What is the role of PetAid during a disaster?
PetAid Disaster Services does not coordinate animal evacuation and sheltering during a disaster. That responsibility falls to the local jurisdiction in charge of the incident.
Should the local jurisdiction order animal evacuation or make sheltering available, notice to the public should be provided on local television, radio or the jurisdiction’s website. Please remember that animal evacuation will not be conducted in areas that are a threat to human safety.
Animal evacuation and sheltering services are typically provided by trained volunteers and professionals. Our Colorado Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps, which is an initiative of PetAid Disaster Services, cannot utilize spontaneous volunteers. However, we encourage interested individuals to become a member to assist in the future. Click here for more information including training and credentialing requirements.
To provide general volunteer assistance or to donate goods, services or cash, please call your local 211.These trained volunteers will provide guidance on how to offer your time or resources. Please note that only that which is needed will be accepted.
We are aware that during a disaster that people wish to assist their community. Please recognize that the time to become involved is not during a disaster, but before. We encourage you to reach out to your local community to become a part of a professional, coordinated response effort. To develop your own personal preparedness plan, please review Colorado’s animal preparedness brochures for guidance.
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The Colorado Veterinary Medical Foundation (CVMF) is pleased to announce that after 10 years, the organization — which houses programs such as Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital — has changed its name to PetAid Colorado.
“We undertook this process with both trepidation and excitement, and with the upmost care and respect for the organization’s history and its founders,” said Executive Director Ralph Johnson. “Following a process of consultation with our board, supporters, and partner organizations, we have approved a new name and a fresh, new visual identity.”
Key stakeholders and constituents made it clear that clarity and simplicity are paramount in expressing who the organization is and what it does. The new name will have minimal impact on the way the staff and board go about their work — but it will certainly make it much easier to express it to friends, donors, and the communities it serves. At the same time, the new identify maintains the distinctiveness it brings as the safety net for underprivileged and at-risk pets throughout Colorado.
“Our new identity proclaims our mission in a way that intuitively connects with people who care about pets in need, and it clearly communicates our four core services,” said President of PetAid Colorado Donna Hultin. “We look forward with enthusiasm to attracting broader public awareness and greater numbers of donors to our cause. With more resources, we can serve more pets in need and weave a stronger safety net for their care.”
The new program names will be changed to the following, but the mission they all serve has remained intact:
Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital is now called PetAid Animal Hospital
Animal Emergency Management Program is now called PetAid Disaster Services
Home Outreach Pet Exams (HOPE) is now called PetAid Home Outreach
Veterinary Care Grants is now called PetAid Care Grants
Please be patient...
We are excited about our new name and look of PetAid Colorado! We are working to update our website, so please be patient with us as we make the necessary changes. If you are looking for something or need assistance, please contact Sharon Brown or Brittney Parent-Williams at 303.318.0447 .