September 1, 2010
September is Here Which Means the Real Hurricane Season has Started for Nova Scotia. Below are a few tips to be better prepared for any disaster:
June 22, 2010
DARTNS Oiled Bird Care and Rehabilitation Workshop
The above link will take you to the Registration Form for the Oiled Bird Care and Rehabilitation Workshop that we will be holding on August 9th, 2010 at the Truro, N.S. Fire Hall. I’ve tried to make the registration process as easy as possible given that we can’t process debit of credit cards at this time. I’ll walk you through the process and if you have any issues please contact me at response@dartns.org A) Fill out the attached Oiled Bird Care and Rehabilitation Workshop form and save it to your desktop. Make sure you mark what size of Tyvek overalls you'll need. B) Click on the red highlighted area that says DARTNS Treasurer on the form. This will open your email program. C) Attach the form to the email and send it to our Treasurer, Krista Dobson. D) Once Krista gets your email she will send you an Invoice from DARTNS at her earliest convenience. E) When you receive your invoice, send a Cheque or Money Order payable to DARTNS to our mail address listed on the registration form referencing the invoice number.
June 13, 2010 An American Opera Fund Raising Event
The Disaster Animal Response Team of Nova Scotia
Is Proud To Present: An American Opera
On August 8th, 2010
At The Marion McCain Arts & Social Sciences Building
6135 University Ave., Halifax, NS
$20.00 Admission
Informal Recption starts at 6:00 p.m.
Show Starts at 7:00 p.m.
A Question and Answer Session with Tom McPhee Will Follow the Show
Tickets on Sale at All Superstore Locations and Ticket Atlantic Starting June 21st.
CORPORATE SPONSORS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME FOR THIS EVENT!
Please contact FundDevelopment@dartns.org if your business would be interested
in sponsoring An American Opera.
June 12, 2010 Reptile Handling 101
Thank You So Much To DARTNS Secretary Denise McKay and her
SSafe Haven Team for the Great Presentation of Reptile Handling!!
May 8, 2010
DARTNS Takes part in the Eastern Shore Joint Emergency Management JEM Jamboree in Porter's Lake
May 1, 2010 Co-op Country Store Tabling Event
Thank You Dwanye , for Inviting DARTNS to the Truro Co-op Country Store Function!
March 25, 2010
Membership Renewal time is fast approaching. Anyone who is registered as a Member of DARTNS on the website, please watch for an email with instructions on becoming a member, or renewing your current membership. We will be posting links taking you directly to the Membership Application Page, where you will be able to fill out the Membership Application on line and submit with your cheque and Criminal Background Check (For Responding Members Only), along with a signed copy of the DARTNS Code of Conduct. Please note **if you had a Criminal Background Check completed last year you DO NOT have to submit another one until 2012.
For more information contact: Membership@dartns.org
March 22, 2010
The HSUS Emergency Animal Sheltering Workshop registration site has gone live as of today. Here are the links to the registration site:
Registration Link:
http://www.humanesocietyu.org/workshops_and_classes/eas_truro_novascotia.html
March 20, 2010
A Joint Emergency Sheltering Exercise with the Canadian Red Cross was held today. It was a great success and the start of a great working relationship has further been cemented by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between DARTNS and the Canadian Red Cross, that sees us shelter animals of people affected by emergencies, and find themselves forced to evacuate their home to take up temporary residence at a Red Cross Shelter.
Memorandum of Understanding Signing
DARTNS President:Barry Manuel Canadian Red Cross Manager, Operations N.S: Ancel Langille
March 15, 2010
COURSE TOPICS:
* Introduction to disaster and emergency management
* Community planning
* Types of emergency shelters for animals
* Meeting the animals’ needs
* Logistics
* Human resources
* Worker health and safety
* Administrative issues
* Legal issues
* Media/public relations
* Closing the shelter
Workshop rates are $105.00 US regular rate, $95.00 US early bird rate
Room rates at the NSAC Dormitory are as follows:
Accommodation Rates:
per night private room $31.82 plus tax
per night shared room $41.92 plus tax
lunches per day $8.95 plus tax
For inquiries regarding accommodations and meals at the NSAC please contact the Conference Office, 10 Horseshoe Crescent. 902-893-3103. or Gale Falkenham at: mailto:gfalkenham@nsac.ca.. Be sure to indicate you are attending the HSUS EAS workshop on August 7th and 8th.
