Emergency rescue service for animals
Category: Animal Rescue – A Photographic History
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Animal Rescue- A Photographic History Vol. 1 No. 13
Number 13. I’m always surprised how far onto the ice some of these animals can get. This rescue includes two photos. The rescue effort and the shore portion of the incident. What a really cool look back into the past. ACME Newspictures- Chicago Bureau dated February 7, 1940 Title: Ferdinand Breaks The Ice “St. Louis,
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Animal Rescue- A Photographic History Vol. 1 No. 12
Number 12. How did a horse get on the roof of a store? Read on. Watch the video below for Big Boss commentary. Associated Press Wirephoto dated July 26, 1951 Title: Off High Perch “A derrick lowered this horse from the roof of a building in the Armordale district yesterday, liberating the animal that apparently
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Animal Rescue- A Photographic History Vol. 1 No. 11
Number 11. Horses can get into the most unlikely places. Wonder what this one was thinking when it hit the water.UPI Telephoto dated January 6, 1963 “Dallas, Tex: A horse named Blue Boy, in the left photo, is at the bottom of a 30-foot cistern which he had fallen into at the Halber Riding Academy.
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Animal Rescue- A Photographic History Vol. 1 No. 10
Number 10! This one is from Canada. ACME Newspictures, United Press, Canadian Army Photo from ACME dated June 14, 1948 Title: Amphibious Bull “Chilliwack, B.C., Civilian rescue workers tow a bull to safety after flood waters inundated the area. In some places the water reached a depth of 15 feet. Army Engineers from the Royal
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Animal Rescue- A Photographic History Vol. 1 No. 9
Number 9. AP Wirephoto December 15, 1971 Title: No Horse Power “Greenley, Colo., Firemen answer many strange calls for help beyond their firefighting duties. Firemen came up with a first when they responded to a call for assistance to remove a horse from a lake after the animal had fallen through the ice into cold
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Animal Rescue- A Photographic History Vol. 1 No. 8
Number 8. ACME Newspictures dated June 4, 1938. Title: Getting Down is Another Problem “San Francisco- It was fast work for this cat to shinny up to the top of the pole when a dog pursued–but getting down was something else again. After several hours of intermittent yowling–neighbors called the Humane Society, an attendant clambered
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Animal Rescue- A Photographic History Vol. 1 No. 7
Number 7. I really like this one with the firefighters, pull up boots and a long bunker coat. This image is light on the text. Dated January 22, 1955. “Dog marooned on Lake Barcroft VA. L-R Captain E. G. Brimsley, PVT. W. B. Thomas” Click below to watch the video version. Big Boss- Rescue Chief/Founder
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Animal Rescue- A Photographic History Vol. 1 No. 6
Number 6 is an old one. This ACME Newspictures- Cleveland Bureau was taken June 26, 1934 Title: Cat Clings to Pole as Kittens Die of Starvation “A mother cat, chased up a telephone pole by a dog, was rescued through efforts of the Animal Protective League after she had clung to her lofty perch for
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Animal Rescue- A Photographic History Vol. 1 No. 5
Number 5. This image is an ACME Newspictures- Chicago Bureau dated February 1, 1947. Title: Puppy Rescued “Chicago- Humane Officer Allen Glisch said the pup had apparently been put into the pipe and had become wedged. Young boys heard the dog crying.” Click below to watch the video version. Big Boss- Rescue Chief/Founder P.S. Please
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Animal Rescue- A Photographic History Vol. 1 No. 4
Number 4 is a more recent image. It’s an AP Wirephoto dated April 23, 1974. “Flooded conditions on the Sabine River Monday stranded two calves owned by Tommy Banks of Greenville, Tex.(bottom of photo in boat). Banks and Paul Marion of Commerce, Tex.,(wearing straw hat), attempted to rescue the calves, but they failed and the
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