H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc. Rummage Sale

H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc. is sponsoring a Rummage Sale to raise funds for our Service Animal Account. This account is to assist our handicapped citizens with financial assistance with medical bills for their Service Animals when they need it.

Some of the articles we will have for sale include a washer, dryers, baby crib, an entertainment center, household items, Red Hat items, recliners, clothing and much more.

"one man's trash is another man's treasure".................come see if we have your treasure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Montgomery Alabama Kennel Club to raise money for Animal Oxygen Masks for the Tri County Fire Departments at their Dog Show on April 26th

The Montgomery Alabama Kennel Club will hold a raffle at their AKC Dog Show on April 26 the proceeds of the raffle will be used to buy Resuscitative Masks. A has sent a set for display.

The masks will be given to the Fire Department to be used on Fire Trucks to help save animals/ pets involved in a fire. The Montgomery Kennel Club would like to equip the Fire Department of our tri-County area with a mask for each vehicle. Montgomery County, Elmore County, and Autauga County would the areas we would try and equip over the next few years. The cost of the reusable mask set is $55 per set of three different sizes.

The AKC dog show is at Garrett Coliseum, 1555 Federal Drive Located at US 231 Business, Montgomery, Alabama. Call for directions. The hours are: 9 A.M. unil 5 P.M.

This is an event for the whole family. There are Tours given to show and explain the “Behind the scenes” of an AKC show, various educational opportunities for those who want to know more about a certain breed as to who should own or not own different Breed types, learn about usual Breed personalities, etc.

ANY DONATIONS OF PRIZES FOR THE RAFFLE WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

Genie Kline

Raffle contact number is 334-567-3061

Weirton Fire Department Now has Animal Oxygen Masks

The masks were presented to the Weirton Fire Department, Weirton, WV on April 4, 2008. They will be used at fire scenes where pets are recovered and require oxygen.

The first photo attached to this email shows: left to right

Firefighter Ron Riter, of Tower 2 with his dog Lacey, Captain Jerry Shumate of Gilson Avenue Station with the kit, Chief D.A. Lashhorn demonstrating use on his dog Honey while Cinder observes.

Photo 2

Shows (L-R) shows Firefighter Ron Riter of Tower 2 fit testing his dog Lacy, while Chief Lashhorn and his dogs Cinder and Honey observe.

New Horizon Guide Dogs-in-training get free vaccines from H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc.

H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc. Outreach Program Coordinator, Karen Clark initiated the program for FREE vaccines to bonafide Guide Dogs in Training as well as those who have a guide dog that need some financial help. We work with the successful organization New Horizon Guide Dogs. Guide Dog Foster parents absorb the medical costs for their "Babies". This includes doctor visits, vaccines, foods and supplies.

As of today, we have taken care of at least seven dogs and given vaccines and wormer to them. The foster parents can use the money they have saved for their regular Vet visits for the pup's full physical exams.

Donation of Medical Animal Oxygen Recovery Masks

April 1, 2008

Douglas County, Douglasville, GA

Donation of Medical Animal Oxygen Recovery Masks

Douglasville, GA courtesy of Debra Y. Milton, Owner of Four Paws Pet-Sitting Service.

In celebration of Professional Pet Sitting Week (PPSW), March 2-8, 2008, Four Paws Pet-Sitting Service purchased sets of Surgivet Animal Oxygen Recovery Masks to be placed on emergency fire trucks that respond to fires in Douglas County. The mask set contains three different sized masks which will help take care of just about any animal species from a tiny bird or reptile to a St. Bernard. The masks are reusable, sturdy, easily cleaned and are warranteed by the manufacturer. The masks were presented by Ms. Debra Y. Milton, Owner of Four Paws to Chief Scott Spencer of the Douglas County Fire Department/EMS April 1, 2008.

It was requested that units be placed on engines at Fire Houses #5, 4 and 2, Chapel Hill Road, Fairplay and Post Road respectively. Four Paws hopes to make this an on-going project to provide more units as funds permit. For information regarding making a donation of a set of Medical Animal Oxygen Recovery Masks, please contact Ms. Milton at 678-838-7297.

