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501(c)(3) EIN: 42-2319442
Assisting our community pets, livestock and owners with disaster preparedness and response.
When families need to evacuate, their animals need a safe place to go too. Please join our team to become a trained volunteer so we can be there to help provide comfort for owners and their animals.
When disaster strikes, you know you’ll want to help. Join Quindecim now and help us be ready to support families and emergency services across our communities.
Add your voice. Together we can work with disaster-relief agencies across Michigan to improve sheltering plans for pets and livestock.
And, why Quindecim? Quindecim is Latin for 15—one for each of the Upper Peninsula’s 15 counties.
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Donations:
Having a team of vetted, trained and equipped volunteers is essential to providing quality care during times of disaster. Educational materials and operational expenses also support our all-volunteer team. Quindecim Pet & Livestock Disaster Response Team℠ is a tax-exempt public charity recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Upcoming Events
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Michigan Statewide Zoom: Preparing MI to be pet & livestock disaster ready.
When: 4th Wed of the month at noon.
To join the zoom: Send us your email address to be added to the invite list.
Calendar:
September 23, 2026:
Eric Thompson, ASARtraining.com, Lead Trainer/Owner, Discussion of efforts to have response teams ready for disasters. https://www.asartraining.com
October 28, 2026:
Jessica Scillieri Smith, DVM, Field Veterinarian, New York State Animal Response Team, Community Animal Response Team (CART) development. https://alert.ny.gov/empire-state-animal-response-team to learn more. Will discuss operations of CART teams in NY.
Nov & Dec: No Zoom Holiday Break
January 27, 2027
Hugh Templeton of Colorado’s Larimer Horseman’s Association. Discussion of their evacuation assistance for transportation and sheltering of livestock, development of their trained team safety procedures and operation guidelines. Visit website and scroll down to Newsletter Archive: February 2025, Temporary Shelter Article, page 4. https:/larimerhorseman.org
February 2027: Topic and updated schedule to follow, please stay tuned.
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ERAIL TRAINING Oct 27, 2026
LANSING, MI
Upcoming Expansion of ERAIL training hosted by Michigan State Extension, ERAIL Team
(Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock).
For all first responders, veterinarians, livestock owners, fire depts., emergency managers, livestock feed supply stores owners/managers and any others who would be called upon to respond to a horse trailer roll over. Learn safety techniques for fire response and emergency teams, by-standers, animal owners, and animals themselves. See how this course is a new addition to valuable training and safety. Please share.
Captive Bolt Training will be evening of Monday Oct 26, same location.
Search - Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock
RESOURCES: These organizations have helped offer guidance and support. We are grateful.
ORGANIZATIONS/Associations:
• Thenasaaep.com (see best practices and sign up for webinars) National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs.
STATE LEVEL AGENCIES:
• Alert.ny.gov/Empire-State-Animal-Response-Team Has many resources available
TRAINING & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES:
• flsarc.org (Florida State Animal Response Coalition) for info on training and org structure
• Code3associates.org Provides training for pet & livestock rescue.
• Local Approach to Discussion-Based Disaster Exercises and Readiness (LADDER) University of KY, ladder.mgcafe.uky.edu for info on LADDER training and on-line resources
• ASPCA: Animal Emergency Preparedness Self-Assessment Checklist
PERSONAL READINESS HANDOUTS: Most sites listed have handouts.
Halterproject.org
Ready.gov
Michigan.gov/miready/plan-ahead/pet-preparedness
GENERAL INFORMATION/UPCOMING TRAINING/RELATED TOPIC EVENTS
• Michigan Large Animal Emergency Resources (FB page) Follow to learn about trainings for Large Animal Emergency Rescue, Michigan State University ERAIL program (Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock), Disaster Response Team trainings, web posting, courses and more.
COMMUNITY ANIMAL DISASTER RESPONSE TEAMS:
• Napacart.org – Example of an operational CART, see Website, FB & You tube
• Wasart.org Washington State Animal Response Team – website & Facebook
• Quindecim Pet & Livestock Disaster Response Team ℠, 501c3, (FB page) Follow, join, support
• Dutchessny.gov/Departments/Emergency-Response/Medical-Reserve-Corps-MRC.htm – website & Facebook
HOW TO DEVELOP and OPERATE TEAMS/CARTS/DARTS/DRTS:
• “Colorado State Extension toolkit: Creating a Community Animal Disaster Plan” Resource guide
• “Emergency Management Homeland Security Division Michigan Dept of State Police Animal Care Support Plan” Search this title
• “Louisiana Dept of Agriculture & Forestry Emergency Response Actions Cohabitated Human/Household Pet Sheltering Toolkit” Examples of the types of forms, guidelines and more for disaster response team.
RESOURCES FOR OPERATION OF CARTS/DARTS/DRTS:
• Dartcc.org, Disaster Animal Response Team Command Central, EASApp®, Disaster sheltering info.
FREE APPS:
• Watchduty – free app for your phone, visit watchduty.org
• Free app: Red Cross Emergency, Red Cross Pet First Aid, FEMA
RESEARCH:
• Research: “Evacuation of Pets During Disasters: A Public Health Intervention to Increase Resilience” by Robin Chadwin, Am J Public Health, 2017 Sept;107(9):1413-1417.doi 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303877
• Research: “Evacuation of Pets During Disasters: A Public Health Intervention to Increase Resilience” by Robin Chadwin, DVM, MPVM, AJPH, September 2017, Vol 107, No. 9, doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303877
LARGE ANIMAL EMERGENCY RESCUE:
• Tlaer.org Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue
• 4hoovessmart.com
• WLAER.org Wisconsin Large Animal Emergency Rescue
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