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Five years after Katrina animals and their owners are still on their own when a disaster happens. The Red Cross will not shelter pets with their owners. Disaster responders are not trained to handle animals. Officials are not enforcing the PETS Act. It is time to do something about it: join DART!

Lamorinda DART (Disaster Animal Response Team)

Lamorinda DART is a group of experienced animal disaster responders. DART specializes in Animal Care and Sheltering during disasters. Our operational area includes the City of Lafayette, the Town of Moraga and the City of Orinda. Our emergency animal shelters are located near a shelter for people. Other partners are the Contra Costa County Animal Response Team (Contra Costa Animal Services), Noah's Wish, other DARTs in Contra Costa and the American Red Cross. Together, we rescue the whole family.

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If you are interested in receiving information about DART (training dates and locaations, deployments, new DARTs, etc.) you should sign up for our newsletter. It only takes two steps: 1. register on our main web site: http://usDART.org , and 2. select any of our mailing lists. It is that easy!

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Board News
DART Board of Directors: Charlie Crosby, Duncan Seibert (Treasurer), Erica Iwinski, Frans Hoffman (Chair), Ken Tom, Mirna Recoder (Secretary), Patti Young, Sandy Stewart - our email address is board@LamorindaDART.org. The Board meets every second Tuesday of the month. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Becoming a Candidate for the Board of Directors PDF Print E-mail
Board News
Written by Frans Hoffman   
If you would like to become a candidate for the Board of Directors, please:
  1. Read this document.
  2. Read the DART Articles of Incorporation.
  3. Read the DART by-laws.
  4. Make sure you will have adequate time and interest in performing the tasks described below.
  5. Announce your candidacy by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with a description of how you have assisted animals and their owners during disasters and why you want to be on the Board of Directors.
In order to move forward with our incorporation and the filing as a 501(c)3 with the IRS, we need to have the nominations for the first Board of Directors by April 15th, 2009. Nominations that arrive after that date will be referred to the President and the Secretary of the Board.
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Start Your Own DART!

Interested in starting your own disaster animal response team? If you are representing a CERT group, watch this exciting slide show and learn how Lamorinda DART can help you deliver advanced CERT training to your graduates.

First, watch the online presentation! Then check our Frequently Asked Questions about Starting a DART. If you have any questions, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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