According to this document, it is designed to "outline[s] the essential issues that jurisdictions should consider when developing plans to provide pet-friendly sheltering for people before, during, or after an emergency that requires a large-scale evacuation."

This document describes common responses of children dealing with the death of a pet and provides tips about ways to cope with the grief and difficult decisions that may need to be made.

This document provides guidance regarding how to cope with the immediate grief experienced when a pet dies. It provides 10 steps that may help pet owners feel better and manage their grief.

This paper reports on a study in which researchers examined associations between and among the death of a pet, perceived social support after a hurricane, and psychological distress. [Citation: Lowe SR, Rhodes JE, Zwiebach L, Chan CS. J Trauma Stress. 2009 Jun;22(3):244-7. doi: 10.1002/jts.20403.]

Therapy Dogs International is a volunteer organization dedicated to regulation, testing, and registration of therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers for the purpose of visiting nursing homes, hospitals, other institutions, and wherever else therapy dogs are needed.

The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement is a nonprofit organization staffed by volunteers trained in pet bereavement counseling. This organization is dedicated to helping people through the grieving process.

According to its online description, this course is intended to increase awareness and preparedness among animal owners and care providers, and to describe how typical hazards affect animals and what can be done by responsible owners to reduce the impact of disasters.

According to its online description, this course combines the knowledge of livestock producers and emergency managers to present a unified approach to mitigate the impact of disasters on animal agriculture. . . .

According to its web page, this course provides information for groups to meet and develop meaningful and effective plans that improve the care of animals, their owners, and the animal-care industries in disasters.

This document provides tips for developing a pet memorial that might help with coping and grief by providing a loving reminder of the pet.

This plan has been developed for the operation of evacuation points and household pet shelters serving parishes within the State of Louisiana. Its purpose is to enable residents with household pets to evacuate during an emergency, and to control and support the humane care and treatment of household pets during an emergency.

This brochure provides information regarding livestock and disasters. It lists precautions to take, tips for sheltering in place, and evacuation planning guidance. This brochure also lists essential items to include in a farm disaster kit.

This brochure provides emergency and disaster planning information as it relates to the care of pets. It provides tips for how to care for pets if evacuation is required during a disaster, as well as when sheltering in place.

This paper describes a cross-sectional study about epidemiologic features of pet evacuation failure after a hazardous chemical spill in which residents had no warning and minimal time to evacuate. [Authors: Health, SE, Voeks SK, Glickman, LT]

This document provides information on understanding grief and the grieving process after the death of a pet. It reviews different ways to grieve and includes tips for coping with grief experienced when a pet dies.

This online article includes information regarding the grief process as it relates to the death of a pet. It discusses ways that both children and older adults may cope differently from other age groups and includes possible signs of grief in other pets still at home.

This guidance offers animal care procedures and emergency-related forms that may be useful in developing a disaster preparedness and response plan. It provides information about disaster preparedness training and resources as they relate to animals.

This article includes stories from actual disaster situations involving animals and provides tips for how to rescue pets as part of disaster planning. [Author: Bevan, L.]

This brochure provides information regarding barn fires as they relate to horses. It provides tips for fire prevention as well as explaining how being prepared can save your horses. This brochure also includes steps to take should a barn fire occur.

This guide is a practical tool for understanding children’s attachment to their pets and the significance of their loss; understanding the child’s concept of death; recognizing how children grieve; encouraging the child’s successful grieving; knowing when and whether to suggest getting another pet; recognizing loss as a valuable lesson about life; and knowing which books are recommended for grieving children.

This web page features resources that community leaders can use to develop animal disaster plans or improve their existing plans. It includes a request form to use to obtain RedRover’s temporary emergency animal sheltering forms and provides links to examples of other organizations, manuals, and plans that address the care of animals in disasters.

According to its website, "HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response is a national all-volunteer, non-profit, crisis response organization with specially trained handlers (psychological first aid, incident command, etc.) and canines trained and tested for crisis response work. Agencies call upon HOPE AACR teams to provide comfort and support to people affected by disasters."

The ASPCA’s mission is to "provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States." The ASPCA works to rescue animals from abuse, pass humane laws, and share resources with shelters nationwide.

This tip sheet explains how to prepare for the care of pets during disasters and provides guidance on what to do during an actual disaster event.

ADI is a coalition of nonprofits that do work related to assistance dogs and the people they help. Assistance dogs help humans live independently and with greater well-being with conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, and diabetes. ADI works for better training, placement, and use of assistance dogs, and for better public education about assistance dogs.