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Oceanport First Responders Are Equipped with Pet Oxygen Masks
Local families with pets offered free "pets inside" decals to alert rescuers there are pets in the home
The Oceanport First Aid Squad recently received a donation of specially designed oxygen masks for pets from at-home pet services provider Canine Company.
Squad Captain Kathy Kenny requested the life-saving masks after learning about the company’s program to outfit first responders in the communities where it does business. Kenny saw the masks used to save dog earlier this year when her squad responded to a mutual aid call in a neighboring town.
Pets are at special risk during a home fire because they are unable to leave the house without help. An estimated 40,000 pets die from smoke inhalation across the U.S. each year. The cone-shaped masks are designed for a pet’s snout, which human masks don’t fit. Each set includes masks in three sizes to fit pets from small mammals to giant breed dogs.
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“Our company mission is to help families keep their pets healthy, safe and happy. We do that with our products and services, and with our charitable programs,” said Renee Coughlin of Canine Company. “We are grateful that these first responders care about the well being of family pets.”
Canine Company has donated masks to first responders in more than 500 communities across New England, New York and New Jersey. Other Monmouth county communities that have received the masks in the past year include Beachwood, Howell, Keyport, Long Branch. Middletown, Jackson Township, Rumson, Shrewsbury and Tinton Falls.
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To ensure rescuers know there are pets in a home, Canine Company has offered free “Pets Inside” decals to local pet parents. The stickers can be obtained by mail through the Request a Decal form on Canine Company’s website.
Canine Company helps families across New York, New England and New Jersey keep their pets healthy, safe and happy at home with services like Invisible Fence pet containment systems and Manners dog obedience training. Over the past decade, the Company has donated masks to more than 500 fire departments and rescue squads across the northeast. For more information, visit www.caninecompany.com.
