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Large
Animal Emergency Rescue.
Large
animal emergency rescue is the response phase of
a natural or manmade disaster or accident where
specialized training and equipment are required
to rescue a large animal such as a horse or cow.
Although the large animal owner is responsible for the mitigation,
preparedness and recovery phases during a
natural or manmade disaster, most animal owners
do not have the training or equipment necessary
to safely rescue a large animal in an emergency.
The purpose of the Large Animal
Response Teams is to maintain a group of trained
volunteers capable of safely rescuing a large
animal without endangering human life or
compromising public safety.
Recent training was held in
Morganton and Four Oaks. See photos about the
training here.
NC
REINS is planning to host 3 more courses in
LAR throughout North Carolina this fall - the
contact is Mr. Shannon Morris (shannon_morris@ncsu.edu
). Interested emergency
responders (Fire, rescue, police), animal
control officers, and horse people are
encouraged to attend. The two day course
includes lecture material and laboratory
hands-on demonstrations of LAR equipment with
live animals. On Saturday night there is a
Search and Rescue Operation to find and
extricate a live horse (with simulated injuries)
from a trench.
This course has been taught under
the auspices of the American Humane Association
and the Humane Society of the United States, as
well as numerous local, regional and state level
Emergency Operations planning centers.
For more information please see SART
or SCLART.
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| This picture was taken
during a course sponsored by the SART (State Animal
Response Team) in Four Oaks, right outside of Raleigh.
Interested students from as far away as Virginia
and Michigan came to participate. NC is really
leading the country in this area of emergency animal
rescue. The 2 year old filly Angel is lying down
to simulate being in a confined space - and is being
removed using a backwards drag web sling. |
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This is a gelding named Karma (he is trained to lie
down) showing the rescue glide being used to remove an
injured horse (simulated broken front leg is splinted)
from a ditch. This is during a night Search And
Rescue operation during the training.
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A two horse
trailer (simulated accident) being overturned safely
by the students during the training to allow the
horses to step out safely.
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| Members of the Morganton
area Large Animal Rescue team, the Salem Fire and Rescue Squad, REINS
members, Charlotte Fire Department, and NC Extension Service. |
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