Fire crews to get oxygen masks for animals

PETS in the American state of Wisconsin will be breathing a little easier now that local rescuers will be carrying oxygen masks designed for animals.

Six fire trucks and 13 ambulances in the town of Appleton will have masks intended for use on dogs, cats and other small animals.

Alderman Richard Thompson initiated the programme after he saw a newspaper photograph of a firefighter in Superior giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a cat rescued from a house fire.