The masks are being donated in memory of two clients that passed away recently, Mrs. Jan Williams and Mrs. Avanelle McHan. Both ladies were great animal lovers – Jan was the proud owner of three beautiful dogs, two of which were rescue dogs. Avanelle was known for rescuing feral cats, having them spayed or neutered, vaccinated and then releasing them back into the community. Both women are dearly missed by their families, their pets and Four Paws.

The purpose of this annual celebration is to recognize the contributions of professional pet sitters. As this is the 13th anniversary of PPSW, it is the perfect time for professional pet sitting business owners to thank their clients and businesses who have helped promote their business. By supplying these units to local firefighters, Four Paws hopes to give more animals in the community a better chance of survival from a devastating house fire.

Thank you, Debra Y. Milton, of Four Paws Pet-Sitting Service.

Debra has a Professional Pet Sitting Service and was the Top 5 Finalist Pet Sitter of the Year Award 2006 - Pet Sitters International

To contact Debra: 678-838-7297 (PAWS) visit her website:

www.fourpawspetsitting.com or email her at info@fourpawspetsitting.com. Debra hopes to collect enough donations for the rest of the County Fire Stations.

The photo courtesy of Four Paws Pet Sitting includes from left to right, Debra Y. Milton, Lt. Cory Shelton, Fire Chief Scott Spencer and Sgt. Stacie Farmer. Buddy, the dog is receiving oxygen thru the mask. Douglas County, Georgia - City of Douglasville, GA

Waterford Township Fire Dept gets Animal Oxygen Masks

Waterford Township, Michigan

March 26, 2008

By Stephanie Schneider, Spinal Column on Line Newsweekly

The Waterford Township Fire Department has received three sets of canine/feline oxygen masks from Al Clark, a resident known as being Waterford's Santa Claus.

Clark purchased the masks through Robin Brown, a dog trainer and owner of Obedience Dynamics in Trenton. Brown was the first person to bring the pet rescue device cause to Michigan, and has provided masks to many Downriver communities.

"(My family) had friends in Florida that had gone through a house fire," Brown said. "One animal survived, and one didn't because (the fire department) didn't have the proper equipment. The human oxygen masks didn't work (on a pet); they don't fit over an animal's snout properly."

Brown said the Florida incident "piqued her interest."

"For a lot of families, when you lose a pet, you're losing one of your own; for kids, a pet can be a brother or a sister, and for families without kids, the pets are like the kids," she said. "There's so much confusion in a house fire, and you're losing everything, and then to watch your dog die, while the fire department is trying to save it, that just makes everything so much worse."

Brown began investigating, and located Help Animals Inc., a Florida organization working with a veterinary supply company to provide animal oxygen masks to local fire departments.

"You can't just buy these masks as a consumer, so I tied in with Help Animals Inc. and started a fund-raiser (in the Downriver area), because I wanted to make sure dogs and cats are protected."

Brown began the campaign by sending e-mails to clients, and initially thought the cause would only provide masks for Trenton firefighters, or possibly for those in "a surrounding city or two." But the "fund-raiser grew legs of its own," and soon she was receiving checks from places she'd "never even been to."

One of the checks was from Al "Santa" Clark in Waterford, who had sent $165 to purchase a set of masks for three fire trucks in Waterford.

"I read an article in a newspaper about Robin Brown getting so much money to purchase these masks," Clark said. "I thought about it, and decided to use the money I made playing Santa last year to purchase some and give them to Waterford Township.

Clark contacted Waterford Fire Department officials who confirmed that the department didn't have animal oxygen masks, but was more than willing to accept them as a donation.

"I bought three sets; there are three masks per set: one for large dogs, one for small dogs, and one for cats and small animals," Clark said. "If a kid comes running out with a bird or a guinea pig, you can actually fit the whole animal into the smallest mask, and provide it oxygen."

Clark said that he contacted the battalion chief in the Waterford Fire Department, who cleared the masks for use on three emergency vehicles. The package containing the masks is small enough to fit in a car's glove compartment, and won't interfere with human rescue equipment.

