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PetMask.com is the brainchild of Monica, an 11 year old animal lover and sixth grader at Pocahontas Middle School in Powhatan County, Virginia.

Monica

The site was originally created to raise money to purchase Pet Oxygen Masks for the Powhatan County Volunteer Fire Department.

After great success with my initial goal I decided to expand and help other departments across Virginia, throughout the nation and all over the world!


To donate by check, with PayPal, by credit card or bank account click here:
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News and Updates
Bristol Fire Department
New Harbor, Maine
(Donated 1/13/10)
Boerne Fire Department
Boerne, Texas
(Donated 6 kits 1/12/10)
Fox River Grove Fire Department
Fox River Grove, Illinois
(Donated 1/4/10)
Three Lakes Fire Department
Three Lakes, Wisconsin
(Donated 12/28/09)
Los Angeles FD Station 36
San Pedro, Califonia
(Donated 12/23/09)
Crouse Volunteer Fire Department
Lincolnton, North Carolina
(Donated 12/16/09)
Town of Liberty Vol. Ambulance Corps
Liberty, New York
(Donated 4 kits 12/15/09)
Merritt Island Fire Department
Merritt Island, Florida
(Donated 12/11/09)
Quemado Volunteer Fire Department
Quemado, New Mexico
(Donated 12/10/09)
Vet Care Express
Bradenton, Florida
(Donated 12/7/09)
Hobbs Fire Department
Hobbs, New Mexico
(Donated 12/7/09)
Newcastle Fire Department
Newcastle, Maine
(Donated 11/28/09)
Roan Mountain Fire Department
Roan Mountain, Tennessee
(Donated 11/16/09)
Boylston Fire Department
Boylston, Massachusetts
(Donated 11/14/09)
Harvard Fire Department
Harvard, Massachusetts
(Donated 11/14/09)
Oakland Fire Department
Oakland, Maine
(Donated 2 kits 11/14/09)
Mokelumne Hill Fire Protection District
Mokelumne Hill, California
(Donated 4 kits 11/3/09)
West Point, CA Volunteer Fire Dpt
West Point, California
(Donated 11/3/09)
Millington Volunteer Fire Company
Millington, New Jersey
(Donated 11/2/09)
The ASPCA is honoring me with the
2009 ASPCA "Tommy Monahan"
Kid of the Year award!
Press release: ASPCA Press Release
Lakemont Volunteer Fire Company
Altonna, Pennsylvania
(Donated 10/7/09)
San José Fire Department
San José, Califonia
(Donated 16 kits 9/28/09)
Spotsylvania VFD
Spotsylvania, Virginia
(Donated 5 kits 9/21/09)
Bethany Volunteer Fire Department
Reidsville, North Carolina
(Donated 9/17/09)
Rangeley Fire Department
Rangeley, Maine
(Donated on 9/5/09)
Eunice City Fire Department
Eunice, New Mexico
(Donated on 9/5/09)
New Kent Volunteer Fire Department
New Kent, Virginia
(Donated 5 kits on 9/5/09)
Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
(Donated 8/29/09)
Carlisle County Animal Response Teams
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
(Donated 3 kits on 8/27/09)
Ogden, South Ogden & Weber FD
Ogden, Utah
(Donated 4 kits 8/6/09)
United Animal Nations (UAN), a national
animal protection organization, awarded
me its prestigious Animals' Choice Award!
UAN 2009 Press Release
Thibodaux, Louisiana
(Donated 8/3/09)
Appleton, Maine
(Donated 8/3/09)
Norristown, Pennsylvania
(Donated 7/31/09)
Hobbs Fire Department
Hobbs, New Mexico
(Donated 7/11/09)
Great Bend Fire Department
Great Bend, Kansas
(Donated 7/11/09)
A cat was rescued from a house fire
and resuscitated with a pet oxygen
mask donated to Bonner Springs, Kansas
through PetMask.com!
(7/4/2009)
San José Fire Department
San José, Califonia
(Donated 6/12/09)
South Holland Fire Department
South Holland, Illinois
(Now collecting donations)
Lincolnton Fire Department
Lincolnton, North Carolina
(Now collecting donations)
Henrico Fire Department
Henrico, Virginia
(Donated 13 kits 6/2/09)
Bayou Cane Fire District
Houma, Louisiana
(Donated 4 kits 5/12/09)
Deerfield Fire Department
Deerfield, Ohio
(Donated 5/12/09)
Hobbs Fire Department
Hobbs, New Mexico
(Donated 5/12/09)
West Point VFD
West Point, Virginia
(Donated 4 kits 5/11/09)
I was selected as runner-up in
American Humane's 2009
Be Kind to Animals Kid Contest!
American Humane 2009 Winners
Tulameen & District Fire Department
Tulameen, British Columbia, Canada
(Shipped 4/28/09)
PETA is awarding me with their
Compassionate Kid Award
Press release: PETA Award
Bonner Springs Fire Department
Bonner Springs, Kansas
(Donated on 4/7/09)
Chesterfield County Fire & EMS
Chesterfield, Virginia
(Donated 2 kits on 4/4/09)
Chickahominy Volunteer Fire Department
Hanover, Virginia
(Donated 3 kits on 4/1/09)
Sterling Fire Department
Sterling, Colorado
(Donated on 3/31/09)
Amelia County VFD
Amelia, Virginia
(Donated 5 kits on 3/14/09)
Blackstone Volunteer Fire Department
Blackstone, Virginia
(Donated on 3/14/09)
Roanoke-Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department
Littleton (Lake Gaston), North Carolina
(Donated on 3/12/2009)
Sussex Courthouse VFD
Sussex, Virginia
(Donated on 3/12/2009)
New Hartford Fire Department
New Hartford, New York
(Donated on 3/3/09)
Louisa County VFD
Louisa, Virginia
(Donated on 2/21/09)
Glen Aubrey Fire Company
Glen Aubrey, New York
(Donated on 1/27/09)
Hopewell Bureau of Fire
Hopewell, Virginia
(Donated 2 kits on 1/8/09)
Powhatan County VFD
Powhatan, Virginia
(Donated 5 kits on 11/24/08)
The one that started it all!
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Would you like to see your local fire department listed here? E-mail and let me know!



