Preparing and protecting your animals
Our animal safety guidelines outline how to prepare for emergencies, as well as your responsibilities as an animal owner.
We offer assistance and services to help you care for your animals after emergency events.
Prepare an animal emergency plan
Consider the factors for each type of emergency and assess the risks to your property to keep your animals safe.
Animal management support
Get help with animal care and management following an emergency event, including temporary shelter and fodder donations.
Lost, injured, or deceased animals
Find out how to track your lost animals and assist those with injuries after an emergency, or dispose of deceased animals.
Framework for managing animals in emergencies
From 2015 to 2020, major rural fires in South Australia resulted in more than 143,000 known animal deaths. Evidence indicates that many animal owners and managers are failing to plan for emergency situations.
Managing the safety of your animals includes prioritising their welfare before, during, and after emergency events. Whether it's bushfires, storms or floods, natural disaster events can result in separation between animals and their owners, and possibly injury or death.
Our range of resources is based on the Managing Animals in Emergencies: a framework for South Australia, developed by PIRSA.
Extreme heat can have a detrimental effect on animal health and wellbeing.
You can take precautions to reduce risks for your livestock and poultry during a heatwave.
Find out moreEmergency Management Hotline
Call for assistance immediately following any emergency event.
Experienced staff can help you with agricultural impacts and urgent animal issues that cannot be dealt with through veterinary or community services.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Freecall 1800 255 556