"I think they're a good addition to our equipment," said Ron Spears, a Waterford career firefighter, emergency medical technician-paramedic (EMT-P) and director of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Academy.

"When there are house fires, and we are able to pull the family pet out of that environment and they're still breathing but in respiratory distress, at this point, we've been using a mask that we use for people," Spears said. "We have a lieutenant who is trained in canine first-aid and CPR, and we do everything we can to save a pet in respiratory distress, even now. However, with these masks, we'll be able to have a properly-fitting device, and get more oxygen to the animal."

According to Brown, the equipment Clark purchased for Waterford is "the same equipment used by NASA and the Air Force." The masks are hooked up to an oxygen tank or a breather bag, and are not disposable. The canine/feline masks will be cleaned when the trucks return to the station, "just like the rest of the equipment."

"I made certain that the fire departments understand that we aren't asking them to risk their life to run back into a burning building to search out the family pet," Brown said. "The response I got was amazing, though. I actually had many firemen tell me that they would risk going back in for a pet, especially if a child was standing there, saying 'my dog is inside.'"

"It's great to know I'm helping to save the lives of people's pets," Clark said. "I have two dogs ... and I just thought it was a wonderful thing. I can't think of a better use for that (Santa Claus) money."

To view the article on the Spinal Column Newsweekly website copy and paste this link: http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/Articles-i-2008-03-26- 54986.113117_Oxygen_masks_donated_to_save_pets_of_all_size s .html

Stephanie Schneider is a staff writer for the Spinal Column Newsweekly

PhotoCredit:

Dana Spears and dog Ember (left), Ron Clark, and Waterford Fire Department Lt. Bruce Whiteside and dog Orson (right) demonstrate a set of oxygen masks Clark recently donated to the fire department to help rescue pets. (Spinal Column Newsweekly photo/Amy K. Lockard)

44 of 70 Confiscated Persian cats saved from unknown future by CFA Breed Rescue & H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc provided Veterinarian, Vaccines and medical supplies

Glenwood, FL

February 20, 2008

by Charlene Campbell

44 Confiscated Persian cats saved from unknown future by CFA Breed Rescue

Update on the 44 of the 70 Persians Confiscated from home in Florida

Just a quick note to keep you up to date on the 44 Persians (Halifax kept an extra for their adoption program) CFA Breed Rescue picked up from the Halifax Humane Society in Daytona FL. Wednesday Feb. 20, 2008.

The Staff at Halifax were very kind, due to volume, in a hurry to send off the Persians to get homes, gave us a tour of the facility and they gave all the cats Capstar before we picked them up. We had a few paperwork snafus of which cat was who, but all worked out fine at the barn. Every cat left with correct paperwork.

Cats have gone to 5 different Rescues, 2 Rescues on the East Coast and 3 Rescues on West Coast of Florida. At this time about 18 have already been S/N, found new homes with loving families. Thank you Rescue organizations!

This was accomplished in part due to the generally good health these cats were in, they had been used being handled, nails clipped, bathed, played with and loved. They had good weight, some older cats and females a little light due to cycling, but all in all, it was easy to shave and bathe them. They were very loving, beautiful cats after their treatments. We had a few mild URI's, I am sure due to the stress. Some of the older cats will require a good veterinary dental check up/cleaning. We had one cat that was very stressed and handful, he is a lover now, as it all calmed down.

THANK YOU TEAM!!! Our fast paced barn grooming team consisted of three shaving stations, (4) Shavers: Sandra Pringle, Linda Denton, Cynthia Giallombardo, Ada Hirsch, assistants and helpers Lisa James, Pat Hawk, Carol Fogerty, Joan Connors, Michael Bly. Debra + Mary Jackson (with broken hand) identifying the cats matching up paperwork. Barn Owner Jack Donahue and his 2 small dogs. Tamera from Animal Aid for picking up sub sandwiches and soda for our team, (Tamera is a vegan, bless her heart, she went and picked up 12 Italian subs for me, she saw how hard we were working to get everything done, she did mention they had veggie subs ). Barn Supply donations from Virginia Vaughn, Deb Kuchler, Barb Cole and Groom Team. Evening Equipment transport to the west coast, unloading and feeding Deb Kuchler. Please forgive me if I missed someone.

