The Associated Press
WESTERLY, R.I. — A Rhode Island psychotherapist who lost his horse in a March barn fire is donating oxygen masks for pets to the local ambulance service.
The doctor (Herbert Nieburg) says he has counseled many people who have lost pets and hopes his donation will help some avoid that pain.
He says he was inspired by an April fire at a pet store in Westerly. Firefighters and volunteers carried 94 animals to safety during the blaze.
He’s donating four sets of pet masks to the ambulance service, each with three masks to accommodate animals of different sizes.