Web Resources
- Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)AWIC is a part of the United Stated Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Library, and points to a variety of resources on animal rescue.
- Technical Large Animal Emergency RescueTLAER offers nationwide training and resources for large animal rescue.
- Teamwork Saves Horse From Extremely Sticky SituationLocal emergency response teams arrived at a scene in Savoy, IL to rescue Bella, a horse found submerged in mud.
- Protecting livestock in hurricanesThis blog authored by Lysi Cota at CrisisResponse.com gives information on preparing for a hurricane, including veterinary care, shelter, and evacuation, response during the hurricane, and recovery after the hurricane, including re-entrance into the affected area, possible resulting illnesses and medical care for livestock.
IFSI Resources
- IFSI Animal Rescue BrochureClick to download the informative brochure about IFSI Animal Rescue course offerings.
- Large Animal Rescue Awareness SyllabusThis link goes to a copy of IFSI's syllabus for its Large Animal Rescue Awareness course.
Codes & Standards
To access any of the standards listed below, sign in at nfpa.org (an account is free). Click on "For Professionals." Click on "List of Codes and Standards" then search for the following codes. You may access codes as "read only" for free at the website. However, you will not be able to print codes without purchasing them.
NFPA 150: Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities Code
About this Page
Use this page to help find resources to aid your research and learning on large animal rescue procedures.
Titles from the IFSI Library
Equine Emergency Rescue: A Guide to Large Animal Rescue by Call Number: SF 778 .L533 2011ISBN: 9780646566078Publication Date: 2011Details the unique procedures required by horse rescue personal because of animal stresses, and how to be safe around a horse in distress.
Save Your Horse! by Call Number: SF778 .S73 2006ISBN: 9780978568504Publication Date: 2006-08-01Gives information about different rescue scenarios, including trailer extrication, vehicle extrication, haltering and leading a horse, and euthanasia.
Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue by Call Number: SF778 .G56 2008ISBN: 0813819989Publication Date: 2008-09-09Includes information on animal behavior in rescue incidents, barn and wildfires, rope rigging, and manipulating the animal victim.
Veterinary Disaster Medicine by Call Number: SF778 .V48 2009ISBN: 9780813810171Publication Date: 2009-03-10Instructs readers on how to care for working dogs and horses, and methods of veterinary triage, chemical injury treatment, and other first aid recommendations.
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