Firefighter Saves Dogs, Then Pays Their Medical Bills

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/firefighter-saves-dogs-then-pays-their-medical-bills.html





Cherise Udell July 17, 2014

Utah, my home state, doesn’t always make headlines for positive stories; polygamy, bizarre politics and air pollution are often tied to news about the state. However, community involvement and helping others are characteristics highly regarded in Utah, so I was happy, but not surprised, to hear this story in The Salt Lake Tribune about a firefighter going beyond the call of duty.

When firefighter Tyler Petersen arrived to the scene of the I-15 accident, he found one car with an unresponsive driver and three dogs, two of which were seriously injured. After managing the accident scene, Petersen said he would pay for the medical care of the dogs if someone drove them to the vet.

Petersen made this fateful decision because the motorist was unresponsive and no relatives could be reached. In this emergency scenario, the firefighter knew these injured animals were at risk of being put down.

Karol Johnson, who volunteers for the Brigham City Animal Shelter, quickly traveled to the scene of the accident on Interstate 15 and picked up the three dogs — a black Lab and two poodles. She brought them to the nearby Canyon View Health Center.

Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/firefighter-saves-dogs-then-pays-their-medical-bills.html#ixzz383WfbMco

FULL story at link.

[hlthe2b]

1. Note to pet owners--many car insurance policies will cover a pet injured in the collision as well as

the humans. Even to the point of covering some rehabilitation/physical therapy care.

Never hurts to check your policy, if you, as I, often travel with my dog

[silverweb]

2. Love this story!

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]And love Care2, as well, for many reasons.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. We need to know more people like this are in the world.

I know they are here, we just don't hear enough about them. A firefighter is not a high paid job, and this was an incredible thing to do.

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked, recommended and kudos to the firefighter.

Thanks for the thread, Omaha Steve.

[montanacowboy]

5. Kudos

to all who helped

[smirkymonkey]

6. Aww! What a great story!

And what a great human being that firefighter was. Thanks to him!

[nashville_brook]

7. a first responder found my dog when he'd been hit by a car

it's a long story, and very sad -- but the EMT was on his way home in the early morning hours and found him, hurt. Took him to the doggie ER and stayed with him holding his paw until he passed.

the kindness of this man is simply without equal.

[magical thyme]

8. bless him a million times over!

[DirkGently]

9. Good human. Good.