Louisa CART

Louisa CART The Louisa Community Animal Response Team is a non-profit all volunteer team! Join! LCART is actively seeking new members! We will train you.

Based in Louisa, VA we serve Louisa and surrounding counties to provide mobile equipment and staff to shelter pets during disaster evacuations and support animal welfare. We are based in the Louisa, Virginia area. Email: [email protected] for more information.

We LOVE it when we see all animal considered in evacuation and sheltering!
08/11/2025

We LOVE it when we see all animal considered in evacuation and sheltering!

As of 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 10, the New Life Student Center is now open as an evacuation shelter for those affected by the Gifford Fire. American Red Cross is onsite and ready to help any evacuees. Pets are welcome! Call (805) 543-2444 with questions. ReadySLO.org/GiffordFire

Louisa CART Volunteers provided a booth at The Louisa County Fair to provide information concerning preparation for hand...
08/04/2025

Louisa CART Volunteers provided a booth at The Louisa County Fair to provide information concerning preparation for handling pets in the event of an emergency. CART had numerous visitors with a wide array of questions about their pets and potential emergency situations. Thanks to all who visited The CART booth and to The Louisa County Fair for having us!

if you have been thinking about building your disaster preparedness, especially for all of your animals, this weekend is...
07/31/2025

if you have been thinking about building your disaster preparedness, especially for all of your animals, this weekend is a good time to do it! Check out the list in the message below for eligible items that will have no income tax applied. Many businesses also recognize this and put those items on sale so you save even more.

Virginia's 3-Day Sales Tax Holiday | August 1-3, 2025 When is it? August 1-3, 2025. The 3-day sales tax holiday starts the first Friday in August at 12:01 am and ends the following Sunday at 11:59 pm.

Be prepared for the unexpected! Pet First Aid / CPR certification training is now open for registration. Register toda...
07/28/2025

Be prepared for the unexpected! Pet First Aid / CPR certification training is now open for registration. Register today!

An informative list for recognizing your chickens and other birds might be sick-
07/28/2025

An informative list for recognizing your chickens and other birds might be sick-

Looks like a good tool for figuring out your flooding risk and also to look at the places that you think you're going to...
07/20/2025

Looks like a good tool for figuring out your flooding risk and also to look at the places that you think you're going to evacuate your animals to and what their risk is!

Found this nugget putting together Tuesday's meeting notes:

Virginia residents, type in your address to see what your flood risk is. The mapped results are pretty cool..

https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/dam-safety-and-floodplains/fpvfris

Thanks to Tori Miller McLeod at 4Hooves Large Animal Services for always inspiring and educating!

07/11/2025
And there is always the animals - over 200 pets are now in a disaster shelter in Texas: https://www.usatoday.com/story...
07/09/2025

And there is always the animals - over 200 pets are now in a disaster shelter in Texas:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/07/07/pet-rescue-texas-floods/84498411007/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=686d34f8e4bc0d000141c371&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLbBg1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuCw_OolldG9B1gxE37YYBcBQYVyTP4pDDdmcvfOKwCNWUW26xXqKCSOQUeN_aem_p-8L6k4AAC5x-Cmr0Yvm_Q

It's what we do - message us if you'd like to join us and be ready for our animals here in Louisa County.

Austin nonprofit pet shelter Austin Pets Alive! is leading the efforts to find animals in the wake of the deadly flooding. Here's how you can help.

Around every disaster, you need citizens and nonprofits to rally for animals! Here's what's happening in Texas for the ...
07/06/2025

Around every disaster, you need citizens and nonprofits to rally for animals! Here's what's happening in Texas for the flooding if you'd like to donate to an org who is truly working to help affected people and their pets.

This is what we do for Louisa County! If you'd like to volunteer to do this for the pets of Louisa County, comment here and we will get in touch. It takes a community! 

🚨 EMERGENCY HELP NEEDED with flooding in Kerr County!

The Guadalupe River is overflooded and has caused loss of life and devastation in Kerr County. We believe there will be a lot of pets hurt and displaced during this, and our support is needed.

