A local animal welfare group is holding a fundraiser that will help firemen save our fur-ever friends.
A number of fire trucks with the Winston-Salem Fire Department carry pet oxygen masks. When Theresa Knops, Fire Department Community Educator, was a firefighter, she used a pet oxygen mask to resuscitate a pet.
“It’s our job, our mission to save lives,” said Knops. “So saving the life of a pet or an animal is just as important as saving a life of a human.” Knops will never forget the moment when she was able to bring joy to a family during one of their darkest days.
“It’s a very heartwarming feeling to deliver oxygen to someone’s pet and to see them react, especially knowing that lost their home, however, we were able to save their pet for them,” said Knops. Winston-Salem firefighters carry small, medium, and large pet masks that cover the face and snouts of cats and dogs.