Garden State Animal Resource Team

06/01/2026

June is National Pet Preparedness Month!
June 1st is also the start of the hurricane season.

TAKE ACTION TODAY to prepare your family and pets!

1. PLAN AHEAD - Create a plan on what to do in a disaster or emergency. Where are you going to shelter? Where will your family meet?
2. PREPARE - Make an emergency To-Go-Bag for your pet.
3. PRACTICE - practice your plan with pets and family. Walk through the steps.

Sheltering (in order of preference)
1. Family or friend’s home
2. Pet friendly hotel
3. Emergency shelter that accepts pets (like a County Shelter with a County Animal Response Team)

Pet Evacuation To-go bag:
·Food: At least 3 days’ worth and a bowl. Store food in a waterproof container

·Water: 3 days’ worth in non-breakable containers and a bowl

·Medications with instructions

·Records: Re-sealable plastic bag with Pet License, microchip, ID, proof of vaccinations, medical records, and name/phone of your veterinarian

· Photos of pet with owners

·Crate: Proper size metal or plastic pet carrier for each pet

·Leashes, collar, ID tag, obedience tools

·Sanitation needs and grooming supplies: Newspapers, paper towels, handy-wipes, can openers, a flashlight, blankets, doggie disposable bags

·Cats: litter, litter pan, scoop, disposable bags

·Special needs items for exotic pets, such as a heat source, diet, specific housing

·First Aid Kit: cotton bandage roll/pads, bandage tape, bandage scissors, antibiotic ointment, latex gloves, tweezers, saline eye solution, sterile lubricating jelly, a towel, and a basic pet first aid book.

GSART can help communities and individuals with pet preparedness plans and guidance. GSART also provides training to Animal Response Team members and Emergency Managers on disaster response for animals and emergency pet sheltering. Training for MRC is also available. Contact GSART anytime for collaboration.

05/25/2026

With RedRover – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

05/25/2026

For our New Jersey residents.

05/25/2026

On Memorial Day, we honor not only the brave human soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice, but also the thousands of military working dogs who served and fell alongside them. These four-legged heroes have protected troops, detected explosives, and saved countless lives since World War I.

Ways to Honor Our K-9 Heroes:

Visit a Memorial: Pay your respects at Military Working Dog National or State Monuments.

Support Living Heroes: Donate or send care packages to deployed and retired K-9 teams.

Learn Their History: Spend time reading about legendary canines like Sergeant Stubby (WWI), the most decorated war dog in history, or Cairo who participated in the raid that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. Or ​Lex: A bomb-sniffing German Shepherd who was severely injured by shrapnel but stayed with his dying handler, Corporal Dustin J. Lee.

New Jersey
Visit the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel to pay your respects to fallen handlers and service dogs who bravely served on the front lines.

05/15/2026

We are sharing this post because everyone deserves to know about the most amazing, caring, dedicated human beings on the planet. Beth Gammie has been doing God's work for 15 years by saving pets and helping people at the worst time of their lives. Beth has been leading and training for Red Rover for years and NJ was blessed to have her assistance during Hurricane Sandy. The Monmouth County Animal Response Team operated a CART Shelter for 4 long weeks due the destruction in the County. Beth (and Red Rover) came to Monmouth CART to help us in the latter half of deployment. This is where I met Beth. Her support meant the world to me and I am forever grateful for the time she gave. She is irreplaceable.
Enjoy your retirement Beth. You will be greatly missed. Thank you for sharing your heart and soul with the world.

05/08/2026

May 8 is National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day.
Pets are members of the family and need to be included in your family’s emergency plan. They rely on us to care for them, especially in times of danger. Never leave them behind!

To prepare for disasters, follow these tips:
1. Plan: Create a plan on what to do in a disaster or emergency. Where are you going to shelter?
2. Prepare: Build an emergency to-go bag kit for your pet.
3. Practice: Practice your plan with family and pets.

Sheltering (in order of preference)
1. Family or friend’s home
2. Pet friendly hotel
3. Emergency shelter that accepts pets (like a County Shelter with a County Animal Response Team)

Pet Evacuation To-go bag:
·Food: At least 3 days’ worth and a bowl. Store food in a waterproof container

·Water: 3 days’ worth in non-breakable containers and a bowl

·Medications with instructions

·Records: Re-sealable plastic bag with Pet License, microchip, ID, proof of vaccinations, medical records, and name/phone of your veterinarian

· Photos of pet with owners

·Crate: Proper size metal or plastic pet carrier for each pet

·Leashes, collar, ID tag, obedience tools

·Sanitation needs and grooming supplies: Newspapers, paper towels, handy-wipes, can openers, a flashlight, blankets, doggie disposable bags

·Cats: litter, litter pan, scoop, disposable bags

·Special needs items for exotic pets, such as a heat source, diet, specific housing

·First Aid Kit: cotton bandage roll/pads, bandage tape, bandage scissors, antibiotic ointment, latex gloves, tweezers, saline eye solution, sterile lubricating jelly, a towel, and a basic pet first aid book.

GSART can help communities and individuals with pet preparedness plans and guidance. GSART also provides training to Animal Response Teams, MRC, and OEM on disaster response for animals and emergency sheltering. Contact GSART anytime for collaboration.

04/05/2026

Happy Easter from GSART!
Instead of a basket, treat your pets to an emergency To-Go-Bag.
The gift of preparedness.

04/04/2026

Support The Street Dog Coalition, purchase a book.

We are excited to announce a special way to support SDC Minneapolis! Cindy Ojczyk, one of our Minneapolis volunteers, wrote a book, and is donating all proceeds in the month of April to SDC Minneapolis.

Mom Loves the Dogs More is the perfect book for any mom or dog lover in your life. Click here to purchase a copy:
https://ow.ly/8JFT50YCqZR

03/30/2026

We are so grateful to Outword Magazine for featuring our Safe Housing Homeless Shelter Program in their March 11 issue! RedRover.org/SafeHousing

Did you know that studies show that over 90% of people would refuse to stay at a shelter if it meant leaving their pet behind? By permanently extending our Safe Housing grants to homeless shelters nationwide, we are ensuring that more people experiencing homelessness will be able to seek safe haven with their beloved pet by their side.

As John Thompson of Deep Roots family shelter shared, this shift changes everything. It means saying "yes" to the whole family — providing healing, dignity, and hope to those who need it most.

Our Safe Housing grants of up to $60,000 help shelters with:
Building and renovations 🛠
Pet care supplies 🐕
Veterinary care and transportation ⚕

Thank you, Outward Magazine, for helping us shout this from the rooftops!
Learn more about our Safe Housing grants ➡ RedRover.org/SafeHousing



📸 Photo from Outward Magazine

03/18/2026

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This three-day virtual conference brings together hundreds of professionals and advocates from animal welfare, human services, government and policy, and people with lived experience of homelessness all working toward one shared goal: creating more pet-inclusive emergency and affordable housing.

Be part of the national conversation.
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The My Dog Is My Home Conference 2026, led by My Dog Is My Home, is made possible in part through sponsorship from Maddie’s Fund®, .