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How to Help Animals After a Disaster

A flood, fire or earthquake can cut animals off from care. Help build support for emergency needs and preparedness through assessed local organisations.

A woman caring for dogs at a temporary shelter during the May 2024 floods in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Dogs receiving care during the flood response in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, photographed on 10 May 2024. This historical image documents local emergency shelter care; it does not show a WARN operation or a current incident.

Photo: Cesar Lopes / PMPA. Reuse permitted by Agência Porto Alegre with photographer credit. Commons-generated thumbnail; no local image edits. Display may be cropped. Source Free reuse with photographer credit — PMPA

  • Support intended animal disaster-relief grants for emergency veterinary care, safe water, feed, shelter and preparedness. Read the purpose and grant status.
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In brief

Support intended animal disaster-relief grants for emergency veterinary care, safe water, feed, shelter and preparedness. Read the purpose and grant status. WARN is developing its grant-making work. Grant records have not yet been published; read the purpose, terms and reporting status before giving.

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Support animals after a disaster

A flood, fire or earthquake can cut animals off from care. Help build support for emergency needs and preparedness through assessed local organisations.

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Your gift supports this appeal’s stated purpose. Activities described on this page are eligible or proposed support; published grant records show what has been agreed, paid or reported.

Choose an amount and frequency you can afford. No donation amount guarantees a particular rescue, treatment or release.

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How to Help Animals After a Disaster

Support intended animal disaster-relief grants for emergency veterinary care, safe water, feed, shelter and preparedness. Read the purpose and grant status.

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    Read the appeal purpose and current funding status

    Support intended animal disaster-relief grants for emergency veterinary care, safe water, feed, shelter and preparedness. Read the purpose and grant status. The grant register and allocation policy explain how to distinguish proposed support from published results.

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    Consider regular support

    Choose a frequency and amount that suit you. Recurring gifts support planning under this appeal’s terms; they do not guarantee a specific animal outcome.

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    Follow decisions and published results

    Your receipt records the gift. Check /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for published recipient decisions and payments, and manage for help with future monthly donations.

Why do animals need disaster support?

Disasters can disrupt veterinary services, transport, shelter and access to food or water at the same time. Animals and the people who care for them may need support long after the immediate hazard has passed.

WOAH emphasises coordination between veterinary services and wider emergency planning. A useful funding response should therefore fit the local response plan and identify an actual gap, rather than assume that any offer of supplies is helpful.

Which needs could this appeal address?

For floods and storms, a proposal could identify safe shelter, animal feed, clean water and access to veterinary assessment. For fires and other incidents, priorities would depend on the conditions, species affected and advice of qualified responders.

Preparedness can also be eligible: appropriate storage, equipment maintenance, training and arrangements for moving or sheltering animals safely. The proposed expenses need to be connected to a credible plan and a named organisation with the capacity to use them.

Choose support that matches your intention

This is a general disaster-relief appeal covering intended response and preparedness grants. For the specific Kalimantan fire situation, use the separate Kalimantan wildlife fires appeal and read its additional fund terms.

If your own animal needs help now, contact local emergency or veterinary services and follow official instructions. A donation form is not a rescue-dispatch service. WARN’s preparedness guide can help you plan in advance, but an immediate incident requires local advice.

From immediate needs to recovery

A response proposal should explain who will assess animals, how needs will be prioritised and where care can be delivered safely. It should cover safe handling, appropriate clinical oversight and coordination with authorities.

Recovery requires its own plan. Temporary accommodation may need cleaning, ongoing feed, staffing and a route to reunification or other lawful placement. A delivery of crates is not evidence that the animals’ longer-term needs are met.

What could WARN support?

Intended eligible needs include veterinary services, feed and safe water, suitable temporary shelter, transport or essential equipment within an authorised response, and practical preparedness. Expenses should be requested and justified by an assessed organisation.

WARN does not operate an emergency dispatch service or its own disaster camps. Grant records have not yet been published. The appeal describes a funding purpose; it does not promise an immediate transfer, deployment or a fixed number of rescues for a suggested gift.

How would an emergency grant be assessed?