Pat Hawk, CFA Representative contacted fellow Volusia County Animal Control Board member Karen Clark of H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc. and was able to get the vaccine and medical help within less than a 24 hour alert.

Many Thanks to Karen Clark, Community Outreach Coordinator of H.E.L.P. Animals Inc. and volunteers Nick Mongello and Nan Smith. H.E.L.P. ANIMALS, INC. donated the Rabies Vaccinations and other supplies. H.E.L.P. supplied $371.25 in IDEXX Snap FELV \FIV Leukemia combo tests, hopefully they will be reimbursed by the donations for the Persian rescue. Originally there were to be 60 cats, so the West Volusia Humane Society paid for 30 of those 60 ordered to test their kitties. No tests went to waste. Medical supplies received were courtesy of the Henry Schein Cares Program that H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc. distributes to those "in need". The supplies included HS betadine solution, ointments, salves, burn gel, hydrogen peroxide, bandages, wipes, eyewash, cotton balls, gauze pads, dosage syringes, ID tags, tweezers, personal hand sanitizer for all rescue personell, soda, clipboards, etc. The supplies that were left, were to be placed in the CFA Disaster Supply box.

Thank you to Henry Schein Veterinary Care Representative, Brenda Gramm, who with a last minute notification of the urgent need IDDEX SnapTest was able to come through for H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc. with great pricing and delivery in less than 24 hours! Thank you all at H.EL.P. Animals, Inc. www.helpanimalsinc.org

Thank you to Dr. Donald Kanfer, DVM, Deland, FL who administrated the Rabies Vaccinations on behalf of H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc. and went that extra step by helping with a couple small accidental cut emergencies etc. H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc. is a 501c3 all Volunteer, Tax Dedctible Charity.

CFA Breed Rescue was working against the daylight , clock and everyone did a great job! Our Team ran out of daylight at the barn to shave all the cats, but we did as many as we could for the east coast rescues, (not enough volunteers or facilities to bathe cats). I personally transported 22 to the west coast. Barb Cole shaved and I bathed all day Thursday and Friday. Deb Kuchler and Vet Tech Nisa Taft helped us set up crates in garage, care for Cats, as we could not deliver to Rescues on the weekend, had to wait until Monday for managers. I still have a couple kitties in quarantine room that I had neutered on Thursday and treated for special items. I felt these cats were stressed and needed TLC, and to be adopted from a quiet environment.

THANK YOU for all the wonderful emails I received from the folks that were donating to our mission and all donors who just donated on line or mailed a check!

CFA members have the biggest hearts, and you made a difference in these cats lives. The Rescues are very grateful for your help in not letting these cats be a financial burden to the rescue organizations. I cannot express enough gratitude!

More to come in article, donors listing and photo's of everyone working.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!

Charlene Campbell, Coordinator

Cat Fancier's Association BAP-BR Region 7

239-772-5399

"The truest measure of a man is how he treats people who can do nothing for him."

H.E.L.P. ANIMALS, INC. DONATES VACCINES FOR 23 WEST VOLUSIA HUMANE SOCIETY ANIMALS

Twenty three cats and dogs of all ages from the West Volusia "No Kill" Humane Society received all of their vaccines courtesy of H.E.L.P. ANIMALS, INC. OUTREACH PROGRAM. Coordinator, Karen Clark states that the total of their pet shot visit today was $690. ($30 per animal) Which included Rabies, dog or cat combo, bordetella (kennel cough for dogs) and feline leukemia for the kitties.

Any animal that they bring to us will always receive all the vaccines they need to speed up any adoption!

We have also donated wormer by the quart, washers & dryers on a as needed basis. Atchley Appliance of Orange City is an angel. They take the request and confirm it and the waranteed items are either delivered or picked up by the WV Humane Society. The washers and dryers cost us anywhere from $89 to $115. The program is working out just fine according to "Judy" at the Shelter, "It's great knowing that we are able to have a working laundry room". Clark states that the program is running smoothly.

Nasal delivery Bordetella vaccine was donated in February for 23 dogs for a donated valuel of $345.

