Plan to protect your pets

Pets in bushfire

Bushfire can take everything. Pets, horses and livestock are important considerations in your Bushfire Survival Plan. Do you have a Leaving Plan, a Staying Plan and a Contingency Plan?

Find out how to create your Bushfire Survival Plan at: Make your bushfire survival plan | Queensland Fire Department (qfes.qld.gov.au)

Get Ready Queensland and the RSPCA have resources on animal welfare, covering:

• How to include pets in your emergency survival plan.
• Preparing your pet emergency kit.
• Practicing your survival plan.

Horses in Bushfire

It is essential that all horse owners and carers are familiar with how to care for horses during emergency situations, including bushfires, and how to develop a plan to protect them.

Find out how to prepare for horses in bushfire at:
https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/prepare/bushfire/horses-in-bushfire

Livestock

You can find advice for livestock farms and caring for animals on the Business Queensland website.

Learn more about animal welfare in natural disasters including:

• Preparing livestock for natural disasters.
• Caring for livestock in natural disasters.
• Brining livestock home after a natural disaster.
• Disposing of animal carcasses.