Prepare for Disaster
| Food and Water Requirements Water should ALWAYS be available to all animals. Animals (except birds), like people, can go extended periods of time without food, but can only last a couple of days at the most without water. The values, below, are approximate per adult animal per day and may vary greatly with temperature, workload, stress and disease. Sources of feed should be identified before a disaster. In general, most herbivorous animals are going to eat approximately 1-2% of their body weight through some form of "roughage." Roughage is hay or hay-like products (pellets, cubes, hay, etc.). In an emergency grain products ("concentrates") need not be given. Disaster Plan Food Schedule SPECIES WATER FOOD FEED FEED (Summer/Winter) (Type) (Quantity) (Frequency) Beef Cattle 5-15 Gallons alfalfa &/ or oat 15-30 lbs Daily Dairy Cattle 5-30 Gallons alfalfa 15-40 lbs Daily Horses 5-15 Gallons alfalfa &/ or oat 8-15 lbs 2x Daily Pigs 1-2 Gallons pig pellets/mixed grain 1-7 lbs (depending on weight of pig once or twice daily Llamas 2-5 Gallons alfalfa &/ or oat hay 2-4 lbs 2x Daily Sheep 1-2 Gallons alfalfa 2-5lbs Daily Goats 1-2 Gallons alfalfa &/ or oat hay 1-5 lbs Daily |
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- Please stop the overpopulation of
dogs and cats. So many end up with
no home, love, care or even the basic
needs. Spay and neuter is part of
responsible pet care. - Do not leave pets in a car at any time.
They can die an agonizing death. - If you must keep your dog tied up to a
dog house, please remember to keep
them warm in winter by using straw in
the house and blocking the entrance
from the wind. Fresh water is a must.
Please give them human attention
often. They still need to be walked,
run and loved.
| DISASTER Preparedness for Livestock Take Precautions _ Make a disaster plan to protect your property, facilities, and animals. Create an emergency telephone number list, including your employees, neighbors, veterinarian, poison control office, local animal shelter, animal care and control office, county extension service, local agricultural schools, trailering resources, and local volunteers. Include a contact outside the disaster area. Give family members and employees copies. _ Make sure every animal has durable and visible identification. _ Ensure that poultry have access to high areas on which to perch, as well as access to food and clean water. _ Reinforce your house, barn, and outbuildings with hurricane straps. Perform regular safety checks on all utilities, buildings, and facilities. _ Use only native and deep-rooted plants and trees in landscaping to prevent storm damage. _ Remove all barbed wire, and consider rerouting permanent fencing so that animals can move to high ground in a flood and to low-lying areas in high winds. _ Install a hand pump and obtain enough large containers to water your animals for at least a week in the event of municipal water supply contamination. _ Identify alternate water and power sources. A generator with a safely stored supply of fuel may be essential, especially if electrical equipment is necessary for your animals’ well-being. _ Secure or remove anything that could become wind-blown debris, including trailers and propane tanks. If you have boats, feed troughs, or other large containers, fill them with water before any high-wind event. _ Make sure the wiring for heat lamps or other electrical machinery is safe and any heat source is clear of flammable debris. _ Label hazardous materials and place them all in the same safe area. Provide information about their location to local fire and rescue and emergency management authorities. _ Remove old buried trash, which can be a source of hazardous materials that may leach into crops, feed supplies, water sources, and pasture during flooding. _ Review and update regularly your disaster plan, supplies, and information. _ Sheltering in Place If evacuation isn’t possible, you must decide whether to confine large animals to available shelter on your farm or leave them loose in pastures. While it may seem that animals will be safer inside barns, in many circumstances confinement can reduce their ability to protect themselves. Survey your property for the best location for shelter. If your pasture area meets the following criteria, your large animals may be better off in the pasture than being evacuated: _ No non-native trees, which uproot easily _ No overhead power lines or poles _ No debris or sources of blowing debris _ No barbed-wire fencing (woven-wire fencing is best) _ Not less than one acre in size (if less than an acre, your livestock may not be able to avoid wind-blown debris) If your pasture area doesn’t meet these criteria, you should evacuate. Whether you evacuate or shelter in place, make sure that you have adequate and safe fencing or pens to separate and group animals appropriately. Work with your state department of agriculture and county extension service. If your animals can’t be evacuated, these agencies may be able to provide on-farm oversight. Contact them well in advance to learn their capabilities and the most effective communication procedure. Evacuation Planning The leading causes of death of large animals in hurricanes and similar events are collapsed barns, dehydration, electrocution, and accidents resulting from fencing failure. Take precautions to protect your farm animals from these hazards no matter what the disaster potential for your area. Evacuate animals as soon as possible. Be ready to leave once the evacuation is ordered. In a slowly evolving disaster such as a hurricane, leave no later than 72 hours before anticipated landfall, especially if you will be hauling a high-profile trailer such as a horse trailer. Remember: Even a fire truck fully loaded with water is considered “out of service” in winds exceeding 40 mph. _ Work within your community to establish safe shelters for farm animals. Potential facilities include fairgrounds, other farms, racetracks, humane societies, and convention centers. Survey your community and potential host communities along your planned evacuation route. _ Contact your local emergency management authority and become familiar with at least two possible evacuation routes well in advance. _ Set up safe transportation including trucks and trailers suitable for livestock and appropriate for each type of animal, along with experienced handlers and drivers. _ Take all your disaster supplies with you or make sure they will be available at your evacuation site. These include feed, water, veterinary supplies, handling equipment, tools, and generators, if necessary. _ If your animals are sheltered off your property, make sure that they remain in familiar groupings, securely contained and sheltered from the elements. Farm Disaster Kit Make a disaster kit so that you have supplies on hand in the event of a disaster. Place the kit in a central location and let everyone know where it is. Check the contents regularly to ensure fresh and complete supplies. Include the following items: _ Current list of all animals, including their location and records of feeding, vaccinations, and tests _ Proof of ownership for all animals _ Supplies for temporary identification of your animals, such as plastic neckbands and permanent markers to label them with your name, address, and telephone number _ Basic first aid kit _ Handling equipment such as halters, cages, and appropriate tools for each kind of animal _ Water, feed, and buckets _ Tools and supplies needed for sanitation _ Disaster equipment such as a cell phone, flashlights, portable radios, and batteries _ Other safety and emergency items for your vehicles and trailers _ Food, water, and disaster supplies for your family Your local humane organization, agricultural extension agent, or local emergency management agency may be able to provide you with information about your community’s disaster response plans |
Potbelly pigs 1-2 gallons Pig pellets 2-3 cups Daily
We use goat food for our goats and sheep food for our sheep. Our horses and donkey receive
horse food. I would suggest when making your emergency plan know how much your animals
normally eat. If there will be a place for them to graze or not. At this rescue we have grain always in
stock in case of an emergency and a 50# bag of oats. We just alternate our grain so our
emergency supply is always good. We also keep a 50# bag of dog food that we alternate with new
but always have on hand for an emergency.
horse food. I would suggest when making your emergency plan know how much your animals
normally eat. If there will be a place for them to graze or not. At this rescue we have grain always in
stock in case of an emergency and a 50# bag of oats. We just alternate our grain so our
emergency supply is always good. We also keep a 50# bag of dog food that we alternate with new
but always have on hand for an emergency.
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