Veterinary Public Health Activities and Management of the Livestock Sector during Earthquakes and Snowstorms in the Abruzzo Region—Italy, January 2017

This article describes the actions that were taken to provide assistance to farm animals during and in the aftermath of earthquakes and snowstorms that hit the Abruzzo region in January 2017. This experience showed the importance of an integrated emergency management response system. An updated information system, in addition to punctual data management, allows for the rationalization of resources and the organization of necessary interventions. This knowledge will be fundamental to the involvement and integration of Regional Veterinary Services (RVS) and the relevant actors in animal welfare in emergency management plans