Formed in 2018, we continue to push for a One Rescue approach, which means animals are seen as core to emergency management and not relegated as an agricultural or veterinary function alone. With no government funding, we need your help to change our emergency management laws and policy to enhance both human and animal wellbeing and safey.
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AENZ Patron Dr Steve Glassey has been working behind the scenes championing our refocus to save more animals through prevention. We know that responding alone, is not sustainable and is too late leaving animals dying and suffering needlessly. The future focus must be to prevent suffering and promoting animal-inclusive community resilience.
AENZ Board Chair Mark Anderson MZNM and Deputy Chair Dr Steve Glassey attended the inaugural General Assembly of the World Federation for Animals (WFA) and have exciting news to share.
Have your say on the proposed Animal Bylaw, Dog Policy and Domestic Animal Policy Review being undertaken by Wellington City Council.
Award winning broadcaster Duncan Garner talks through the need for improved legislation to protect animals from disaster.
Iconic broadcaster Polly Gillespie invited our Patron, Dr Steve Glassey to the MediaWorks studio to do a podcast on Animal Evac New Zealand’s #NoAnimalLeftBehind animal-disaster management campaign.
A big thank you to Steve and Shelley who spoke with our Patron, Dr Steve Glassey on our NoAnimalLeftBehind campaign. Listen to the interview here.
AENZ’s Patron Dr. Steve Glassey talks with Alexa Cook from NewsHub on how we can create world leading animal-inclusive disaster management laws.
Com’on New Zealand! We have an opportunity to create world leading laws to protect animals from disaster harm. Seen the online adverts, digital billboards or radio adverts? Together we can champion change and do the right thing to protect all of the family.
Animal Evac New Zealand last week hosted GADMC, the world’s largest conference on animal disaster management with a record 2,300 delegates registered to attend this free online event.
Animal Evac NZ’s donation to FENZ marks progress towards animal-inclusive disaster management. After deployments to rescue and support animals affected by disasters in New Zealand and Australia, Animal Evac New Zealand is refocusing efforts on the root causes of animal harm in disasters. Progress in animal disaster management in New Zealand has led to Animal […]
Animal Evac New Zealand Strategic Reset Background Animal Evac New Zealand marked its fifth-year anniversary in May 2023, and it is timely to reflect on the progress and achievements it has made during this time, but to also look forward to where it best can make an impact to promote animal-inclusive resilient communities.
With an increasing occurrence and ferocity of disasters striking New Zealand, animals are still not sufficiently protected under our animal welfare and emergency management arrangements. We are calling for a Commissioner for Animals who can champion change.
Chairperson Tony Sutorius was interviewed by Matty McLean on TVNZ’s Breakfast show, talking about our work across Auckland and Hawkes Bay.
Video: Animal Evac New Zealand specialist swiftwater rescue technicians worked with MPI and Police behind the evacuated area to search and rescue Olly, the 11 year old Labrador retriever.
Animal Evac New Zealand has just revealed its new disaster response trailer with livery with the support of the Wellington community.
Thanks to Goleman Group our technical team now has a set of 14 Raptor 360 helmets so we can train and deploy safely.
From Hawaii to Tonga, the impacts of volcanic eruption can be devastating to animals. We have prepared this short list of resources to help those affected by volcanic ashfall as well for communities who live with volcanic risk.
The GADMC Conference Committee is pleased to announce that it is to be the recipient of the 2021 International Association of Emergency Manager’s (Oceania) Partners in Preparedness Award.
Animal Evac has taken out the Supreme Winner award at this evening’s Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards for Wellington City at an event at the National Library.
Vote for Animal Evac New Zealand as part of the Gull New Zealand Great Charity Drive and you go into win a spot prize!
Exciting News! AENZ is a finalist for the 2021 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. We are humbled to be notified that we have been nominated and selected as a finalist in the upcoming Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 2021 for Wellington City.
MPI, Animal Evac NZ, SPCA, and HUHA have teamed up to provide support to any animal affected by the Canterbury weather event. If you need help with domestic or lifestyle animals please contact us on – 03 349 7057. For commercial farm assistance call MPI on 0800 00 83 33. We are standing by with […]
At the request of the Ministry for Primary Industries, who are the lead for animal welfare emergency management during civil defence emergencies, Animal Evac New Zealand’s local and national capacity is being mobilised in readiness to assist animals affected by the worsening Canterbury floods. A multi-skilled team including a veterinary technician, farmers, animal control officer, […]
As part of being an accountable and transparent charity, we are pleased to publish our Australia Fires 2020 After Action Report.
