Lamorinda Disaster Animal Response Team - DART

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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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Please note: our terms of use have changed per 9/1/2009. All rights are reserved. You can not duplicate, distribute or use these materials in any way without prior permission from the copyright holder. Please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are interested in organizing a training. We are currently revising and expanding the curriculum and will post new manuals in May. The set below no longer reflects what we teach in the CORE DART Training.

1 CERT Animal Modules

1 PEP Team

1 Red Cross Training

2 Media Files

2 HAM Radio Frequencies

Dog First Aid Training

Cat First Aid Training

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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