Animals in Emergencies : Learning from the Christchurch earthquakes

Animals in Emergencies : Learning from the Christchurch earthquakesDiscover 'Animals in Emergencies: Learning from the Christchurch Earthquakes,' a profound exploration of the impact of natural disasters on our beloved pets and wildlife. This essential read highlights the critical lessons learned from the devastating 7. 1 magnitude earthquake that struck Canterbury on September 4, 2010, uncovering the harsh realities faced by the animal population during these chaotic moments. With detailed accounts from dedicated

Discover 'Animals in Emergencies: Learning from the Christchurch Earthquakes,' a profound exploration of the impact of natural disasters on our beloved pets and wildlife. This essential read highlights the critical lessons learned from the devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Canterbury on September 4, 2010, uncovering the harsh realities faced by the animal population during these chaotic moments. With detailed accounts from dedicated professionals and volunteers who risked their lives to rescue, shelter, and advocate for animals, this book serves as a testament to the resilience of both humans and their animal companions. Covering a range of pets—including dogs, cats, rabbits, and even urban wildlife like hedgehogs and seabirds—each story offers a striking glimpse into the heart-warming and heart-breaking moments that defined the post-quake landscape. This paperback edition, measuring 170 x 230 mm and containing 288 pages, sheds light on the urgency of preparing for animal emergencies and improving human-animal relationships in times of crisis. A vital resource for animal lovers and emergency responders alike, this book is an inspiration to understand how we can better care for our animal friends during disasters. Learn from the past to build a better future for our pets and wildlife. Order your brand new copy today!

CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 170 x 230 mm
Pages: 288
Bind: paperback
Author: Annie Potts and Donelle Gadenne Publisher: Canterbury University Press
Publication Date: 20-11-2014

After the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook Canterbury on 4 September 2010, the news media were quick to report, with understandable relief, that no lives had been lost. In fact, this first quake killed at least 3000 chickens, eight cows, one dog, a lemur and 150 aquarium fish, and that was only the first of a series of even more catastrophic quakes that were to follow, in which many humans and animals perished. Animals in Emergencies: Learning from the Christchurch Earthquakes provides a record of what happened to the animals during and after these quakes, and asks what we can learn from these events and our response to them. The accounts of professionals and volunteers involved in the rescue, shelter and advocacy of the city's animals post-quakes are presented in the first part of the book, and are followed by the tales of individual animals. These accounts provide an honest and compelling historical record of how Christchurch's seismic activity affected human-animal relationships in both positive and negative ways. We share our lives with a variety of companion animals, including dogs, cats,horses, fish, birds, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs and turtles, and the stories of how the Canterbury earthquakes affected these animals are absorbing, sometimes heart-breaking and often heart-warming. The book also reports on the fate of urban wildlife such as hedgehogs, eels and seabirds, in the aftermath of liquefaction and other damage caused by mor