First Responders In Boulder Use Pet Oxygen Masks

By Suzanne McCarrollBOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– First responders in Boulder are getting some new equipment to help dogs, cats, and other animals survive fires—oxygen masks.Allison Kean, a veterinarian for the Humane Society of Boulder, says smoke poses a threat to animals caught in a house or a wildfire.It’s estimated as many as 150,000 pets in the U.S. die in fires each year, mostly from smoke inhalation. (credit: CBS)
“As we know from any kind of fire exposure or smoke expos