Amador County Animal Response Team (ACART)

12/03/2025

ACART Volunteers participated in giving Tuesday through the Amador Community Foundation. Thank you to all who participated and helped our organization this year!

06/12/2025

With the impending fire season, ACART members utilized their monthly membership meeting to educate themselves on housing locations at the Amador County Fairgrounds. Ensure that your emergency kits are prepared and that your family has an evacuation plan in place, including provisions for animals. To join ACART and support the community during disasters, please visit our website at Amadoranimalresponse.com.

06/11/2025

https://kcra.com/article/california-wildfire-emergency-animal-pets-preparation/65035836

With wildfire season having already arrived in Northern California, it's important to remember to have an emergency plan in place. For many, that includes thinking about animals.

06/03/2025

https://www.ledger.news/roots/regional-animal-response-teams-participate-in-triage-and-biosecurity-training-following-2025-calcart-summit/article_ab18c181-a6e2-41d1-8391-700a76ab5f20.html

Following the 2025 CalCART Summit, a critical training on Triage and Biosecurity was hosted in Amador County, bringing together members of three local shelter/evacuation teams: Amador County Animal Response Team

03/18/2025

ACART volunteers have been actively engaged in training and collaboration with other local CARTs and emergency response organizations. We are planning an upcoming joint training on Bio-Security to ensure our members and other area CARTs are provided the necessary tools to respond effectively when disaster strikes.

Agencies represented in this photo are ACART, Evacuation Teams Amador(ETA), South County Large Animal Rescue (SCLAR), California Emergency Veterinary Team (CVET), Cal Cart, Shelterly, California Office of Emergency Sevices (Cal OES)

03/15/2025

What's your animal disaster Plan? Even though the weather in California is getting warmer, we need to ensure preparedness for our family and our animals for an emergency or disaster. Here's a quick check list - Be sure to tell us how many items you would add to this list!

Individual Preparedness for Large Animals - Go Bag:
✔️ Vaccine Records ✔️ Luggage tags/Mane ✔️ Zip ties, plastic bags
✔️ ER Kit in Duffel bag ✔️ Tarps, temp fencing ✔️ Knife, scissors, halters, leadropes
✔️ Wire, bolt cutters ✔️ Bandage supplies ✔️ Headlamps/lights ✔️ Batteries
✔️ Duct tape

Individual Preparedness for Small Animals - Go Bag:
✔️ Crates clean, ready ✔️ Know evacuation plan/sites ✔️ Collapsible water bowls
✔️ Large water bottle ✔️ Food, baggies Hand wipes/Baby wipes
✔️Leash, Collar, Microchip ✔️Recent photos of pet Vaccine records

Learn more at https://www.ready.gov/pets

03/15/2025

ACART Board members attended this years Cal CART Summit. It is our commitment to stay up to date on training to better serve our community.

03/08/2025

🌟 CART Highlight 🌟 Amador County Animal Response Team (ACART) - When a disaster or emergency happens, preparedness makes all the difference for animals and their families. Across California, Community Animal Response Teams (CARTs) enhance disaster response efforts by providing coordinated support for animal care, evacuation and sheltering. This month, we’re shining a spotlight on the Amador County Animal Response Team (ACART) - a dedicated group of volunteers who have been committed to animal welfare and disaster response since 2009. Read more at
https://www.calcarts.org/post/cart-highlight-amador-county-animal-response-team-acart

Want to highlight your CART? Email us at [email protected] for more info!

02/13/2025

Our monthly general meeting last night saw ACART volunteers assemble animal go bags for dogs and cats, designed to assist our senior community in evacuating with their pets during disasters. These bags contained essential goods to support the temporary housing of dogs and cats until they can return home or secure longer-term care. The distribution of these go bags will be conducted in conjunction with our local Meals on Wheels program soon. Funding for this initiative was made possible by a grant from the Amador Community Foundation. If you would like to help our team with future projects, donations can be made through the Amador Community Foundation at the link below.

https://www.amadorcommunityfoundation.org/donate/acart/

12/03/2024

Today marks the beginning of Amador Giving Tuesday, a day to transform lives in our local community through your generosity. By donating, you can make a profound impact that will be felt for years to come. To contribute online, visit giveamador.org and kindly specify ACART as your charity of choice for your selfless donation.

09/30/2024

UPDATE: Mandatory Evacuations have been lifted and everyone has been allowed to return. Thank you to those who offered supplies and assistance. Let’s hope this is the last event this year.

Activation of ACART is currently in progress, and arrangements are being made at the Amador County Fairgrounds, specifically within the Spur Emporium building, to provide shelter for small animals belonging to individuals evacuated due to the 'Tiger' fire.