05/31/2024 – 20:02
The government of Rio Grande do Sul made available this Friday (31) the State Wildlife Response Action Plan. The objective is to establish actions and responsibilities regarding domestic and domesticated, wild and production animals, of all sizes, due to public calamity in the state’s municipalities.
According to the state’s Civil Defense, since the beginning of the public calamity caused by the rains, more than 12,500 domestic and wild animals had been rescued until this Friday.
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In the plan, the Animals in Disasters Response Group (GRAD-Brazil) will be a partner with the state of Rio Grande do Sul. GRAD-Brasil usually coordinates animal search, rescue and rescue actions and organizes operations in shelters where animals are temporarily housed. pets (Pets). The general coordinator of GRAD-Brazil, Enderson Barreto, emphasizes that the group is a partner of the state, but is represented by hundreds of thousands of other volunteers.
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A multifunctional platform is the basis of this plan prepared by the State Secretariat for the Environment, available in this site.
The new tool aimed at animals rescued in Rio Grande do Sul was developed in 20 days, together by volunteers from GRAD-Brazilfrom the Arcanimalfrom the microchipping company AnimallTag It’s from site PetRS.
The emergency initiative aims to provide support for the animal cause, with guarantees so that pets rescued animals find new homes, reunite with their guardians and be offered temporary homes.
The virtual tool gathers information about the number of animals sheltered and the species mapped, making it possible to filter by address where they are sheltered.
In addition to trying to urgently resolve the situation of animals rescued in Rio Grande do Sul, the volunteers intend to create a quick and efficient response model for future crises involving animals in disaster situations.
Arcanimal spokesperson, Carine Zanotto, explained that the union of efforts and technology guarantee a more efficient and humanized process, with a focus on animal welfare. “Animaltag, Pet RS, GRAD and Arcanimal aim to provide a happy ending for all the animals involved, whether in the reunion with their owners or in the construction of new loving and responsible homes.”
Carine highlighted that not all animals in shelters have identified guardians and that the entire screening process will be done carefully to prevent one pet with a homeless guardian is sent for adoption.
“We understand the urgency of relieving shelters, but we are trying to balance common sense and urgency, always thinking about the well-being of the animals”, says the Arcanimal representative.
The virtual platform will speed up three actions considered strategic and fundamental: the identification and registration of animals in shelters; screening for adoption and placement in temporary homes; and assistance to tutors in the search for pets lost.
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In emergency situations, GRAD-Brasil will provide guidance on criteria for identifying animals and candidate adopters and will coordinate assistance to shelters, providing health support and assistance to rescued animals.
Animal Tag will identify and register animals through the application. Already the site Pet RS will have the mission of facilitating the reunion of guardians with their pets lost, while Arcanimal’s platform will promote the adoption of dogs and cats, bridging the gap between available animals and future permanent homes.
The first step will be to identify and classify the sheltered animals, with numbered medals of different colors. Red will be assigned to animals with known owners (identified mainly through microchips); the yellow one, intended for those waiting for their guardian to be identified; and the green one, to those who are suitable for adoption, such as puppies.
The number of each medal will be linked to photos and specific information about that animal, based on the registration carried out by the shelters in an application made possible by partner Animal Tag, at no cost to the government of Rio Grande do Sul.
The company will also donate the medals. The application, which can be viewed offline, is in the approval phase. After activation, Arcanimal volunteers will help with the identification process, guiding and encouraging shelters to fill the database.
After mapping, the third step will consist of using such data by the websites of Arcanimal and Pet RS, which will take care of connecting the pets to guardians and Arcanimal, which will connect the animals to people interested in adoption.
The same siteit is now possible to express interest in taking in an animal for a specific period (temporary home) or permanently.
Based on the options made, such as the animal’s temperament and size, the platform will cross-reference the Animalltag database to select dogs and cats that fit the desired profile.
The adoption process will be managed by the shelters, and the platforms will facilitate this management.
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