With the support of my supervisors, I have been granted approval to proceed with my research by the University of Otago’s Human Ethics Committee (18/050). This means I can start with the online survey of residents and then undertake semi-structured interviews of on the ground responders, both as part of data collection for my research evaluating the animal emergency response to the Edgecumbe 2017 flood.
Residents will shortly be recruited using social media and if required additional marketing can be deployed to encourage additional engagement.
Animal Disaster Management 