Manchester dogs home was involved in an arson attack this evening 11/9/2014. The response from local
residents and the general public has been fantastic and restored my faith in human nature.
Latest message from Manchester Fire Brigade.
We really need to spread a message urgently. Lots of public are turning
up at Manchester dogs home bringing blankets and baskets. Right now we
really need people to stay away from the scene - there is a lot of
traffic and people and firefighters are trying to manage the incident.
Please help us spread the message to stay away from the scene
Here's how you can help the Manchester Dogs' Home following a fire which left dozens of animals dead.
The
M.E.N has set up a donation page through 'JustGiving' – a reputable
website and 100% of generous donations will be forwarded directly to
management at the home – you can access the page and donate by clicking here.
Manchester Fire Brigade has requested the public to stay away from the site while thanking the public for its generosity. Are you doing something to help? Email us at website@men-news.co.uk so we can include it on this page.
VIEW GALLERY– Rebekah Holliday If it wasn't for two quick thinking have a go heroes things could of been a lot worse.
Heroes raced into the fire to rescue dogs
Jason Dyer, 41, and his nephew Dean Rostock, 25, jumped
over the fence into the dogs home and kicked open kennel doors after
hearing dogs barking in panic
Two hero dog lovers risked their lives to run into the blaze and rescue 20 dogs at the height of the fire.
Jason
Dyer, 41, and his nephew Dean Rostock, 25, jumped over the fence into
the dogs home and kicked open kennel doors after hearing dogs barking in
panic.
Between them the pair rescued around 20 dogs, putting
leads on them and bringing them to safety before tying them to a nearby
fence.
They then went back to rescue others.
Dean, who lived Cleveland Road, behind the home, and Jason, who lived on nearby Moston Lane, described the horror scene.
Jason said: "All the windows of where the dogs are advertised for sale were blown out and the ceiling was collapsed.
Jason Dyer and Dean Rostock
"We initially ran into the bit that was on fire but we
couldn't get those dogs out. We went to the other kennels and began
kicking out the doors. We just wanted to get them out.
"This place
is part of our childhoods. We both have dogs and love dogs - of course
we are going to run in there. We just wanted to make sure as many as
possible would be okay."
The dogs trust and RSPCA are on scene working through the night helping to ferry the survivors to other rescues. Latest news nearly £800.000 raised in donations, the generosity of people has been amazing. Just Giving donation link.
We’d like to remember just how much dogs helped humans in
the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. If there was ever a time
in history where dogs proved their distinction as Man’s Best Friend, it
was during this unimaginable and overwhelming tragedy.
The 9/11 attacks brought about the largest deployment of Search and
Rescue (SAR) dogs in U.S. history. Over 350 trained SAR dogs and
handlers came to the Twin Towers site and the Pentagon to search for
survivors and to find bodies. The SAR dogs were mostly Labrador
Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, Collies, along with
some Spaniels, Dachshunds, other pure breeds and plenty of talented
mutts.
This event created a remarkable elevation of the human-canine bond,
where dogs and people worked together, understood each other's needs,
and helped each other on physical, emotional and even spiritual levels,
to get through a crisis neither species understood. Over and over again,
there were amazing scenarios of dogs helping people and people helping
dogs.
As the dogs worked with their handlers up to 16 grueling hours a day,
it soon became apparent that the dogs were nearly as distraught as the
human rescuers when there were so few survivors to be found. For the
human rescue workers, the lack of survivors made the attacks feel ever
more horrific and tragic. For the dogs trained to find survivors,
though, it felt like a personal failure.
From a SAR dog's perspective, being a good dog means you do your job
and find the people you're supposed to find. The long days of climbing
through rubble, squeezing through tight spaces, sniffing every nook and
cranny and finding no living people caused the dogs great stress –
they seemed to think this failure was their fault. Handlers and other
rescue workers had to regularly hide in the rubble in order to give the
dogs a successful find, and keep their spirits up.
After only a week or so, it became apparent that no more survivors
were to be found. The SAR dogs trained to find the living were honorably
discharged from duty, as heroes. Dogs trained to find the deceased took
over. They worked side by side with their handlers dutifully, for weeks
on end.
There was a support system in place to care for the dogs, who could
become exhausted, overwhelmed or injured. A canine medical camp was set
up to treat them. Sometimes a chiropractor would come in and give dogs a
soothing massage to relieve stress and sore muscles.
A few weeks into the rescue, a SAR dog named Servus, a Belgian
Malinois, fell head-first 20 feet into a jagged pocket within the
rubble. The reaction that followed demonstrates how much a SAR dog means
to his handler and disaster workers. The crew stopped what they were
doing and worked frantically to save the fallen dog. His handler climbed
down and found Servus suffocating, his nose filled with dust and
debris. Servus was in shock. The crew lifted him out, cleared his
nostrils and gave him oxygen. A nurse shaved a leg and inserted an IV.
Then, he was placed in the back of a police cruiser and sped off with
three police motorcycle escorts, blaring sirens and flashing lights to
get Servus to the nearest animal hospital. Servus recovered and demanded
to return to work the very next day!
Not every dog dispatched in the recovery effort worked in the rubble.
Some dogs were dispatched specifically for therapy. They are trained to
detect stress and trauma in humans and aided the people who worked long
days doing the heartbreaking job of finding human remains. The dogs
brought comfort to weary, stressed workers. The SAR dogs also took on
side duties of comforting their handlers and other workers who were
overwhelmed.
One dog hero of 9/11 was actually on the 71st floor of the north
tower when the plane hit. Dorado, a Labrador Retriever, was a guide dog
for his blind owner. When glass was flying everywhere, the heat and
smoke were intense, and there was panic all around, the blind man knew
he had no chance of getting out. He unleashed his dog and commanded him
to go, so he could escape and live. Dorado was swept up in the panic,
but moments later found his owner and insisted that he move. Dorado
guided his owner down 70 flights of crowded stairs. It took an hour to
get out, but they emerged to safety just before the building collapsed.
Search and Rescue Dogs save human lives every day. The magnitude of
9/11 brought over 300 of these devoted canines together, bringing
international attention as to how remarkable they are. After 9/11, some
SAR dogs retired from duty and lived out the rest of their lives as
pets. Some went on to work other major disasters, such as Hurricane
Katrina.
This is the Blog Hop that features shelter animals. Find a cat, dog, rabbit, etc. at your local animal shelter or rescue and feature them on this Blog Hop! Come join the fun and help a furry friend find a forever home! And while you’re at it, don’t forget to visit the other blogs and share their doggies, cats, rabbits, and all the other animals that need forever homes on your social media sites. Please spread the word!
Two Dogue de Bordeaux's looking for there forever homes.