A responsible assessment should identify the affected area and animals, confirm the organisation’s role, check permissions and clinical responsibility, and establish what other support is already available. Urgency makes these questions important rather than optional.

Reporting should account for purchases or services, explain the period covered and distinguish animals assessed, treated, housed and reunited. These are different measures and should not be combined into an inflated rescue total.

From your gift to accountable support

WARN intends to support eligible organisations through assessed grants. The recipient, scope, budget and reporting requirements need to be documented before a grant is treated as an approved commitment.

Grant records have not yet been published. Use the register and reporting pages for evidence of approved grants, transfers and results.

The appeal terms explain the funding purpose and allocation policy. Suggested gift amounts are contributions; they do not promise a fixed treatment, item or animal outcome.

How responsible support works

From a gift to a grant

This is WARN’s grant-making process. Check the published records below for this appeal’s actual progress.

  1. Assess the need

    Review an organisation’s identity, local capacity, welfare practices, current request and proposed budget.

  2. Agree the support

    Choose a suitable purpose within the appeal, agree the budget and set proportionate reporting requirements.

  3. Record the payment

    Publish the recipient, amount, purpose and payment status when a grant record is available.

  4. Follow the results

    Report what the recipient can evidence, with dates and limitations. An approved grant and a completed outcome are different stages.

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Grant register

Approved commitments and completed payments are different stages. Public records identify recipients and purposes without exposing donor details, banking information or sensitive wildlife locations.

Records not yet published

A reconciled financial summary and individual grant records have not yet been published here. This is a reporting status, not a statement that income, expenditure or grants are zero. Contact WARN for information about your gift.

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Your questions answered

Animals after a disaster: frequently asked questions

How can I donate to help animals after a disaster?
You can contribute to this general appeal’s intended emergency-care and preparedness purpose. Read the terms and grant status before giving. If you intend to support a named incident, use the appeal that explicitly names it.
Does this donation specifically support the Kalimantan fires?
This page is the general disaster-relief appeal. Choose kalimantan wildlife fires appeal for the separate Kalimantan purpose, recipient-selection information and additional terms.
Does WARN send its own rescue team?
WARN’s intended role is to assess and support eligible organisations through grants. It does not run an emergency dispatch service, field hospital or disaster camp.
Can this fund be used before a disaster happens?
Preparedness is part of the intended purpose. An assessed proposal could include appropriate supplies, training or equipment maintenance linked to a clear response plan and reporting requirements.
Should I send food or equipment?
First check whether the responsible organisation has specifically requested the item and can receive and use it. Local procurement may be more appropriate. An unsolicited shipment can create storage, transport or customs problems.
How can I help if I cannot donate?
Share verified information with its date and location, follow local official advice and prepare for the needs of animals in your own care. Do not travel into a disaster area or attempt a hazardous rescue without authorisation and training.
How do I donate to help animals after a disaster?
Read the appeal purpose and terms, then use the donation form. Support intended animal disaster-relief grants for emergency veterinary care, safe water, feed, shelter and preparedness. Read the purpose and grant status.
How can I help animals after a disaster from the UK?
You can use the currencies and payment methods shown at checkout. WARN is a community interest company and does not offer Gift Aid. See registration status for its legal identity.
Can I give monthly to help animals after a disaster?
Use the monthly option on the donation form if a recurring gift suits you. Its amount and frequency are shown before payment; see manage for help managing support.
How does my donation reach animals after a disaster?
Gifts are intended for this appeal’s stated purpose. WARN assesses eligible organisations and proposed budgets before approving grants. The public register distinguishes agreed support, payments and reported results. See where your money goes and grant selection. An educational country page or source citation does not establish a funded grant. Check the published grant register for recipient and payment records.
Is this Gift Aid eligible or US tax-deductible?
No. WARN is not eligible to claim Gift Aid. World Animal Rescue Network is a registered global not-for-profit animal welfare organisation, not a registered charity. International donors should check their own local rules. Full detail is at registration status. You still receive a payment receipt.
Can I help without donating?
Yes. Share this appeal with its sources and fund information, or use the practical resources linked on the page. Contact an organisation before arranging supplies or volunteer travel so support matches its actual needs.

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