For more information contact Marcel Marcotte at : response@dartns.org
• K9 Physical Rehabilitation • How To Prepare For Pet Safety During Disasters • Probiotics & Prebiotics: Nature’s Friendly Bacteria • Sweet As Honey: A Rescue Story
Welcome to Pet Country
Where Pets Are Family
SPRING 2010 is Here!
Come splash through a fresh new season celebrating the human/animal bond with Pet Country. The Spring 2010 issue is here, so pick up your copy and enjoy more great features including:
• New Spring Recipe for Pooch
• PLUS many other features...
Online Training
The Online Training link has up to date webinars from Pet Smart Charities that deal with all kinds of very good topics. Also feel free to sign up for the online FEMA courses.
United Animal Nations also have Webinars scheduled through out the year for those of you that are interested in volunteering with Emergency Animal Rescue Service.They are both great resources for anyone wishing to become a Responding Member.
The ICS 100 Course is mandatory as a minimum for all DARTNS responders.
Recommended Reading
http://www.amazon.ca/Rescued-Animals-Disaster-Allen-Anderson/dp/1577315448
Latest PetSmart Webinar Pediatric Spay/ Neuter
We are pleased to announce an exciting new webinar on Pediatric Spay/ Neuter. You can register for this session at http://petsmartcharities.webex.com/.
Presented by: Brenda Griffin
Tuesday, May 18: 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 19: 6:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 20: 7:00 a.m.
Learn how easy it is to eliminate the need for hard-to-enforce “sterilization contracts” by ensuring that puppies and kittens as young as 6-8 weeks of age are safely spayed/neutered prior to adoption from your organization. This session will address many common questions that are often asked about pediatric spay-neuter:
Are these procedures safe?
Do puppies and kittens experience more difficulty recovering after surgery then older animals?
Are there long term negative effects on pet health when spay/neuter is preformed at such an early age?
Why are some vets reluctant to perform spay/neuter surgery on these young patients?
How can vets learn the techniques for performing spay/neuter on young puppies and kittens?
Join us to learn the facts about the safety and ease of these procedures and how to work with your vet to make it part of your organization’s good work. Be one of the first to hear about an exciting new downloadable DVD for veterinarians demonstrating pediatric techniques designed to improve efficiency while maximizing patient comfort and safety. This DVD can be shared with all veterinarians wanting to learn these skills.
For more information about how webinars work, or to set up a test run to make sure your computer is set up and ready to go, please feel free to contact
October 29th. 2009
Our First Fundraiser Was A Success!! We raised $2100.00 toward our Response Trailer. Thank you to the volunteers who helped out by getting auction items and working the night of our Fundraiser. I would like to recognize the businesses and individuals that supported us by donating items. First and foremost Kegger`s Alehouse and the Musicians, Tim Bower, Kim Langille, Murdo Messer and Cod Liver Oil!! Fundy Textile Smitty`s Sea Shell Design Pizza Delight Grinner’s Food Bible Hill Bowlecade Surgain The Engine Room Jean’s Flower’s and Gifts Money’s Worth Liquidators Celestial Girl Botanicals Roadside Willies Will –Kare Paving Paul (S.S. Keddy`s) Department of Health Pharmasave- Esplanade The Canadian Red Cross A. J. Walker’s Cavanaugh’s Food Market The Make-Up Bag The UPS Store Scotsburn –Truro Branch Inglis Jewellers Sandy’s Fashions for Men Healthy Habits New Glasgow Vets Atlantic Workwear Holistic Blend Harris Home Hardware Bring your Pet Home Ardith MacKay East End Mini Mart Fundy Veterinarians Ltd. Truro Veterinary Hospital Heather Cameron Foreign Affairs Kent Home Improvement Cabanna Salon & Day Spa Truro Bear Cats Grant’s Grocery Blaikie`s Dodge Chrysler All My Pets YMCA- Halifax Clarence’s Farm Services Murdo Messer If you are shop at these stores, please thank them for their support!!! Reta Marcotte Fund Development
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