Mans best friend will get a fighting chance to survive a fire thanks to a local donation to the Oro Medonte Fire Department.
Oro-Medonte Veterinary Services has donated pet oxygen masks to the department.
The masks had been supplied to the local business by Invisible Fence Brand through the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association.
In return, Oro-Medonte Veterinary Services made a donation to the Farley Foundation, a charitable organization assisting seniors, disabled people and woman at risk of abuse by subsidizing non-elective veterinary care.
Each kit includes three reusable masks for animals of various sizes, including those with short snouts, such as ferrets, rabbits and guinea pigs.
Medium-sized animals and large domestic animals .
Oro-Medonte Veterinary Services will also provide initial training and on-going support to the Townships Fire & Emergency Services Department as required.
The masks will be presented to the fire service at a special cermoney on Thursday morning, at Oro-Medonte Fire & Emergency Services
Headquarters at 10.
