Community Animal Relief Teams (CART'S)

The Teams of Volunteers will work in our community supporting our local Emergency Service Agencies when there is a disaster such as storms and fires to provide support and assistance to members of the community who have animals on their properties or as pets. The teams will offer transport services of animals to help relocate them, before and after a disaster if required, they will also assist and deliver water and food supplies to animal owners that require this after a disaster to assist with the animal welfare on their properties. They will help animal owners to prepare their properties.

This project will benefit the community by setting up a support network and dedicated community teams to support animal owners in communities when disasters strike. It will provide the necessary training and equipment to deliver a high level of support to all community members. It will have the added benefit of developing new skills sets for team members . These skills will be needed in order to grow the Community Animal Response Teams ability to effectively deliver support to the community. These skills training will be transferable to broaden employment opportunities.