Published on Thursday, 26 March 2026 at 3:15:12 PM
Here are some ways you can prepare yourself and the animals on your property for an emergency:
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ-๐๐ถ๐: fill it with food, medicine, water, identification, leashes, important documents and items of comfort such as toys.
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป: is there a relative or friend who you can drop your pets off to? If you're not home, do you have a trusted neighbour who can look out for them? Have you read the Shire's Local Recovery Plan to see what options there are for you and your pets/livestock?
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป'๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐/๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ: can you prepare a note for emergency services with important information regarding your pets? Is there a safe room, stable, paddock or shed you can confine them to during the emergency?
๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐/๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ: If you see livestock/pets on the road or have lost your livestock/pets, please call our Shire of Gingin Rangers on 9575 5140 who will be able to assist. Community Facebook groups also work really well in this instance to reunite lost pets/livestock with their owners.
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