Preparing Livestock for Flooding: Part 2

Furthering your preparation plan, one should consider making a livestock supply kit.

In your kit you should include: 

• Accurate, up-to-date records that are stored in a safe location
• First Aid Supplies (ie. vet wrap, hibitane, wraps, etc.)
• Emergency store of medication for livestock
• Enough food and water to last for 1-2 weeks
• Plastic trash cans with lids to store and transport water and feed
• Portable livestock panels
• Leads and ropes to ease handling of animals
• Tools such as wire cutters and heavy gloves to help in preparing and recovering
• Contact information of relevant individuals and agencies including your local veterinarian, the local extension office, and emergency personnel.

Preparing Livestock for Flooding: Part I

When making your safety or farm disaster plan for livestock with flood advisories, there are some questions that you should ask yourself: 

1. TRANSPORTATION 
   How will you move livestock?
   Where can you secure enough trucks/trailers to move livestock in a timely fashion?
   Who will be available to help?
   Might they have their own livestock to move?
   If I am able to stay in my home, will I be able to get to the livestock location?
2. LOCATION
   Where can I take livestock that is safe from floodwaters?
   Is there appropriate shelter and fencing at the temporary site?
   Is there feed at the site or will I have to haul feed there?
   Do I need to move implements and feeding equipment?
   What about bedding material?
   Where will I access fuel for implements?
3. CARE
   Is there feed at the site or will I have to haul feed there?
   How will I move feed?
   When should I move feed?
   How much feed will I need?
   Is there adequate water on the site?
   Are there adequate water fountains or tanks?
   If my usual source of commercial feed is unable to deliver feed, what alternative sources do I have?
   If I have to reduce feeding amounts to stretch the supply, how will I ration it out?
   
   
4. On Site Care (if you cannot transport your livestock and you stay at home) 
   Are you safely able to feed and water your livestock?
   Are they able to access shelter and/or have adequate ventilation?
   Are you able to access your dairy animals for their milking schedules?
   If a commercial farm, can you keep your milk cool, clean and mostly fresh for the market?
   Are you able to easily access your emergency generators, and do they work?
   How long can your generator run, and can you keep it fueled up for awhile?
   In the event an animal needs to be euthanized, how will you deal with it?
   Is there anyone who can come to help or rescue if the work needs to get done?
   Have you considered whether you would re-establish the business you now have if it entirely disappeared to a natural disaster?
   
5. On Site Care (If you have to leave and cannot transport livestock)
   Are you able to access your gates to leave them open, and through that gate are your animals able to access higher ground? Or conversely, do you have an area to drive your herd of animals through in time? 

Luckily, the team at Peace Region Evac Helpline can help with sourcing a lot of these options out. We have a list of people available for transport and boarding in emergency situations. If you're in need of anything, feel free to contact us on the Facebook Group (Peace Region Evac Helpline), comment here or send us a message at peaceregionevachelpline@gmail.com. We can always find something or someone to help. 

Emergency Livestock Haul/Board 2017

Here is an updated list of the Emergency Livestock Hauling and/or Boarding.
The Acronyms you’ll see here are:

• BO (Board Only)
• HO (Hauling Only)
• HB (Hauling/Boarding).
• HH (Helping Hand)

HB - Karin Carlson - 250-793-5094

BO - Michelle Birmingham-Chaffee - 250 719-1637
BO - Jaclyn Ewen - 250 963 8313 (Hauling can be arranged within distance)
BO - Bobbi-Shannon Finnebraaten - 780-766-2187
HB - Tyler and Jamie Giesbricht - 250.261.9482
HO - Carla Fuks  250 794-8154

HB - Jolene or Ardy MacKay - 250-793-4119 or 250-261-4481
HB - Luke Barrett - 250-219-5853

HB - Patricia Bumstead - (250)-719-1237

HB - Sherry Lafournie - 250-271-0063
HB - Ruth Hopkins - 250-789-6707 **No Cats, Woman Only**

HO - Theo Midema - 250-261-1683

HH - Joleen Fehr - (250) 261-0637
HH - Jodi Paul - 250-793-0150 **Hauling only if you have a trailer**

HO - Rachelle Thistle - 226-377-7434

HO - Olivia Guilbault - 250-401-8782

IMPORTANT NUMBERS/LINKS

Peace River Regional District (PRRD)

