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LSART
LOUISIANA STATE ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM
page last updated
February 4, 2010
CLICK HERE FOR PRESS RELEASE in regards to LSART
assisting with the pet evacuation in Bossier City in November 2009.
LSART needs YOU!
Please consider becoming an LSART Volunteer. For details and a form, see our Volunteers Page.
LSART is an all-volunteer organization, affliated with the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association. We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to provide assistance and leadership in animal-related disasters at the Parish level and at the state level ESF-11. Our mission is planning for and response to animals in emergencies.
The latest edition of the LSART shelter and evacuation manual
(March 2009) is now available!
PET EVACUATION PLAN PROVES SUCCESSFUL AFTER GUSTAV AND IKE. STATE-EVACUATED PETS RETURNED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Please see our Hurricane Gustav page under History to read about it.
Also See our Gustav Sheltering Photo Album.
If you wish to make a cash donation, please consider donations to LSART through the Dr. Walter J. Ernst, Jr Veterinary Memorial Foundation .
LSART AND THE CITIZENS OF LOUISIANA WANT TO EXTEND A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS:
ASPCA, AMERICAN HUMANE, NOAH'S WISH, HSUS, IFAW, CODE 3 ASSOCIATES, UAN/EARS, NACA AND SAWA and the Louisiana Department of Corrections.
For more information about these partners' roles and progress with re-unification,
please see our News page.
LSART reminds Animal Owners and Animal Facility Owners
that they must take responsibility for preparing to evacuate
or care for the animals in their care in event of an emergency.
Please see our animal owners page for tips on getting prepared!
Parish Planners can go to our Planning Resources pages for more help on making local emergency plans.
To make a donation:
Please download the form "Disaster Relief Contribution Form" and submit to the LVMA/WJE Foundation office.
LVMA/WJE Foundation
8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 1001
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 928-5862
(225) 408-4422 (fax)
office@lvma.org
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