Housefires are frightening things and can be life-threatening to humans and animals alike. At one house fire in Wisconsin the firefighters re-entered the burning building to rescue Koda, the families 7-year-old dog.
Unfortunately, Koda was in a terrible state and wasn’t breathing. The firefighters on the scene, James and Jared, had to think on their feet about how to save the dog’s life and decided to perform mouth-to-nose resuscitation. Amazingly it worked, and the Koda, as well as all the family, are happy and safe.
Bogged Down
This horse has managed to slip and be submerged into a bog, looking scared and desperate. A man has kindly come to try and help the horse out of the swamp. It would be impossible to lift the horse without machinery as they are extremely heavy and so the man has been clever and brave in coaxing the horse onto safe ground.
This is an incredible act of bravery as the man could have also taken a fall into the bog and horse could well have tried to kick the man as it is in a state of distress and may not have understood the man was trying to help him. We hope that the horse is happily trotting in a field now.
“I Didn’t Like That at All”
We think this might be what was running through this cat’s mind as it was saved by a firefighter. From the looks of it, we can see some ash on the firefighters’ jacket and so perhaps the cat was caught in a house fire, which is a nightmare for any person, let alone a poor helpless animal like this little kitty.
The cat looks very appreciative to the firefighter and is maybe deep in thought about what a close call that was and how it might serve it well not to chase birds or hiss at dogs.
Recovery Time
After being rescued from a fire, both humans and animals need to recover from the shock and benefit from some sympathy and care.
Here we see a moment of respite for this little poodle in Connecticut who was rescued from a burning building. Covered in ash, this little pup is taking a much-needed sip of water, straight from the bottle. This probably isn’t normal behavior from the dog or the firefighter, but it looks like these two have a special bond and will be friends for life.
Lucky Dog
China’s Sichuan province was subject to a natural disaster which left buildings in a terrible condition, and people and animals trapped inside.
This lucky dog was found by two rescuers and is being pulled to safety from inside a collapsed building. The rescuers have risked their lives here as the building looks precarious and very unstable. It looks like they were all happy to have discovered this stranded dog, and the dog seems to be cooperating with its rescuers. We hope that it was reunited with its family in no time and that it goes on to live a happy life.