COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A kennel club in western Iowa has donated pet oxygen mask kits to help cats and dogs in fire emergencies.
The Council Bluffs Kennel Club's seven kits will go to the local fire department. The masks can be used on pets of various sizes.
The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports the donation will allow each station and most fire trucks under the department's jurisdiction to have masks.
Curtis McKeon with the Council Bluffs Fire Marshal's Office estimates about 80 percent of the roughly 1,000 fire calls received last year involved pets.
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