Your pets, just like you, will need emergency supplies and a place to stay during emergencies. This may vary depending on the type of emergency.
Emergency kits for your pets
When building your emergency kit, consider building your pet's at the same time. You should consider if they will have enough food and water to last three days or more. Ask yourself, do you have cages to transport them? Do you have someone to collect and look after your animals if you can’t get home? Include your pet's vet records.
Checklist for your pet's emergency survival kit(PDF, 279KB)
Where will your pets stay?
Pets may not be allowed in public emergency shelters. It's important to have a backup plan, such as a family member, friend or shelter.
We will let you know during an emergency if we can house your dog in our animal shelter. If we're able to, we will need to know:
- your dog's name
- date of birth
- microchip number
- vaccination records
- any likes or dislikes and behaviour traits.
When preparing your pet's emergency kit, write this brief down on a piece of paper and keep it somewhere safe.
Other animals
Do you have other animals on your property that are not pets (such as livestock)? You'll also need to make a plan for them.
Find out how you can make a plan for your other animals in an emergency