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Aug. 20, 2008 - Hurricane/Tropical Storm Fay is heading our way. Below are some PDFs/links for assistance:

Disaster Preparedness for Horses

UF-IFAS Disaster Handbook

Florida County Emergency Management Web Sites

EMERGENCY NORTH FLORIDA/SE GEORGIA INFORMATION

Bradford County: 904-966-6300
Clay County: 800-246-3320
Baker County: 904-259-6111
Charlton County: 912-496-3687
Columbia County: 386-758-1125
SE Georgia: 912-287-4467

Sunshine State Horse Council Disaster Preparedness Plan (PDF)

Emergency Treatment & Management of Horses under hurricane conditions (PDF - UF)

Disaster Preparedness for Pets (PDF - UF)

Click here for current NOAA Tropical Weather Statements & Maps

Florida Division of Emergency Management - SERT - State Emergency Response Team

Resources For Those in the Path of a Hurricane - Downloadable PDF to a very comprehensive list of what to do.

Guidelines for the Development of a Local Animal Care Plan (LACP) in Emergencies, Disasters and Evacuations Read more>

AAEP's Emergency & Disaster Preparedness Committee - Guidelines for Evacuation Read more>

Florida VETS is a special disaster-response unit based at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, that can help provide veterinary medical care for animals both large and small impacted by a disaster. “It is similar in concept to the U.S. Army’s old-style MASH units,” Haven said. Read more>

Equine Disaster Preparedness website (updates forthcoming)

A possible twister hit Wellington in Palm Beach County, where the violent weather ripped a small barn off its foundation and left a horse standing unhurt on a concrete slab, authorities said. At another location, the Palm Beach Equine Clinic, quarterhorse was in a stall, untied, when the suspected tornado hit about 2 a.m. It destroyed the structure and left the horse standing there unscathed.

The roof tiles flew off the veterinary clinic and broke car windows in a nearby parking lot. The storm also picked up a horse trailer and smashed it into another horse trailer.

More at CNN.com>

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