The National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs (NASAAEP) is now accepting membership applications. NASAAEP, having several years of development, now has the capacity to extend membership applications to various groups and individuals. NASAAEP has been formed to advance and promote the following goals:

1. Foster a national network of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs and other stakeholders to promote effective, all-hazards animal and agricultural emergency management.

2. Enhance and clarify communication between animal and agricultural emergency programs including State Animal/Agricultural Response (SART), state veterinary medical reserve corps (VMRC), other similar state, tribal or territorial programs and national partners.

3. Promote best practices and models for program management, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from national, regional or local crises.

4. Identify, cultivate, and manage resources that strengthen preparedness and response capabilities at the local, state, tribal, regional and national levels.

5. Develop and support ideas, initiatives, and policies that positively impact animal and agricultural emergency management.

6. Facilitate and promote the development of a national animal emergency management framework through coordination and capacity building between and among states, supporting credentialing standards, and sharing training initiatives and national training standards.