Pet Safe SOP for Animal Shelters

Emergency preparedness for animal shelters

A complete emergency preparedness and disaster-response system designed around the realities of operating an animal shelter. Built specifically for facility-based shelters that house animals on site — kennels, intake, medical areas, staff, and volunteers included.

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The guided shelter preparedness framework is being rolled out now.

What the shelter product covers

Preparedness

· Organization and facility preparedness
· Hazard and risk assessment
· Emergency supplies and equipment
· Generator and critical systems
· Remains freezer preparedness
· Preventive inspections

Response

· Incident Command
· Animal accountability
· Evacuation planning
· Emergency foster operations
· Receiving shelters and mutual-aid partners
· Shelter-in-place planning
· Emergency communications
· Active Emergency Mode

Continuity, recovery and improvement

· Continuity of operations
· Hazard-specific SOPs
· Hurricane and predictable-event planning
· Training and drills
· Readiness scoring
· Recovery and animal reunification
· After-Action Reviews and corrective actions

Designed for facility-based shelters

Shelter plans are built from your actual facility, kennel capacity, staff and volunteers, critical systems, transport resources, foster network, mutual-aid partners, and local hazards — so the plan is usable during the emergency, not just stored in a binder.

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