Yuba Sutter Domestic Animal Disaster Assistance
Providing Emergency Shelter for Animals in a Disaster
Yuba Sutter Domestic Animal Disaster Assistance (YSDADA) works jointly with governmental, non-governmental, and private agencies and organizations and the public in the Yuba-Sutter area to promote the safety and well-being of domestic pets and farm animals affected by a governmentally-declared disaster.
We provide these animals with emergency shelter, necessary veterinary care, and identification for reuniting animals with their owners. All volunteers have completed disaster preparedness training provided by YSDADA and other organizations.
Our public outreach program furthers awareness of animal needs in a disaster, and educates agencies and the public about the importance of being prepared.
Do You Know What To Do Now?
Preparation is the key to protect your family and domestic animals
Visit our preparedness page to learn how you can prepare to evacuate yourself and your animals safely.
Don't wait for disaster to strike to figure out what to do next.
See our free downloads to help you get prepared here
Do you shop online? Shop at Food Maxx or Save Mart? Recycle your e-waste? Use Yahoo! as your search engine?
If you can say yes to any of these, you can support YSDADA. Click here to learn how.
Watch "The 1955 Sutter County Flood"
here.
YSDADA Participates in Drills
In May, YSDADA joined other disaster relief organizations and agencies for a 2-day drill to test readiness for a real disaster.
Code named Golden Guardian, the event was a simulated mass flood scenario for most northern California counties. YSDADA responded in the Yuba-Sutter area.
On July 20th, YSDADA responded for a drill at a mock event at Beale Air Force Base. Base officials invited local response agencies to test their readiness to protect the lives of staff, families, and pets on base.
In October, YSDADA participated in the annual California Shake-Out earthquake drill by exercising their automated volunteer call notification system. This system sends out pre-recorded notifications within a 5-min period and reports back who is available to deploy.
For more information on how to become a disaster volunteer, send an email to volunteer@ysdada.org and peruse the rest of this website.
New YSDADA Photo & Caption Contest
Share a picture of your pet or domestic animal along with a quote about disaster preparedness on our Facebook page, get your friends to "Like" it, and you could be a winner!
Entries can also be submitted via email to ysdadait@aol.com. Last day to enter is May 20, 2012. Click here for full contest rules.
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We are now on Facebook. Like us for updates on our activities and tips on preparedness.
If you have to evacuate and leave your animals behind, how will rescuers know they are there? Now, you can download and print a sign to place in your window or near the door, free.
Bullards Fire Aug 27, 2010
The rescue of Rodeo the dog during the Yuba Co. Flood of 1997