For information about our Outreach Program, contact Karen Clark at either 386-747-0598

Merrimac Dog Training Club donates Animal Oxygen Masks to Carrollton, VA Vol FD

To: HELP Animals Inc.:

Thank you for the donation of 4 animal resuscitative masks on 8 Feb. 2008 from the Merrimac Dog Training Club.

We have placed them on our transport ambulance and informed the members of our all-volunteer department where to find them.

For Fire Chief Joel Acree,

Albert Burckard

Vice-Pres

Carrollton Volunteer Fire Dept.

PO Box 77

Carrollton, VA 23314

757-238-2474

www.carrolltonfiredept.org

PS: I administered 02 to a cat victim of a structure fire about two

years ago and had to use a human pediatric mask because we had no animal masks.

***From H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc.: Thank you Carrolton Vol FD for caring enough to have the masks on your vehicles. Thank you, MERRIMAC DOG TRAINGING CLUB for your Community Minded Project!

Karen Clark,

Founder, H.E.L.P. ANIMALS, INC.

“The mask had been donated anonymously in February 2007 as a response to a 2006 Marlborough house fire that killed three dogs”, said Deputy Chief Daniel Connor.

“The mask had been donated anonymously in February 2007 as a response to a 2006 Marlborough house fire that killed three dogs” , said Deputy Chief Daniel Connor.

8 homeless after Hudson fire; man and dog hospitalized.

By Dan McDonald/Daily News staff

MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA

Tue Feb 05, 2008, 02:37 PM EST

Story link: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1925679371

HUDSON, MA -

A cooking fire spread yesterday after a 23-year-old man dowsed an electric stove with water, sending him and a dog to hospitals and leaving eight people homeless.

The three-alarm fire at 17 Mason St. started in a first-floor kitchen when David Marsland, who was cooking Portuguese sausage, attempted to put out a grease fire with water. That compounded things, as the fire on the electric stove quickly spread up the wall to a second-floor apartment and into the attic.

Around 11 a.m. Tony Demore, who was painting a house across the street, said he heard someone yell ``Help!'' Demore said he ran outside and noticed smoke billowing from the rear of the house.

When firefighters arrived at 11:07 a.m., flames could be seen on both sides of the house, said Hudson Fire Chief John Blood.

Firefighters had the blaze under control within an hour, Blood said.

Marsland, 23, was taken by ambulance to Marlborough Hospital. He was evaluated for smoke inhalation, said Luiz Goulart.

``He's going to be all right,'' said Goulart, who lives on the first floor with Ferreira and Marsland..

Marsland is the nephew of first-floor resident Carlos Ferreira, whose black Labrador, Eli, was treated in the street with an oxygen mask specifically designed for pets. The mask had been donated anonymously in February 2007 as a response to a 2006 Marlborough house fire that killed three dogs, said Deputy Chief Daniel Connor.

Firefighters carried the dog out of the house after finding it lying near the foot of his owner's bed. ``He was very lethargic, he had taken in a lot of smoke,'' said Connor. ``He was basically full of poison.''

In addition, three cats were rescued and are doing fine, said Connor.

Eli was first taken to Hudson Animal Hospital before being transported to Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton.

Tom Keppeler, a spokesman for the school, said Eli was in stable condition yesterday afternoon. He said he expected the dog to be kept under supervision for 24 hours and then released, he said.

His hands covered with soot, Ferreira packed the trunk of a silver Honda sedan with a few personal belongings yesterday afternoon. He had no long-term plans for shelter, but said he could not stay at the Mason Street home for the foreseeable future.

His more immediate concern, however, was with his nephew and pet. Ferreira, who has diabetes and other ailments, indicated that when he is too weak to call for assistance from his nephew, Eli often barks to get his attention.

``That dog has saved my life,'' he said of the help Eli has provided in the past.

Ferreira had lived in the home in a hilly section of town not far from the Assabet River for about a month, he said.

The fire chief said Marsland should have left the house and called 911 instead of splashing the stove with water. In the case of a small cooking fire on an electric stove, baking powder - not water - should be used to extinguish the flames, Blood said.

