Livestock contribution to the economy, food security, livelihood, etc. should not be underestimated. Livestock have countless functions, they have direct economic value and a multiplicity of indirect values, for farming, nutritional, savings, transportation and cultural value. They can also be a  guarantee to obtain loans and a safety net during times of crisis. When animals are lost in natural disasters their value can be incorporated in the indirect losses. However, this can be more difficult to observe yet is it can sometimes be more significant than (other) direct financial losses. Furthermore, the economic repercussion of non-epidemic or epidemic disasters should not be regarded as less important, because the focus is usually on catastrophes and emergencies of an epidemic type. However, a non-epidemic disasters can be lethal (creating disease in) (to) a large quantity of animals. Natural disasters such as, volcanoes, floods, droughts, wildfires, cyclones can all lead to epidemic disasters in animals with ofcourse economic consequences.