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PetMask.com is the brainchild of Monica, an 11 year old animal lover and fifth grader at Pocahontas Middle School in Powhatan County, Virginia.
The site was originally created to raise money to purchase Pet Oxygen Masks for the Powhatan County Volunteer Fire Department.
After great success with her initial goal she decided to expand and help other departments across Virginia, throughout the nation and all over the world!
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To donate by check, with PayPal, by credit card or bank account click here:
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News and Updates
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South Holland Fire Department
South Holland, Illinois
(Now collecting donations)
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Lincolnton Fire Department
Lincolnton, North Carolina
(Now collecting donations)
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Henrico Fire Department
Henrico, VA
(Donated 13 kits 6/2/09)
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Bayou Cane Fire District
Houma, Louisiana
(Donated 4 kits 5/12/09)
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Deerfield Fire Department
Deerfield, Ohio
(Donated 5/12/09)
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Hobbs Fire Department
Hobbs, New Mexico
(Donated 5/12/09)
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West Point VFD
West Point, VA
(Donated 4 kits 5/11/09)
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Monica has been selected as runner-up in
American Humane's 2009
Be Kind to Animals Kid Contest
American Humane 2009 Winners
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Tulameen & District Fire Department
Tulameen, British Columbia, Canada
(Shipped 4/28/09)
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PETA is awarding Monica with their
Compassionate Kid Award
Press release: PETA Award
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Bonner Springs Fire Department
Bonner Springs, KS
(Donated on 4/7/09)
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Chesterfield County Fire & EMS
Chesterfield, VA
(Donated 2 kits on 4/4/09)
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Chickahominy Volunteer Fire Department
Hanover, VA
(Donated 3 kits on 4/1/09)
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Sterling Fire Department
Sterling, CO
(Donated on 3/31/09)
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Amelia County VFD
Amelia, VA
(Donated 5 kits on 3/14/09)
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Blackstone Volunteer Fire Department
Blackstone, VA
(Donated on 3/14/09)
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Roanoke-Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department
Littleton (Lake Gaston), North Carolina
(Donated on 3/12/2009)
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Sussex Courthouse VFD
Sussex, VA
(Donated on 3/12/2009)
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New Hartford Fire Department
New Hartford, NY
(Donated on 3/3/09)
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Louisa County VFD
Louisa, VA
(Donated on 2/21/09)
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Glen Aubrey Fire Company
Glen Aubrey, NY
(Donated on 1/27/09)
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Hopewell Bureau of Fire
Hopewell, VA
(Donated 2 kits on 1/8/09)
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Powhatan County VFD
Powhatan, VA
(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 us know!
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Please help us save a 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 purchase pet oxygen masks for your local fire department? Visit our 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 us at
and let us know. We can help!
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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.
We hope that by raising money to purchase pet oxygen mask kits that we will contribute to saving pets and protecting pet owners that may risk their own life to save a pet in a fire.
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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.
We are also purchasing padded emergency equipment cases for $5 to store the mask kits. That makes a complete kit $60 plus shipping, which we also pay for. There is no expense what so ever to the department receiving the mask kits and we 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 our Donations & Sponsorships page for more information.
 We 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.
We 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.
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Special Thanks!
We wanted to take a quick minute to pass on special thanks to a few people that are helping us with our efforts here at PetMask.com...
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 us 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. We 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 us in the studio and on the air to promote our efforts.
Dick Samuels at Family Dog Digest. Thank you for the publicity and your efforts to support our cause.
Mary Archer at RichmondPetLovers.com. Thank you for your support.
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