Resources: Helping you to be ready for emergencies and disasters.
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AFAC. (2022.) Large Animal Rescue Operations.
https://www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/article/large-animal-rescue-operations
AAWS and WPA (WSPA). (2014). National Planning Principles for Animals in Disasters. https://www.ava.com.au/siteassets/advocacy/natural-disasters/final-national-planning-principles-for-animals-in-disasters.pdfUse in conjunction with the new AIDR Planning for Animals Handbook below.
AIDR. (2024). Planning for Animals Handbook.
https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/handbook-animals-in-disaster/
This handbook will help you to plan alongside key stakeholders.
AVA. (2025). Preparing for an Emergency. https://www.ava.com.au/policy-advocacy/natural-disasters/Preparing-for-an-emergency/
DAFF and CSIRO. (2025). Emergency Animal Diseases. A Field Guide for Australian Veterinarians. https://www.outbreak.gov.au/prepare-respond/identify-pests-diseases/emergency-animal-diseases-field-guide
Print this free guide, with your Veterinary Emergency Plan, place it in vehicles, next to phones, with downtime procedures and your printed policies.
Bird Flu
High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) Resources:
Here are some of the HPAI resources available for veterinary practices.
If you have an all-hazard Veterinary Emergency Plan, biosecurity is an important component, and a section on HPAI specifics can be added in the appendix. There’s no one way to plan, if you want help to make a start or organise the information, please feel welcome to get in contact:
Training: look at EAD courses (free) on Animal Health Australia https://animalhealthaustralia.com.au/online-training-courses/
HPAI Field Officer training manuals, presentation slides, and specific clinical procedure videos: https://eadonline.com.au/
AVA resources: https://www.ava.com.au/
Reading material: Bird Flu (Gov) useful for clients: https://www.birdflu.gov.au/
Wildlife Health Australia: https://wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Resource-Centre/H5-bird-flu
Recent Publications:
A New Book Chapter on animal sentience law due to be published in August 2026:
Lark, A. C., Vachette, A., & Honey, E. (2026). Paws with thought. In R. Killean, M. Hamilton, & K. Lundberg (Eds.), Conceptualising justice: A green criminological perspective (Chapter 6). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/9783032197900
Honey, E. (2025). The rise of animal emergency management in Australia. In H. Wu, K. Breen, & S. De Young (Eds.), The Palgrave handbook of human-animal interactions in the global context of climate change, disasters, and other crises (pp. 321–388). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-00313-3_13
Honey, E. (2024). The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR), Planning for Animals Handbook Australian Veterinary Association article.
https://www.ava.com.au/news/the-australian-institute-of-disaster-resilience-aidr-planning-for-animals-handbook/
Presentations:
Honey, E. (2025). Veterinary Emergency Management, The AIDR Planning for Animals Showcase. (Starts at 42.3 minutes). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOA5xmW1ieY
Honey, E. (2024). Practice Ready: Building Practice Resilience to Disasters in a Changing Climate, Talk for Vets for Climate Action
(Australian Veterinary Environmental Alliance).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAr13OxDKq4&t=1797s
Honey, E. (2023). The Many Roles of Veterinary Nurses (and Technologists) in Disasters, Animal Emergency Incident Management Network Australia and New Zealand (AEIMN ANZ) Conference 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_gwlnj9UT0
Interviews
Honey, E. (2023). ABC Country Hour, “The Veterinary Industry, Can we fix it? Yes, we can” (Begins at 29 minutes). https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sa-country-hour/sa-country-hour/103737774
Articles
Kelly, R . (2025). Veterinarians stress the importance of disaster planning.https://news.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=210&catId=614&Id=12868144
Nogrady, N. (2024). Planning to protect animals during ‘natural’ disasters. The Saturday Paper. https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/rural/2024/12/07/planning-protect-animals-disaster#mtr
Tucak, P. (2024). Veterinary scene down under: Australia welcomes first female chief veterinary officer, plus how emergency teams can safely help animals. DVM360.
https://www.dvm360.com/view/veterinary-scene-down-under-australia-welcomes-first-female-chief-veterinary-officer-plus-how-emergency-teams-can-safely-help-animals
Veterinary Emergency Planning can be intensive, if you need help, please feel welcome to contact me for assistance.