Volunteering with Animal Rescue in 2020
Neighbors helping neighbors in times of disaster. That’s how many of the grass-roots animal rescue organization originated. They’re generally comprised of volunteers and during a summer as long and disastrous as this one in 2020, even volunteers can be worn down and fresh volunteers needed. But due to the often dangerous conditions and need to track rescued animals accurately, most organizations required FEMA or other courses and/or a background in animal handling.
CREDITS
Michael Cockrell, Producer
Cyndy Green, Camera/Editor
ANIMAL RESCUE STORY-VOLUNTEERING
CREDITS
- Amador County Animal Response Team
- American Red Cross, Heart of the Valley Chapter
- Calaveras County, Office of Emergency Services
- California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Office of Emergency Services
- Contra Costa County Animal Services Department
- East Contra Costa Fire Protection District
- Hold Your Horses Livestock Emergency Evacuation Response Team
- RedRover
- Sonoma Community Animal Response Team
- UC Davis School Veterinary Medicine
LINKS
- Amador County Animal Response Team
- American Red Cross, Heart of the Valley Chapter
- Calaveras County, Office of Emergency Services
- California Department of Food and Agriculture & Office of Emergency Services
- Contra Costa County Animal Services Department
- Hold Your Horses Livestock Emergency Evacuation Response Team
- RedRover
- Sonoma Community Animal Response Team
- UC Davis, Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT)
Michael Cockrell’s public service career has included law enforcement, water conservation enforcement, and emergency management. After 35-years at San Joaquin County’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), he retired as Director in December 2017. His OES experience between 1982-2017 included a wide range of emergencies and disasters such as floods, earthquake recovery, mass-casualty incidents, train derailments, hazardous materials releases, droughts, extreme heat and cold events. His education includes Associate and Bachelor degrees in Social Science, concentrating in Administration of Justice, and, a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. He has also completed many continued-education courses on administration and emergency management.
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