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SAVEM’s Role
SAVEM is a Tier 2 Response and Recovery agency.
Our Mission is to assess, triage, treat, shelter, reunite with owners or rehabilitate and return to habitat all species of animals post event.
In response to an Emergency incident where SAVEM’s veterinary expertise is required, SAVEM is Activated by Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA). PIRSA leads the Agriculture and Animal Services Functional Support Group in the South Australian State Emergency Management Plan (the SEMP). After briefings and clearance by the Control Agency (the SA Country Fire Service for bushfire) SAVEM is deployed into the incident ground according to the terms and conditions required by the Control Agency. We collaborate with other similarly accredited agencies, such as the RSPCA, to respond to animal welfare issues in-field, and on request will support and assist PIRSA’s veterinary officers in incidents involving livestock.
Latest News
Bushfire Emergency NSW & Queensland
If you would like to make a donation to help animals in the current bushfire emergency in NSW and Queensland, you may like to consider the options below. SAVEM does not have any direct association with these agencies, and the decision to donate, and to...
Level 1 next training announced
The last Level 1 training day for 2019 will be held on Sunday 1 December, 1100 to 1800 at St John's Church Hall, 337 Main Road, Coromandel Valley. New volunteers wishing to be response ready will first need to complete the pre-requisite online training...
Exercise Respond 2019
Two teams of SAVEM volunteers, plus trainers and facilitators, attended Exercise Respond 2019 at Gumeracha CFS Group Base, and Bushland Park, Lobethal, on Sunday November 3. The day began with a session on developing our "To Go" kits, which we'd all...
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