DATE:     8/23/00
CONTACT:  Dr. Venaye Reece, (803) 788-2260; vreece@clemson.edu
WRITER:   Tom Lollis, (803) 284-3343; tlollis@clemson.edu

Emergency kit, phone numbers
are important in evacuation

     COLUMBIA -- Livestock owners making evacuation plans 
for a weather emergency need to put together two things to 
make the process easier -- an emergency supplies kit and 
a list of important phone numbers.

     The kit should include the following:

     1. A plastic trash barrel with a lid.
     2. Tarpaulins.
     3. Water buckets.
     4. First aid items. Your veterinarian, the S.C. 
        Horsemen's Council of the S.C. Cattlemen's 
        Association will be able to help identify 
        what should be included.
     5. A portable radio, a flashlight and extra batteries.
     6. Fire-resistant, non-nylon leads and halters.
     7. A sharp knife and wire cutters.
     8. Leg wraps. Disposable baby diapers make good 
        emergency wraps or bandages.
     9. Lime and bleach.
    10. Portable pens or crates, if appropriate.

     The list of phone numbers should include:

     1. Your local veterinarian, with back-up numbers.
     2. Your county Emergency Preparedness Office.
     3. Your county animal control office.
     4. Your local humane society or Society for the 
        Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
     5. The nearest S.C. Horsemen's Council or nearest 
        livestock representative.
     6. Your county's Clemson Extension Service office.

     For further information, contract the Extension Service 
office in your county, the S.C. Horsemen's Council (803-734-2187)
or the Clemson University Livestock/Poultry Health Program 
(LPHP) (803-788-2260). Stabling information is available 
through the S.C. Horsemen's Council and Clemson's LPHP. 
For more reference material, visit Clemson's Animal Emergency 
website at: http//www.clemson.edu/ep.

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