Florida SART - State Agricultural Response Team

Online Pet-Friendly Sheltering Training

The online pet-friendly training will provide you and your staff with information and guidance to fully prepare for a pet-friendly shelter for your community.
The in-person sheltering courses, instructed by Florida SARC, provide training to local staff and volunteers on how to operate a small animal emergency shelter in response to local, state, and national disasters.

Click Here To Access the Pet-Friendly Sheltering Online Training

I was blown away by the depth of the information provided in this training. It held my attention and the videos from around the state gave real life experience to the subject.

Laura Bevan , Humane Society of the United States

This training will give someone with minimal experience in animal sheltering a very good starting point. My entire team will be mandated to take this course.

Colleeen Yarbrough Citrus County

The training is comprehensive and easy to understand and reference. The videos demonstrate how planning successfully benefits both large and small communities.

Joan Radabaugh , Florida Association of Animal Welfare Organizations

The Toolkit provided after taking the training is amazing! It is packed full of information so anyone would be able to set up a pet friendly shelter regardless of level of experience.

Mary Jo Maruca , Hillsborough County, Florida

This training has solidified my understanding of pet-friendly sheltering and I am more confident in my ability to help others after learning how the concepts can be and have been practically applied. I highly recommend this training.

Tina Kimmett , Clemson University

I feel that with this training we will succeed ...I am much more equipped.

Paula Carroll , Jefferson County, Florida

In-Person Pet Sheltering Training

Florida Disaster Preparedness Guide — Click Here for more info or to sign up

Other Training Modules and Guides
SART has additional training modules on 'Pets in Disaster' that include guidance and planning for pets-friendly evacuation shelters. The training modules are located under 'Training' on the main menu, then click on 'SART Modules' and Pets in Disasters, or click here to be redirected to this webpage.