Only you have access Whether you’re an animal owner whose pets, equines or other companionanimals are traveling with you,or staying home with a caregiver, anEmergency / Disaster Action Plan is essential.If you own or manage a Pet-Friendly vacation rental, Inn, guest ranch orresort, you can help your guests and your community be being prepared foranimals—as well as people—who might have to shelter for an extendedperiod at your property.Here’s a useful guide for all!When your animals are staying at home•Your home and animal-sitter should have a copy of your AnimalEmergency Disaster Plan, (DAP).•Put everything in a binder.•Leave your “DAP” binder on the kitchen counter.•Put Pet Ready Kits and animal long-term emergency supplies in easy-access locations, near fire extinguishers. Make a Personal Protection Equipment, (PPE), Kit for sitters!Include: Work gloves, hard hat, safety goggles, respirator masks,headlamp, pre-set NOAA radio.If your animals are travelling with you•Keep them secure in thecar or RV-make sure they can’t jump outwindows, thru open doors, etc.•Keep them in a quiet, secure place in your vacation “home”; make sureunsuspecting hosts or guests don’t accidentally let them out.•If they do escape in unfamiliar territory, notify local Animal Control immediately, and ask your host or a neighbor to post on the localNextDoorgroup.EMERGENCY PREP & PLANNING FOR ANIMAL TRAVELERSTips & Checklists for Animal Owners, Hosts, and SittersKey items to include in your DAP•All your Animal emergency and veterinarian contacts.•Vaccination records and medications.•Advance Care Directive.•Good photos of your animals.•Advance Care Directive.•Transportation and sheltering resources for your large animals.•Know Your Zone for wherever you might be!•Print Evac Zone Maps and local Emergency Services website,Twitter,andFacebook.•List oflocal News Radio stations.•Detailed “Shelter-in-Place Prep” instructions for equines, “backyard”farm animals, poultry.•Red Flag / Weather Warning Action Checklist.•10-minute “Go Now!” Checklist.•Site map with animal,resource,and hazard info.•Animal insurance info.Airbnb, VRBO, Camp Site, B&B,andHip Camp Safety•Hosts encouraging pet guests need to be prepared for disasters.•Visitors are “transient residents” who often do not have disaster-prep ontheir minds when planning a trip with pets.•Be a “Super Host”, and help your guests be as safe and ready aspossible if you–and they–are in a potential Evacuation OR SIPsituation.•Send a Pet Vacation Preparedness Packet to guests when confirmingtheir reservation.•A responsible host will let guests know about impending and currentweather alerts, possible hazards, and area Evacuation Zones andEmergency resources.•Uninformedand poorly prepared guests with-or without-animalsare a liability for the entire community, and place extra burdenson responders.•CLICK HERE(HALTERproject.org/Traveler-safety-tips)to download•this document to share with guests or post on your website.Here’sa Checklist of Critical Items to Help Everyone Be SaferDAP for Guests with PetsÞEmergency ContactsÞLocal Resources: Evac Zone Map, Emergency Alert signup info,news radio stations, Agency Social Media accountsÞEmergency Veterinarians & HospitalsÞPet Ready-Kit checklistÞPets are all ID’d,microchipped, and vaccinated per localrecommendationsÞMake sure guests know where to find fire extinguishers and knowhow to use them.ÞProvide a site map with locations of hoses, emergency supplies, andgas tanks.ÞProvide clear instructions for disablingelectric gates, garage doors.ÞAlert guests to possible Public Safety Power Shutoff, (PSPS)ÞProvide clear, concise instructions for starting generatorÞClearly explain actions to take that might be automatic or self-evidentto you but not to guests.Emergency Supplies for Animal VisitorsWhen and where possible, create and maintain a cache of emergencysupplies for pet travelers who, along with their owners, might be forced toShelter in Place at your property.This Animal Emergency Supply Cachecanalso be a valuable Community Asset.Items to include:•Folding wire crates in assorted sizes for dogs & cats•Animal-Safe disinfectant and cleaning supplies•Kennel pads, poop bags,buckets, newspapers, trash bags•Cat litter & litter boxes,foil lasagnapans•Clean, old towels & blankets•Emergency foil blankPET(S)INSIDEDO NOTOPEN DOORPET(S) NAME(S) & INFO:IN CASE OFEMERGENCYANIMALS MAY BE INSIDE THE HOUSE,BARN, OR COOP#_______of DOGSNames: ________________________________________________________________________________________# _______of CATSNames: __________________________________________________________________________________BARN/OUTSIDE -- CATS, DOGS# of Cats _______________________________________# of Dogs_______________________________________# of Other______________________________________LIVESTOCK / POULTRY -- SPECIES & LOCATIONS______________________________________________________________________________________________________OWNER: _______________________________________ CELL: ___________ADDRESS_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________EMERG. CONTACT: ___________________________ CELL: ________________HALTERproject.orgANIMALCONTROLPhone #:____________________Traveler Packet3.pdf175%1 of 6