One dog, which was black, fled when firefighters opened the door to the mobile home on Green Street, but they found a white dog named Diesel unresponsive in a cage inside the home, said borough police Officer Jamie Speelman.
Firefighters from the Monarch Volunteer Fire Department and Fayette EMS paramedics resuscitated the dog, Speelman said.
She said a man and woman lived in the home. The woman owned the home, but the man owned the dogs, she said.
“The white dog was severely emaciated. He didn’t have the strength to stand up,” Speelman said.
The owner said he found the dog and was trying to nurse it back to health, she said.
He told her that he didn’t have the means to properly care for Diesel and agreed to turn him over to Angels of Mercy for adoption, said Speelman, who is president of the nonprofit organization.
No charges have filed against the owner, she said.
Both dogs, which are pit bull mixes, are at Duck Hollow Animal Hospital, she said, adding that the next 24-48 hours are crucial to Diesel’s recovery and the black dog was taken there for observation.
If Diesel recovers, one of the Monarch firefighters who helped resuscitate him plans to adopt him and rename him Survivor, Speelman said.
She said Angels of Mercy does not have a shelter so it places pets with foster homes until adoptions can be arranged.
“The dogs are safe right now and the family is safe,” Speelman said.
The Dunbar, Morrell, South Connellsville, West Leisenring and North Union Township volunteer fire departments also responded to the fire. State police fire marshals were called to determine the cause of the fire.
Speelman said donations for the care of the dogs can be sent to Angles of Mercy, P.O. Box 62, Dunbar, Pa, 15431. Angels can be reached at 724-317-5558.
(Herald Standard - April 7, 2016)
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