Our teams are already in Kerrville, providing medical care onsite and beginning to transport animals. We will be working with Kerrville Pets Alive over the next several days and bringing pets from the Kerr County shelter to APA!

We need your help! Here’s how you can support:

🚙 Volunteer to drive to the hill country to pick up animals and/or bring supplies, support the intake, care and placement of onsite animals, and/or help accept and sort supplies onsite at APA! for the next few days

🐾 Sign up to emergency foster a dog or cat to make space for incoming animals

📦 Donations of supplies like pet food (dog and cat, both wet and dry), pet carriers, tarps, and towels. Supplies can be dropped off at our Cesar Chavez location until 7pm today (7/4) and then again tomorrow (7/5) from 8am-6pm

❗️ If you can support in one of the ways above, please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/44OknI4

Can’t help physically? Make a monetary donation now to support displaced pets by clicking the donate button below or visiting http://bit.ly/4llHEqU

We will share updates as we have them. Thank you for coming through for Central Texas pets!

Featured animals are those currently on-site at APA!

CART was pleased to accompany the Emergency Management Alliance (EMACV) to the Richmond Flying Squirrels game to talk to...
07/03/2025

CART was pleased to accompany the Emergency Management Alliance (EMACV) to the Richmond Flying Squirrels game to talk to Squirrels Fans about Pet Emergency Preparedness.

We are hearing fireworks and will probably hear them until next week. Please secure your Animals and keep them safe! I...
07/03/2025

We are hearing fireworks and will probably hear them until next week. Please secure your Animals and keep them safe! If you are setting off fireworks, please be conscious of horses and other livestock in your area. They too can be frightened and hurt themselves when you set off fireworks.

With all this heat, people are breaking out the fans for their animals and barns. Here's another critical reminder wit...
06/26/2025

With all this heat, people are breaking out the fans for their animals and barns. Here's another critical reminder with some great pictures of exactly what a proper fan with a closed motor should look like. Remember, don't use extension cords with fans and ensure that your plug is a three prong grounded plug. The extra cost isn't worth losing your animals and facilities!

This counts for when you travel and go to shows also as you are responsible for everybody else's animals there.

Have a safe summer!

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On August 23, 2011, the Governor of Virginia declared a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the region, its epicenter originating in Louisa County. The Louisa Community Animal Response Team (LCART) was formed in response to this disaster to provide immediate volunteer response for companion animal emergency sheltering, either stand-alone or co-located with human sheltering. Today, LCART maintains certification as an volunteer community animal emergency response team (CART) through the Virginia State Animal Response Team, is supported by the County of Louisa as a statewide mutual aid response resource, and maintains qualifications and a Mission Ready Package as a FEMA Type 2 Small Animal Sheltering Team for statewide and nationwide deployment. We have deployed to provide companion animal sheltering in local emergencies in Louisa County and Greene County, Virginia, and in 2018 were deployed to provide co-located animal sheltering for a State-level human shelter in a hurricane emergency.

We currently maintain two fully-equipped mobile response trailers that contain all of the equipment needed to house up to a hundred dogs, cats and fowl in cages. We also have two large “DRASH” military-style portable shelters that can house approximately 50 animals each in cages. We also have a variety of equipment suitable for other animals such as horses, livestock, rabbits, etc.

Our Team Veterinarian, Dr. Melinda McCall, is a critical and valuable member of our team and provides ongoing training, advice, and on-scene services as needed.

Because of our volunteer commitment, training, experience, and ready equipment, we are also regularly called upon to assist law enforcement, animal control, and fire and emergency service organizations with animal neglect, abuse, hoarding and illegal fighting cases throughout Virginia. For example, in 2017, LCART assisted the Virginia Animal Fighting Task Force and local law enforcement agencies in ex*****on of two search and seizure warrants in a criminal cockfighting case. LCART constructed an emergency shelter and assisted incident vets and law enforcement personnel in gathering, documenting and caring for over 450 fighting roosters, hens and chicks.