The Vermont Disaster Animal Response Team (VDART) was established in 2007 in order to strengthen and support the state’s capacity to respond to animal needs in the event of a disaster. We provide vital resources and advice to pet owners, animal-related businesses and non-profits, local communities, and state agencies in this area. Read More
Helping Animals In Disasters
VDART Introduces Training Webinar
Do you have questions about how state and regional disaster animal response teams operate? Would you like to know how you could qualify as a trained volunteer to help animals in YOUR community and beyond during times of crisis? The Vermont Disaster Animal Response Team (VDART) is pleased to announce a new free, self-paced introductory webinar, Volunteering for Your State Disaster Animal Response Team, which can be completed in the comfort of your own home in less than an hour!
Thanks to a generous grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), this on-line course features a separate track for Vermont and/or New Hampshire volunteers, and is chock full of useful information about each state disaster animal response team’s history and operational protocols.
The webinar is a pre-requisite training in order to deploy on VDART’s behalf, along with the day-long Emergency Animal Sheltering (EAS) workshop offered throughout the year. Check In The News for dates and locations of an EAS coming to your community! Email info@vermontdart.org for more information.