ad post ü Have a sig i/out sheet for staff ad voluteers hours ü Large idustrial fas are eeded ü Voluteer cooks are importat ü Let s face it were spoiled so comforts from home were importat

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