- Title
- Emergency animal-safe facilities assessment to enable livestock evacuation during disasters in Australia
- Creator
- Carrasco, Sandra; Egbelakin, Temitope; Ogunmakinde, Olabode
- Relation
- Handbook of Flood Risk Management and Community Action: An International Perspective p. 99-112
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003315247-10
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Australian primary industries are severely impacted by disasters such as the livestock losses from the 2022 floods, accounting for almost 2% of the national herd. Livestock producers have been identified as a highly vulnerable group as animal evacuation often fails. Although government agencies recommend pre-emptively removing animals from vulnerable areas, the logistical challenges associated with a prompt livestock evacuation are magnified by the volumes to be transported, access to trucks and the owners’ uncertainties about the conditions of evacuation sites. This study focuses on the implications of ensuring the safe evacuation of animals during disasters in the Hunter Region in New South Wales, recurrently impacted by floods in recent years. The findings provide valuable information about the state of the facilities available for use as animal shelters. The assessment shows that two-thirds of the facilities are unsuitable for floods, fires or both, and upgrading should be considered suitable for multiple disasters. This study evidences the need for updated and reliable information about the conditions of the animal evacuation sites to support livestock owners’ decision-making to evacuate their animals and support the engagement of various stakeholders in ensuring animal welfare.
- Subject
- disaster management; flooding; primary industries; livestock evacuation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1497549
- Identifier
- uon:54394
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781032324708
- Language
- eng
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