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Providing prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery for animal emegrencies Many of these animals could have been saved by a coordinated response plan.

In today’s world, we all worry about the threat of a natural or man-made disaster. Animals are especially vulnerable when a disaster strikes because they must rely on us for help. In 1999, Hurricane Floyd claimed the lives of millions of animals in North Carolina and thousands more were separated from their owners. From this tragedy, the State Animal Response Team (SART) concept was born. In 2004, Pennsylvania adopted this concept to address its animal-related disaster response needs. Pennsylvania Animal Response Team (PART) was created through a private-public partnership to serve as a unifying network of organizations, businesses, federal, state, county and local government agencies, and individuals that supports the prevention, preparedness, response and recovery for emergencies affecting animals. Because disaster response needs to happen at a local level, PART builds County Animal Response Teams (CARTs) across the state. County coordinators are selected to lead the development of county teams consisting of volunteers who will respond to emergencies at the local level. Goals of PART

- To facilitate a rapid, coordinated, and effective response to any emergency affecting animals;
- To decrease the health and safety threat to humans and animals;
- To minimize the economic impact of emergencies affecting animals; and
- To prevent or decrease the spread of disease during emergencies affecting animals.

10/27/2026

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10/26/2026

10/24/2026

Our team was requested out to respond to this House fire where there were animals involved. We are pleased to give the family a Pet Care kit of supplies. We also just found out that the cat that was missing has been found, photo posted here.

10/14/2026

It was an unusual month for lost pigs.

10/11/2026

In natural disasters or evacuations, pets are at high risk if unprepared. A pet emergency plan ensures your animals stay safe, whether you evacuate or shelter in place. Here's how you can get started: https://www.humaneworld.org/en/resources/pet-disaster-preparedness

10/10/2026

10/06/2026

Courtesy of the Somerset County EMA.

09/22/2026

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Harrisburg, PA
17110

Telephone

(717) 651-2736

Website

https://paanimalresponse.org/

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