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  • Veterinary Disaster Response
  • Animal Welfare in Disasters
  • One Health

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  • Large-scale disasters significantly impact both human and animal populations.
  • Disaster literature predominantly originates from high-income nations, despite most disasters occurring in low- and middle-income countries.
  • Effective disaster response requires evaluating successes and challenges to improve preparedness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the response to a disease outbreak in domestic dogs following the 2010 earthquake/tsunami in Dichato, Chile.
  • To identify challenges and successes in companion animal disaster response.
  • To advocate for the inclusion of companion animals in national disaster planning.

Main Methods:

  • Case report detailing the response to a disease outbreak in dogs post-earthquake/tsunami.
  • Analysis of the coordination, rescue, diagnosis, treatment, and record-keeping efforts.
  • Identification of infrastructure-related complications (transportation, communication, supplies).

Main Results:

  • The companion animal response was chaotic due to the absence of a national coordinating plan.
  • Challenges included data integrity, protocol compliance, and infrastructure loss.
  • Difficulties in rescue, diagnosis, treatment, and record-keeping were encountered by animal welfare organizations.

Conclusions:

  • Proactive national and local planning can mitigate challenges in disaster response.
  • Including companion animals in national disaster plans offers significant human and animal welfare benefits.
  • Lessons learned can assist in developing comprehensive and locally relevant contingency plans for future disasters.