Volunteers for the Luzerne County Animal Response Team are critical in helping our county in a time of disaster or emergency and equally important in educating the general public Read More…

Assisting Animals In Emergencies
Volunteers for the Luzerne County Animal Response Team are critical in helping our county in a time of disaster or emergency and equally important in educating the general public Read More…
Create disaster preparedness kits and emergency plans for your family, pets and other animals. The time to prepare your home, business, or farm for an emergency is before the emergency occurs. Read More…
Help Us Save Animal Lives? Thank you for considering a donation to the Luzerne County Animal Response Team. Preparing for a disaster and responding to one is expensive and requires resources and equipment. Your donations are greatly appreciated. If … Read More...
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 ....