Watch The Cafe’ on ThreeNow (on demand) to see Steve being interviewed today with iconic broadcaster Carly Flynn on how to get your animals ready for a disaster, thanks to Hills Science. Picture: Carly and her puppy “Alfie” (source: facebook).
The few months has been busy for Animal Evac New Zealand, with the delivery of four disaster rescue courses including urban search and rescue (USAR) and swiftwater.
Animal Evac New Zealand is proud to host the Global Animal Disaster Management Conference (GADMC) to be held online in February 2021. Conference organisers are now calling for abstracts/submissions.
This weekend we completed another Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) Awareness course for our volunteer animal disaster responders. Disasters like earthquakes are not on holiday just because COVID is here and we need to get ready for the when, not if another disaster strikes.
We’re pleased to announce Animal Evac’s course programme for the second half of 2020. The courses are always popular and fun weekends, so get in quick!
We’ve been blown away over the last few weeks by the generous donations and kind messages we have received. As our deployment to Australia has now ended, further donations coming in will be used to support Animal Evac’s work in New Zealand and our response to future disasters. Donating now is a great way […]
We know there is a lot of people who wanted to help the animals affected by the Australia Fires. We have a saying in disaster response “If you want to come to the game on Saturday, you need to come to practice on the Wednesday”, simply put we only deploy trained volunteers who have undergone […]
We have a hard job on the ground, and stories like these break our hearts but this is what we are here to do. Help the animals on the ground affected by the Australia Fires. Warning: Some viewers may find these videos distressing.
Animal Evac New Zealand’s specialist disaster response team has now been deployed for 9 days in Australia. After a day of recommissioning equipment and waiting for further assignments yesterday, our team hit the ground running today. They visited each of the local vets offering our assistance and checking to see how busy they are. Luckily […]
Since our last update, the Animal Evac New Zealand’s specialist disaster response team have had some long, busy days. On Monday we welcomed additional members to the team. Antonia, Sarah, Steve and student Vet Holly’s energy has been infectious, and their skilled support very much appreciated. Over the past three days we have been tasked […]
More animals were saved today by Animal Evac New Zealand’s specialist disaster response team. After four hours of searching fire destroyed habitat on Pointer Mountain at the request of the private land owner, the team thought there was no chance for any animal to survive, but a keen eye managed to spot an echidna. Veterinarian […]
In the last 48 hours, we have been on the ground in areas devastated by the wildfires. As the first international animal disaster response team to arrive (thanks to SAFE, Air New Zealand and Travel Prefab), we have already carried out a number of operations to help the millions of animals affected by this disaster. […]
Animal Evac NZ is deploying a specialist team of volunteers to help with the Australia Fires. Can you help us be there for the animals?
Thanks to Horse SA, Animal Evac NZ has a free emergency planning guide available for horse owners to download.
Animal Evac NZ made history today, with supporting the first co-located (human and animal) emergency shelter exercise that tested a local animal emergency management site-specific plan developed by a local authority in New Zealand. The site specific plan will be revised from the debrief feedback and will provide an excellent template for others to follow. […]
Book now to secure your spot on the foundation courses running in Wellington and Napier in October. The Wellington course runs through the weekend of 5 and 6 October, the Napier course is on 19 and 20 October. The courses are always popular and fun weekends, so get in quick! After the course, you’ll come […]
On our 13th Foundation Course, we have clocked well over 200 people trained nation wide through this NZVNA accredited course on animal disaster management. It was fitting that we reached this milestone in Nelson, just months after the fires that struck the area resulting in many animals perishing in the rural areas. Animal Evac New […]
The Animal Evac New Zealand Dog Bite Prevention course is now accredited for 2 CPD points with the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association.
We had the opportunity today to present a brief oral submission to the Governance and Administration Select Committee on the draft National Disaster Resilience Strategy. We raised the many issues we have observed and encountered that are preventing New Zealand from becoming a world class leader in animal disaster management. We were the sole voice […]
The National Disaster Resilience Strategy is out for public consultation, and it fails to commit to reforming our inadequate animal disaster laws and system. Have your say so it can be changed, if you want to help save animals in future disasters. It costs you nothing apart from a few minutes of your time.
Animal Evac New Zealand is on the ground and working to rescue animals from the Nelson Fire. From door-to-door knocking to ensure residents about to be evacuated have sufficient resources to evacuate their animals, through to going into cordoned areas to rescue stock, and providing our D4H incident management system to register fire displaced animals, […]
With the support of Gareth Hughes MP, and authored by Steve Glassey, Animal Evac New Zealand has presented the most comprehensive report on animal disaster law reform at Parliament today. The presentation was launched with a guest speaker Craig Fugate, the former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) via video conference who spoke […]
Animal Evac New Zealand’s 2019 Foundation Course series has now been scheduled and available for bookings on Eventbrite. We now offer “early bird” rates so its important that you get in quickly to get a good deal.
