SISTER LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT is proud to announce that we have received a donation from the Center for Animal Health to help save pets from fires! We now have a Pet Oxygen Mask system on each of our trucks so that if your beloved pet is to ever need us we will be able to help them in time of emergency just like we can help you! Please see the press release below from Dr. David Visser from the Center for Animal Health. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dr. David Visser Veterinarian Center for Animal Health Edwardsburg, Michigan 574-276-2031 (cell) [email protected] SISTER LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES DONATION TO SAVE PETS FROM FIRE Sister Lakes, Michigan - (June 26, 2014) – Today, firefighters of Sister Lakes Fire Department will become some of the best-equipped in the nation to save a pet’s life. That’s because Dr. David Visser of Center for Animal Health in Edwardsburg, Michigan, and the Invisible Fence Company of Southwest Michigan are donating a total of four pet oxygen mask kits to the fire department. This donation is just a small part of Invisible Fence® Brand’s Project Breathe™ program, which was established with the goal of equipping every fire station in America and Canada with pet oxygen masks in partnership with local veterinarians. These masks allow firefighters to give oxygen to pets who are suffering from smoke inhalation when they are rescued from fires. The masks often save pets’ lives. Invisible Fence® Brand has donated a total of more than 10,000 pet oxygen masks to fire stations all over the U.S. and Canada throughout the life of the program. Dr. Visser and Center for Animal Health had coordinated one of those mask donations to the Edwardsburg Fire Department in 2010, and while a reported 90+ pets have been saved by the donated masks world-wide, an Edwardsburg dog was saved from a house fire in March, 2013, and revived using the oxygen mask donated by Visser’s pet hospital. “When a family suffers the tragedy of a fire, lives are turned upside down,” said Shanna Hubbard of Invisible Fence of Southwest Michigan. “Pets are valued family members, so we want families to know that their pet can be cared for if tragedy strikes.” “We realize that humans are the first-priority, but in many cases, pets can be saved if firefighters have the right equipment,” said Hubbard. “The Project Breathe™ Program is simply a way of giving firefighters the tools necessary to save pets’ lives.” Sister Lakes is now joining Edwardsburg and the ranks of cities like Chicago, Cleveland and Memphis, who have all received donated pet oxygen masks from the Project Breathe™ program. Thank God they had the mask. Dogs and cats are part of the family and I don’t know what these grateful folks would do without their beloved dog. Things can be replaced. Lives can’t, whether they’re animals or people said Visser, regarding the family whose dog was rescued using the donated masks. Although the number of pets that die in fires is not an official statistic kept by the U.S. Fire Administration, industry web sites and sources have cited an estimated 40,000 to 150,000 pets die in fires each year, most succumbing to smoke inhalation. In most states, emergency responders are unequipped to deal with the crisis. The loss is terrible for the family, and heart wrenching for firefighters. “These masks truly are blessings for the greater Sister Lakes area” said Assistant Chief Anthony Stewart of Sister Lakes Fire Department. “We’ve seen residents run back into burning homes to save a pet. It’s understandable, but extremely dangerous. These masks will give residents comfort in knowing that we can save their pets if they are suffering from smoke inhalation.” The company has set up a website, invisiblefence/O2, where people or companies can support the effort. About Invisible Fence® Brand Invisible Fence® Brand is the original electronic pet containment system and offers a comprehensive family of containment, avoidance, and access products to keep pets out of harms way and prevent unwanted behaviors throughout both the home and yard. Owned by Radio Systems Corporation in Knoxville, Tenn., Invisible Fence® Brand solutions are sold nationwide by professional, authorized dealers who provide Perfect Start™ Plus training and custom installation that have safely contained over 2 million pets. Invisible Fence® Brand has taken pet care beyond the home and started the Project Breathe™ program, which has donated more than 10,000 pet oxygen masks to fire departments and first responders. For more information on Invisible Fence® Brand or to find a local dealer, visit invisiblefence. Dr. David Visser and Dr. Karen Visser are Co-owners, Medical Directors and Veterinarians at Center for Animal Health, a dog and cat practice in Edwardsburg Michigan. Dr. David Visser is a weekly contributor to WNDU Saturday Morning Show as the “Pet Vet”, and is certified by the American Society of Veterinary Journalists, and member of the Veterinary News Network.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:49:32 +0000
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