EERU is equipped to help with all large animal emergencies – overturned trailers, cows or horses stuck in the mud, ice, over an embankment plus man-made and natural disasters.
Large Animal Emergency Response Team
EERU is a non-profit organization dedicated to large animal emergency response & training in the areas surrounding Kansas City.
The Emergency Equine Response Unit (EERU) is dedicated to training, education and providing a professional, organized response to equine and large animal emergencies. EERU is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization relying solely on corporate sponsorships and private donations.
Emergency Response
EERU provides emergency response for situations including natural and man-made disasters, overturned livestock trailers, horses stuck in mud or ice, and most other situations requiring technical large animal rescue response.
Our Kansas and Missouri large animal rescue team provides veterinary support staff to assess and provide first-aid treatment to ill/injured animals at the scene. EERU will respond to assist Fire Departments and Veterinarians with extrication and moving horses and other large animals. EERU has several sling options and a Hurst A-Frame for safely helping animals that may not be able to get up under their own power. Safety is our number one priority to provide peace of mind for our members.
Training
The Emergency Equine Response Unit also provides large animal response training classes. Common training and response topics include trailer accidents, technical large animal emergency rescue from mud, water, ice, low/high angle, and wildfire evacuations.
Emergency Equine Response Unit Classes Include
Basic Equine Awareness and Response (BEAR)
Large Animal Rescue Operations (LARO)
Large Animal Ice Rescue (LAIR)
Animal Search & Rescue Training
National Disaster Response
EERU also serves as national disaster responders with Code 3 Associates Riders on the Storm animal rescue team. When responding with Code 3 in a disaster, EERU works off of their mobile command center BART (Big Animal Rescue Truck). BART, an 82-foot tractor and trailer, contains a 4×4 vehicle, two-horse trailer and two rescue boats. Included in the center is gear for water, fire, and technical rescue, a surgical suite, over 125 cages and crates for small animals, portable corrals, beds for more than 10 people, a bathroom including shower and enough food and water for humans and animals for one week.
Emergency Equine Response Unit strives to provide the safest, most efficient response to emergency situations.