Key numbers and contacts
- Search and rescue for people (Basarnas) 115 source ↗
- Integrated emergency number (where the local service exists) 112 source ↗
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Key points
- BNPB advises a collar and ID tag, photos of your animal and a dedicated pet emergency bag. Some evacuation shelters do not accept animals.
- If officials tell people to evacuate, take your animals too. Animals left behind can be lost, injured or die.
- Agriculture Ministry Regulation 14/2024 covers livestock and pets in disasters, including temporary animal shelters provided by district heads and mayors.
- People come first: do not go back into a danger zone or into floodwater to fetch an animal.
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Start with these steps
- Before a disaster, fit a collar and ID tag, keep a photo of you with your animal, and update any microchip details.
- Pack a pet emergency bag (see the BNPB list below) and keep it where you can grab it.
- Find out which boarding places or shelters accept animals, and agree with a neighbour or relative who can help if you are away.
- When an evacuation order comes, take your animals with the family from the start.
- If an animal is left behind or lost, do not enter floodwater, damaged buildings or danger zones. Give its last location and description to the command post.
- Livestock owners: follow the livestock evacuation route and the local livestock service's directions.
- Return home only after the authorities say it is safe.
How do I prepare my pets before a disaster?
BNPB's pocket guide on disaster preparedness has a section on pets. It advises that animals always wear a collar and ID tag (a microchip makes a lost animal easier to find), keeping several photos of each animal, knowing where pets can be boarded, and putting a sticker on your window so rescuers know animals are inside.
Ready.gov, the US government preparedness site, recommends a buddy system with neighbours, friends or relatives who can evacuate your animals if you are away, and keeping a photo of you with your pet to prove ownership if you are separated.
Evidence: BNPB — Buku saku Tanggap Tangkas Tangguh Menghadapi Bencana (pet section, p. 70) ↗ · Ready.gov — Pets and animals ↗
What goes in a pet emergency bag?
BNPB's list includes a spare collar and lead, copies of the animal's ID, disposable bags and cleaning soap, a blanket or cloth, canned food and water for 3–5 days, and a cage or carrier for small animals such as dogs, cats or birds. Ready.gov advises keeping copies of your pet's documents in a waterproof container and checking the bag regularly. If your animal has particular health needs, ask your vet what to pack.
Evidence: BNPB — Buku saku Tanggap Tangkas Tangguh Menghadapi Bencana (pet section, p. 70) ↗ · Ready.gov — Pets and animals ↗
Can I bring animals to an evacuation shelter?
Not always. BNPB warns that some evacuation shelters do not allow animals, so find out early. Agriculture Ministry Regulation 14/2024 on handling animals in natural disasters covers livestock and pets. Temporary animal shelters are provided by district heads and mayors and must be in a safe place with clean water and feed.
During an emergency, animal handling is run by field animal-handling posts under the disaster emergency command post (Posko PDB). Ask the command post or the local disaster agency (BPBD) where animals can be housed. Volunteers who want to help are registered and coordinated by the command post.
Evidence: BNPB — Buku saku Tanggap Tangkas Tangguh Menghadapi Bencana (pet section, p. 70) ↗ · JDIH BPK — Permentan No. 14 Tahun 2024 tentang Penanganan Hewan pada Bencana Alam ↗
What if an animal is left behind or lost in a disaster?
Do not go back into the danger zone. BNPB asks people to return home only once it has been declared safe, and to avoid standing water, which may be contaminated or electrified, and moving water. Give the animal's last location, species and description to the command post. If people are trapped or missing, call the search and rescue agency Basarnas on 115, or 112.
BNPB notes that animals left caged or tied can injure themselves when they panic, and animals left behind can be hurt or starve. So plan to take them with you from the start.
Evidence: BNPB — Buku saku Tanggap Tangkas Tangguh Menghadapi Bencana (pet section, p. 70) ↗ · Basarnas — Official website (Kontak darurat 115) ↗
What about livestock?
Regulation 14/2024 requires local governments to record livestock, plan feed and water, and set evacuation routes to temporary shelters before a disaster. Ask your local livestock service about these routes. Ready.gov also advises arranging vehicles, main and backup routes, and destinations with feed, water and veterinary care.
Evidence: JDIH BPK — Permentan No. 14 Tahun 2024 tentang Penanganan Hewan pada Bencana Alam ↗ · Ready.gov — Pets and animals ↗
Sources & references
- BNPB — Buku saku Tanggap Tangkas Tangguh Menghadapi Bencana (pet section, p. 70) ↗
- JDIH BPK — Permentan No. 14 Tahun 2024 tentang Penanganan Hewan pada Bencana Alam ↗
- Ready.gov — Pets and animals ↗
- Basarnas — Official website (Kontak darurat 115) ↗
- Diskominfo Kabupaten Badung — Layanan panggilan darurat 112 ↗
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PanduanHewan. Animal Safety During Disasters. Last substantive update: 1 October 2026. https://panduanhewan.org/en/emergency/animals-in-disasters/