Lamorinda Disaster Animal Response Team - DART

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Five years after Katrina animals and their owners are still on their own when a disaster happens. The Red Cross will not shelter pets with their owners. Disaster responders are not trained to handle animals. Officials are not enforcing the PETS Act. It is time to do something about it: join DART!

Lamorinda DART (Disaster Animal Response Team)

Lamorinda DART is a group of experienced animal disaster responders. DART specializes in Animal Care and Sheltering during disasters. Our operational area includes the City of Lafayette, the Town of Moraga and the City of Orinda. Our emergency animal shelters are located near a shelter for people. Other partners are the Contra Costa County Animal Response Team (Contra Costa Animal Services), Noah's Wish, other DARTs in Contra Costa and the American Red Cross. Together, we rescue the whole family.

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If you are interested in receiving information about DART (training dates and locaations, deployments, new DARTs, etc.) you should sign up for our newsletter. It only takes two steps: 1. register on our main web site: http://usDART.org , and 2. select any of our mailing lists. It is that easy!

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Preparedness

Are You Poisoning Your Pet?

Preparedness Tips
Written by Frans Hoffman
Household pollutants can have a major impact on your pet's health. Environmental health experts learned in the 1980s that house dust can be a significant source of exposure to hazardous pollutants such as lead and pesticides, especially for dogs, cats and toddlers. Recent research is indicating that these pollutants may be behind an epidemic of diseases among pets.
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Protect Your Pets

Preparedness Tips
Written by Frans Hoffman
Leaving pets outdoors is ALWAYS a bad idea, but even more so when the weather turns cold. Wearing a fur coat does not make you immune from diseases and injury from rain, cold, frost. Please bring your animals indoors - always!
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Saving The Whole Family

Preparedness Tips
Written by AVMA
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Pet Disaster Preparedness: It's as simple as One, Two, Three.

Preparedness Tips
Written by Ready.gov
It takes just three steps the get your entire family, including your Pets, READY for an emergency. When considering your pets, you'll need to get a Pet Emergency Supply Kit. Make an emergency plan for your pet's care and stay informed about diffenent types of emergencies.
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Pet Emergency Preparedness Tip: Have An EvacSak!

Preparedness Tips
Written by Frans Hoffman
Your animals rely on you to protect them during a disaster or emergency. The best thing you can do for yourself and all your loved ones, is to be prepared. The EvacSak provides a way to quickly get your pets ready for evacuation!
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Start Your Own DART!

Interested in starting your own disaster animal response team? If you are representing a CERT group, watch this exciting slide show and learn how Lamorinda DART can help you deliver advanced CERT training to your graduates.

First, watch the online presentation! Then check our Frequently Asked Questions about Starting a DART. If you have any questions, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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