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Prepare Livestock and Animals Ahead of Severe Weather

September 28, 2016 Donna Karlsons, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Public Affairs

It’s important to have a plan in place ahead of severe weather to protect your animals and livestock. Pets, farm animals and livestock rely on their humans to protect them and keep them safe in all types of emergencies. The steps we take or don’t take will directly impact their well-being. Because...

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Are You and Your Pets Ready in an Emergency?

September 07, 2016 Anne McCann, APHIS Animal Care Emergency Programs Coordinator, and Tanya Espinosa, APHIS Public Affairs

We are reminded often throughout the year of the devastating impacts that families and their communities experience when natural disasters such as, floods, mudslides, tornadoes, wildfires, earthquakes and hurricanes strike. Because September is National Preparedness Month, it is a good time to think...

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