Luzerne County Animal Response Team

Assisting Animals In Emergencies

Luzerne County Animal Response Team

Assisting Animals In Emergencies

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Who to Call for Response

 Luzerne CART

If you have a domestic animal emergency, please call 911 to ask for the CART to be deployed. PASART does not respond to wildlife issues. Please direct those calls to the PA Game Commission.

  • Preparation for Expected Emergency Incident
  • Major Emergency Incident with Domesticated or Farm Animals Involved
  • Minor Emergency Incident with Domesticated or Farm Animals Beyond Capabilities of Emergency Responders
  • Trapped Domesticated or Farm Animals Beyond the Capabilities of Emergency Responders or Animal Control
  • Aid to Other Emergency Responders
  • Aid to Red Cross
  • Aid to Animal Control
  • Aid to Humane Officers
  • Aid to Wildlife Management

Animal Control

  • Domestic Animals Running Loose

Your local police department or the Luzerne County Dog Warden Jim Spencer at 570-350-9392

Humane Officers

  • Complaints About Mistreatment of Domestic or Farm Animals

SPCA of Luzerne County
524 E. Main St
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
570-825-4111

Animal Shelters

  • Lost and Found Animal Calls
  • Owned Animals in Need of New Homes
  • Financial Aid with Veterinary Care and Food

SPCA of Luzerne County
524 E. Main St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
570-825-4111

Game Commission

  • Wild Animal Running Loose
  • Wild Animal Injured

Pennsylvania Game Commission
3917 Memorial Highway
Dallas, PA 18612
570-675-1143
570-675-1144

About Us

The Luzerne County Animal Response Team provides emergency shelter and rescue to animals in times of disaster, both natural and man-made. Luzerne CART is extension of the Pennsylvania State Animal Response Team and is tasked with responding to animals in emergencies like car accidents, house fires and floods. Our team sets up animal shelters, if an evacuation occurred for a disaster like a flood. We also do technical rescue for both small and large animals. We are an all volunteer group that is dispatched through the 911 call center. Over 63% of households across the US have at least one pet. When a Disaster Strikes Who Will Protect and Care for Them In today’s world, we all worry about the threat of a natural … Read More ....

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Important Links

  • Pennsylvania State Animal Response Team
  • Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
  • FEMA
  • The Humane Society of the United States
  • American Humane Association

Featured Posts

Act 10 or Libre’s Law Anti-Tethering/Chaining Resource Sheet

Luzerne County Severe Weather Ordinance

What is in your Pet Preparedness Kit

Prepare Your Large Animals for a Disaster or Emergency

Keep Pets Safe During Dangerous Cold Weather

Disaster Preparedness for Horses

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