Best Practices
NASAAEP Resources
The National Alliance of State Animal and Agriculture Emergency Programs (NASAAEP) Best Practices bring together current guidance for animal emergency management.
Learn More About
- Decontamination Best Practices
- Household Pet Evacuation and Transportation
- Species Evacuation and Transport Guide
- Mass Care and Sheltering
- Disaster Veterinary Medical Response Best Practices
- Community Engagement and Outreach
- Planning and Resource Management
- Equine Evacuation and Transportation
- Animal Search and Rescue
- Incident Command and Coordination
- Zoological Best Practices Working Group
- FEMA Resource Typing Library Tool (RTLT)
Shelter Preparedness
Every team has something to teach—and something to learn.
We’re building this collection with animal response teams, emergency managers, veterinarians, volunteers, and others who have learned what works in the field.
Explore resources for planning and operating temporary emergency animal shelters, and help us make this library stronger by sharing the tools, checklists, templates, and lessons your team relies on.
Explore Shelter Resources
Planning & Setup
Shelter layouts, site selection, equipment lists, supply planning, and activation checklists.
Animal Intake & Identification
Forms, workflows, identification practices, documentation, and reunification resources.
Daily Animal Care
Feeding, cleaning, exercise, enrichment, medications, and daily care practices.
Medical & Veterinary Care
Triage, medical documentation, isolation, medications, and veterinary response resources.
Volunteer & Team Operations
Staffing, shift changes, volunteer coordination, safety, training, and documentation.
Closing & After Action
Demobilization, animal release, records, reporting, and lessons learned.
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