Easton EMS Receives Donation of Oxygen Masks for Pets

Pet parents in Easton can breathe a little easier: the Easton EMS recently received a donation of two sets of life-saving pet oxygen masks from at-home pet services provider Canine Company.

The kits were requested by Adam Goldstein, the squad’s Assistant Chief of Administration, after he learned about the company’s campaign to donate the mask kits to first responders in communities where its customers live.

Pets are at special risk during a home fire because they are unable to leave the house without help. An estimated 40,000 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.

At least 14 pets have been saved so far this year by first responders using the donated masks, including two in Connecticut, according to Canine Company.

“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 happy to donate these masks and grateful that to the first responders for caring about the well being of family pets.”

To ensure rescuers know there are pets in a home, free “Pets Inside” decals are available to local pet parents and can be ordered through the Request a Decal form on the company’s website at www.caninecompany.com.

Canine Company helps families 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, Canine Company has donated masks to first responders in more than 550 communities across New England, New York and New Jersey.