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SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                  Telephone (803) 734-2210
D. LESLIE TINDAL, COMMISSIONER                                        Becky Walton, Director of Public Information
P.O. Box 11280, Columbia, South Carolina 29211                                  bwalton@scda.state.sc.us
www.scda.state.sc.us


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 03, 2002

Hurricane Preparedness Seminar for Large Animal Owners

CONWAY---South Carolina Awareness and Rescue for Equines (S.C.A.R.E.) and Horry County Large Animal Rescue Team invite owners of large animals (cattle, horses, llamas, emus, etc.) to attend a FREE seminar in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. The seminar will be held on June 22, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the M.L. Brown County Building in Conway, SC.

The Hurricane Preparedness Seminar will assist large animal owners in preparation for floods, in developing an evacuation plan with and without the animals, in helping make decisions like when to leave with the animals and what routes are available. The seminar will provide answers to vaccination requirements, the appropriate forms for travel, proper identification, trailer safety, where to go and what equipment to have in an emergency kit for large animals.

For more information, call Phyllis Rodes at 843-423-7178 or Cindy Whitten at 843-215-6033 or visit S.C.A.R.E.’s web site at www.schoreserescue.org.

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