``That or you could put the lid on the pan,'' he said.

Red Cross provided housing for the residents last night, but Goulart was unsure where they would stay after that.

The assessor's office indicated the house is owned by Profirio Escobar and Ana G. Escobar.

Photo by Ken McGagh/Daily News staff

Hudson call firefighter Kenny Blood, left, and Hudson Firefighter Erick Currin use an oxygen mask designed for pets to resuscitate Eli, a labrador belonging to Carlos Ferrari, center, following a three-alarm house fire at Ferrari's home at 15 Mason Street in Hudson today. Firefighters heard the dog barking while fighting the fire and found Eli in a bedroom. The dog was taken by the fire department to Hudson Animal Hospital.

MASKS WERE DONATED THROUGH H.E.L.P. ANIMALS, INC.

Blaze damages house

By JONATHAN ABEL

Published May 11, 2007

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/05/11/Northpinellas/Blaze_damages_house.shtml

CLEARWATER - No one was home when flames ran through the house at 815 Howard St., but firefighters still had victims demanding oxygen: two dogs and a cat.

Clearwater and Largo fire departments were called to the blaze just before 5 p.m. Thursday. The two-story yellow house was home to four apartment units. A fire started on the second-story porch and spread through the top floor, blackening the insides of two apartments.

As the flames were put out, the firefighters carried three pets from the building. They laid them on the back lawn and gently pressed oxygen masks to the pets' faces.

A scruffy brown dog died and was covered by a yellow tarp.

A Labrador retriever and a black cat survived, with help from the oxygen.

County records show that Gerald and Denise Gentile purchased the house in 2004 for $146, 500. They did not immediately return calls left on their answering machines.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, said Clearwater Fire spokeswoman Elizabeth Daly-Watts. The top two apartments suffered "extensive damage," she said, but it was too early to say whether the house would be inhabitable.

As the fire burned, a power line strung to a corner of the house, fell to the street below, causing electricity to flicker in the neighborhood.

Neighbor Jennifer Barber looked out the window of her house and saw the flames. She pulled up a lawn chair and sat in her front yard, watching the fire departments handle the scene.

"If it hit the tree, it could have spread," Barber said. "It's so sad."

© Copyright 2002-2007, St. Petersburg Times

Entire State of Delaware to Have Animal Oxygen Masks in each Fire House

Every Delaware Pet Can Breathe Easier

First State becomes the First State once again………

Thanks to a generous donation by The Cat Fancier’s Association and The Mispillion Kennel Club, Delaware becomes the First State in the Nation with Animal Oxygen Recovery Masks in every Fire Station. The partnership of these two animal groups made the donation of the sets to stations in Kent and Sussex Counties a possibility and completed the Statewide coverage. Last year, the Wilmington Kennel Club got the Initiative rolling by donating sets to all of the New Castle County Fire Stations.

These potentially lifesaving pieces of apparatus come in a set of 3 sizes enabling a responder to administer oxygen not only to cats and dogs but to other pets as well. The cone shaped masks are designed with a flexible, snug fitting diaphragm for around the muzzle, which allows for the efficient delivery of oxygen to a stricken animal. They attach easily to an Oxygen tank with standardized tubing and may also be adapted to attach to a breather bag to help push the first of the O2 into an unresponsive pet. In the past, first responders had used Styrofoam cups, plastic bottles cut in half, or jury rigged a human O2 mask in an attempt to resuscitate a beloved pet.

The previously seldom seen masks have been promoted and popularized in the last few years by the grassroots effort of a nonprofit group in Florida. H.E.L.P. Animals Inc. of Volusia County, initially set out to purchase the masks for their own Fire

Departments but soon recognized the need for these masks on a National level. They then worked closely with SurgiVet, the Master US Distributor, and began selling them at cost on the nonprofit’s website - the reusable masks are $55 per set plus shipping/handling. You can view a video of a successful resuscitation made by firefighters of Daytona Beach, FL on their website www.helpanimalsinc.org

We challenge all animal lovers across the Nation to make a difference and to get involved with the Animal Oxygen Mask Initiative - find out what’s in your Hometown!