Animal Evac New Zealand made global history this weekend, with the application of D4H Incident Manager being tested to manage the registration of disaster affected animals during a table top exercise as part of its 1st Sheltering Course. As a result, real-time information on how many animals still needed to be rescued and easily displayed […]
Whether it is fires, floods or earthquakes, animals rely on their human guardians to protect them, and in a disaster this is not always possible. Animal Evac New Zealand leads advocacy and supports response as the country’s only dedicated animal disaster management charity. But we cannot do this without your support. We now have a […]
Animal Evac New Zealand is pleased to provide the most comprehensive Emergency preparedness guide for pet owners. Free to download , it contains in depth information on how to get your fur family ready for a disaster including a family emergency plan template that takes an inclusive approach to companion animals. The guide was authored […]
Animal Evac New Zealand with the support of ESRI and Eagle Technology have launched an online GIS companion animal population estimator tool to help with emergency response and planning. Emergency services can use it real time to estimate how many companion animals may be affected by an emergency such as a fire or chemical spill, […]
According to Mercy for Animals, over 3.4 million chickens and over 5,000 pigs have died as a result of Hurricane Florence and its associated flooding. This was an event that had several days of warning, whole communities were evacuated. Animal Evac New Zealand does not have a position on whether factory farms are right or […]
Pet First Aid & Training (NZ) became Animal Evac New Zealand’s official animal first aid training provider today and has put out a special package for Animal Evac New Zealand volunteers to access their 6-hour pet first aid course for only $159 (normally $179). If you are an Animal Evac New Zealand volunteer, check out […]
We are pleased to announce that our 9 hour Animal Evac NZ Foundation Course has been accredited for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association. The course certificates will now feature the NZVNA logo and note the CPD points allocated.
Today, Animal Evac New Zealand became the first animal organisation in New Zealand to enter an Memorandum of Recognition with the International Association of Emergency Management (IAEM) to support the Principles of Emergency Management. In doing so, Animal Evac New Zealand joins other global thought leading organisations such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Singapore […]
Thank you to Mark and Jolene from The Breeze Tauranga radio show this morning for doing a short interview with us on our upcoming foundation course. Those interested in the Tauranga course (Saturday 25 August 2018) can book their spot directly at Eventbrite.
We have been working with Gareth Hughes MP. One of the overarching needs is for an Independent Commissioner for Animals. Sign the petition now! They will be another advocate for improving animal disaster arrangements, and this is why we ask you all to sign his petition today. We are not aligned to any one party, […]
Animal Evac NZ’s voice has been heard as a result of the Minister’s Hui, and animal disaster management is now on the future framework for animal welfare.
Over 200 volunteers have registered to be part of Animal Evac NZ, with many saying they want to be part of an impartial animal disaster management charity which is well over due.
Want to join Animal Evac NZ? The first step is completing our foundation course and dates/venues for these are now up on Eventbrite.
Animal Evac New Zealand joins as a member of Volunteering NZ to ensure we provide a great volunteer experience for our responders.
Within just three weeks for being formed, Animal Evac NZ is the voice government is listening to in order to improve animal disaster management arrangements.
Animal Evac NZ co-founder Steve Glassey takes to morning TV today, appearing on TVNZ’s Breakfast show to talk about why we need this new charity.
Animal Evac New Zealand became the first New Zealand based animal charity to become a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
It is easy! You can simply go to our Give-a-Little page and donate online.
Alternatively, you can also make a donation directly by going into any BNZ bank and asking for your donation to be deposited into our account. If you want a receipt, please ensure your name and phone number are added to the transaction reference.
You can also send us a cheque made out to “Animal Evac New Zealand Trust”, and post to PO Box 216, Wellington 6011. Please include your return address or email so we can send you a receipt.
If you are interested about sponsorship visit our sponsorship page.
You can also contact us for further information.
Yes, we are a registered charity. Our registration number is CC55754.
We are also charitable trust pursuant to the Charitable Trusts Act 1957.
Though there are differing dialects within te reo, kararehe whakawatea means the emergency evacuation of animals. Whakawatea means getting out when everything is in a panic. As part of being a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs for disaster relief, we value and respect the customs of those we provide aid to. In a practical sense, this means we value the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and the sacred value animals have within Maoridom.
We now have a great Emergency preparedness guide for pet owners available from ouremergency preparedness resource page.
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