The following guidelines will help you prepare to keep livestock—such as horses, cattle, sheep, goats or pigs—safe in the event of an emergency:

• Make sure all animals have identification.
• If you are advised to shelter-in-place, shelter your livestock, too. Give them stored feed and water from a covered source.
• In the event of an evacuation, evacuate livestock whenever possible, mapping out routes in advance and using appropriate vehicles and trailers.
• Make sure your destination will have the necessary water, food, equipment and veterinary care for your animals.
• If you can’t evacuate your livestock, you must decide, depending on the type of emergency, whether to shelter them or turn them outside.