all hazards planning
What is your all hazards contingency plan?
This series of training modules is intended for any facility wanting to better understand the planning process. Participants will be introduced to best practices for planning including how to identify and assess risks to their facility, identify needs and limitations to responding safely and effectively, and write a contingency plan.
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Disease risks
Are you prepared for foreign animal diseases?
Secure Zoo Strategy (SZS) is guidance to help facilities develop business continuity plans to protect staff, animals and business models in the event of high consequence disease outbreak, and mitigate the effects should a disease occur. As a member of the Exotic Animal Industry (EAI), there is no “one plan fits all facilities” due to the diversity..
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Why ZAHP?
Identify new and evolving risks to the managed wildlife community
Connect zoos, aquariums, and the managed wildlife community with local, state, federal, and non-governmental emergency response partners
Assist facilities in preparing for disease outbreaks as well as man-made and natural disasters
Share considerations for hazard preparedness, response, and recovery
Support for ZAHP is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
“In a zoo setting, you can’t take someone off the street and
say, ‘Go get the 500-pound lion.’ It just doesn’t work that way.”
Terry Lincoln
Director, Dakota Zoo
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Considerations for the Management of Non-Domestic Species During COVID-19
April 12, 2020
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Considerations for the Management of Non-Domestic Species During COVID-19
April 12, 2020
Updated November 30, 2021 As the COVID-19 crisis continues, the understanding of how the virus affects various animal species is still largely unknown. As of November 5th, 2021, cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, or evidence of exposure via serosurveillance, have been […]
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USDA Announces Requirement for Contingency Plans to Protect Animals During Emergencies
December 3, 2021
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USDA Announces Requirement for Contingency Plans to Protect Animals During Emergencies
December 3, 2021
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a final rule amending the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations to implement a requirement for contingency plans for the handling of animals during emergencies. […]
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COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Tool for Captive Wildlife Facilities
November 30, 2021
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COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Tool for Captive Wildlife Facilities
November 30, 2021
The COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Tool for Captive Wildlife Facilities: Zoos, Sanctuaries, Aquaria, and Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centers was developed by the One Health Federal Interagency COVID-19 Coordination Group (OH-FICC) Wildlife and Zoos Subgroup in collaboration with the […]
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