Information Line: 250-794-4834

Lori Vickers, Regional Agrologist

BC Ministry of Agriculture

250-784-2559 or 250-219-2715

Emergency Support Services - 250-794-3310

Emergency Support Services Relief - 250-794-5177

YRB - 250-262-2600

City of FSJ - 250-787-8150

District of Taylor - 250-789-3392

City of Dawson Creek - 250-784-3600

District of Pouce Coupe - 250-784-5794

City of Chetwynd - 250-401-4100

City of Hudson Hope - 250-783-9901

WEBSITES: Drive BC

Interactive Provincial Wildfire Map

EMERGENCY SMALL ANIMAL BOARDING

BC SPCA North Peace Branch - Fort St. John 

(250) 785 -7722
**Will also have resources not listed here**

Vacation Kennels N' Doggy Day Care
Nicole Labreque -- (780) 380 - 8420
**10 Dogs Limit**

Saralee Giesbricht (facebook) 

Ashley Ireland - 780-933-4419

Billie Demmick Smith - 780-518-5225

Rivers Animal Hospital - 250.785.8387  

Critter Comfort Kennel - (250) 789-3686 

Leona MacNeil MacGregor 

7 SPOTS. Can hold two dogs from same home in one cage.

5 spots for cats. Two can share same cage if from same home.

David Taylor (Facebook)

 Lac La Hache, BC

Trailer with room to sleep 10 and room for other campers/trailers can service with power and water. 4 animal runs suitable for dogs/small livestock 15'x45'

Odermatt Kennels 

Andy Odermatt - 250-329-7414

**Also room for Camping**
Sherri Ashdown- 2507872889

**NO CATS -- ALLERGIES**

PRRD: Preparing Small Animals for Evacuation

PRRD has asked me to post this! Thank you!! smile emoticon

During an emergency, British Columbians are responsible for more than just their own personal safety.

We need to keep their pets, animals and other furry friends safe as well. It’s important to know how to prepare for an emergency and where you can get help with your animals during an evacuation.

Preparing in advance will increase the likelihood that your animals remain safe and healthy during an emergency.

Your pet survival kit should include:

• 72-hour food supply (including bowls and a can opener if required)
• 72-hour supply of water for your pet
• Leash, harness, muzzle
• Pet carrier
• Medical and vaccination records, medication and veterinarian contact information
• ID tags and microchip number
• Blankets and toys

Before an evacuation, find out what resources are available in your community for pets and animals during an emergency. It may be possible to preregister with the local emergency animal rescue group in your area so members can assist you in preparing for your animals during an emergency.

If emergency officials order your community to evacuate to a safer location, it’s important to remember that if it’s not safe for you to stay home, it’s not safe for pets to remain there either. Make the evacuation reception centre your first point of contact and ask them to put you in touch with any local animal assistance organization. Experienced volunteers at Emergency Social Services reception centres will receive pets at reception centres and move them to a safe place where they will be cared for until you’re able to care for them.

Learn More:
Prepare your Pets guide: http://bit.ly/1SVlrxm

PreparedBC: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/preparedbc

Basic emergency kit supplies: http://bit.ly/1JTPKOy

Household preparedness and neighbourhood preparedness guides:http://bit.ly/1OHIM6P

Emergency Info BC, B.C.’s official channel for emergency alerts:http://ow.ly/WCDbj

For up-to-date information, flood alerts and public safety notices, visitwww.EmergencyInfoBC.gov.bc.ca

Preparing Livestock for Evacuation

1) Move them all to a pen relatively close to your method of transport, or make it easier to mark them for free roaming upon evac.

2) If you're riding your horses out, please plan a course of action and multiple routes to take if things go bad. If you have your phone on you, feel free to check in every so often or ask for a trailer to meet you somewhere. If you're using this site as a check in line, we can make it so that if we dont hear from you every 2 hours or whatever we can send in people to help or contact your in case of emergency numbers. Please be safe and dont hesitate to post here for help.

3) Make a go bag. Put vet supplies (vet wrap, hibitane, blue kote, etc.), hoof picks, brushes, treats, valued tack, etc. in it. Even if youre riding out, can toss it in a family members truck.

4) Load feeding and watering essentials. Buckets or Tubs. Grain/Mash mixtures if you want to take them. Square bales.

5) Portable fencing, if you have it. That will come in handy.

6) Vet Records, Ownership Papers, Registry Papers, etc.

7) If marking animals for evac, there are a few options. There is taking a sharpie and writing your name and number on hooves. Some have halters with contact info. Some are braiding tags in manes, or spray painting the animals body with their phone number. Method is up to you. Remember that plastic melts, as do hooves if the tempature of the ground is hot enough.

LIST WILL CONTINUE AND GROW AS NEW SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS COME FORWARD! smile emoticonALL SUGGESTIONS WELCOME