HELP Guidelines

10 things you can do NOW to prepare your Equines, Livestock & Pets for an emergency event

Plan now for emergency sheltering for your horses and stock. Seek out and coordinate with a friend/buddy in another county, or find a boarding stable or other accommodation for you and your large animals
Become involved with (or start) your own neighborhood network.
Make a list of emergency contacts outside the county.
Take photographs of you and your animal together, and prepare a written description of each (include ownership papers).
Have a halter (leather) and lead rope (cotton) readily available for each horse.
Microchip your horses & pets. This is an easy, inexpensive way to help identify all of your animals.
Have a minimum of five to seven day supply of feed and water (per horse) if evacuating
Teach your horses how to trailer reliably. Including at night.
Keep trucks, trailers and vans well maintained, full up on gas, and ready to move.
Make disaster preparedness kits for you, your small pets and your livestock (ID, meds, feed, blankets, buckets, haynets, cages etc..)