  Please help me save a pet's life! This site was created to raise money to purchase Pet Rescue & Resuscitation Oxygen Masks for Fire Departments to help save animals.

Do you want to donate a pet oxygen masks to your local fire department? Visit my donations page and sponsor your station today!

Does your fire department need pet oxygen mask kits? Are you a fire department employee or volunteer looking for mask kits? Contact me at and let me know. I can help!

Questions? Please e-mail or call 804-657-PETS (7387)
  


  Pets are often more vulnerable to smoke inhalation in fires because they hide. Unfortunately human oxygen masks don't fit properly on animals and can't be used to provide them with the much needed oxygen. These little cup-shaped pet masks were originally developed for use by veterinarians and seal around the muzzle of an animal tighter than a human mask. This helps firefighters deliver the right amount of oxygen to the pet and also protects the firefighters from an injured animal who may try to bite out of fear.

The cone-shaped plastic masks, which come in three different sizes and fit snugly on snouts, can resuscitate animals suffering from smoke inhalation. This mask set is so versatile it should take care of just about any air breathing animal species from a tiny bird or reptile to a St. Bernard. The masks are economical, reusable, sturdy and easily cleaned, plus they have a 2 year manufacturer warranty.

I hope that by raising money to purchase pet oxygen mask kits that I will contribute to saving pets and protecting pet owners that may risk their own life to save a pet in a fire.
 


  Each pet oxygen mask set costs $55 and includes three size; small, medium and large. One set can help revive dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, even birds. I am also purchasing padded emergency equipment cases for $15 to store the mask kits. That makes a complete kit $70 plus shipping, which I also pay for. There is no expense what so ever to the department receiving the mask kits and I do not charge any handling or processing fees.

Donations of any amount are accepted and greatly appreciated. Every penny counts! If you would like to donate $55 (the cost of one mask kit) or more you can become a sponsor donor and select the specific fire station to receive the masks. View my Donations & Sponsorships page for more information.


I provide Recovery Oxygen Mask kit V7148 from SurgiVet®. Smiths Medical offers a line of veterinary specific medical devices under the SurgiVet® brand that are recognized globally for their contributions in enhancing animal medicine. These devices are used in veterinary clinics, universities, and specialty areas such as zoos and aquatic centers around the world.

I provide compact, lightweight, foam lined StatPacks® EMS equipment storage cases from Code-2.com to safely store the mask kits on fire and EMS apparatus.

 


  Special Thanks!

I wanted to take a quick minute to pass on special thanks to a few people that are helping me with my efforts here at PetMask.com...

Give a Dog a Chance Rescue - an all breed rescue that rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes dogs primarily from kill shelters. Our dogs are in foster homes and not in a shelter. We will always be grateful to have committed foster homes to help us save more dogs. Also on Facebook



Richmond Dog Obedience Club is a multiple sponsor donator and an all volunteer organization dedicated to improving the relationship between pets and people by teaching responsible dog ownership and obedience classes.



Kat Simons from Lite 98 FM's Kat's Cafe. Thank you so much for having Monica in the studio, on your show and on your website to to promote her cause. Also, thank you for your love of pets and everything you do to help animals!



Village Bank is a sponsor donator and the official bank of PetMask.com. They are great supporters helping me out by hosting cash donation cans at the Watkins Centre, Chester and Powhatan branches. Village Bank is awesome! They offer a great variety of business and personal accounts, Internet banking and BillPay, and totally free ATM transactions nationwide! (no transaction fees from Village Bank and no transaction fees from the other bank's machine - seriously!) Their mascot is "Banks" the dog and they are a pet friendly business too!



Julie Bragg and Greg McQuade from CBS-6's "Virginia This Morning". Thank you both (and everyone at CBS-6!) for having Monica and Richmond Fire Battalion Chief David Creasy on the show. Julie, Greg and all the staff at CBS-6 were truly wonderful!



Rhett Fleitz at VAFireNews.com. Thanks for the great article and helping spread the work about PetMask.com to the Firefighters and EMT's of Virginia.



A.J. Lagoe, 8News weekend anchor from WRIC-TV8 has come out and interviewed Monica on two different occasions. I received numerous donations and e-mails of support after the stories aired. Thanks A.J.!



Jack Indigo and Jen Towner of the "Jack & Jen in the Morning" radio show on WMXB-FM Mix 103.7. Thank you both for having me in the studio and on the air to promote my efforts.




Dick Samuels at Family Dog Digest. Thank you for the publicity and your efforts to support my cause.






Mary Archer at RichmondPetLovers.com. Thank you for your support.

 


 
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