Fire crews rescue 11 pets from burning home

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Published: 1/18 11:31 am

Updated: 1/18 12:26 pm

SAN ANTONIO -- Firefighters rushed to rescue several pets from a burning home on the East Side Friday.

Fire crews were called to the 3400 block of Chateau Drive, near Interstate 35 and AT&T Center Parkway, around 11:00 a.m. Friday. Officials said it appears the fire started in the garage area.

The owners of the home made it out of the home without injury.

News 4 WOAI was told 17 cats and 2 dogs were inside the home when it caught fire. Firefighters were able to get nine of the cats and both of the dogs out alive. EMS crews then began using special animal respirators to help revive them.

An arson team has been called to the scene to help determine the cause of the fire.

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Phrilly - 1/18/2013 6:37 PM

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Can you imagine what her house smells like? You can't give the love and support (vet first of all) to that many pets. I have three dogs and it's like having kids. They have to get shots, checkups, testing, teeth cleaning, oh, and food etc. etc. It can break the bank! Wanna bet these animals haven't had their shots? With that many cats there is no way one individual can keep up with the "sand" boxes. The cats have probably made the whole house a kitty litter box. Ugh. Is San Antonio going to step in and enforce the ordinance? Probably not. It's just on paper.

Alleykatden - 1/18/2013 3:18 PM

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City of San Antonio Ordinance - "A maximum number of eight (8) cats or five (5) dogs or an aggregate number of eight (8) may be permitted at a residence within the City limits." This is the rule for in the city, they shouldn't have had that many in the first place in one house. I'm glad they were able to rescue that many of them and its sad that they lost any, but come on that's too many under one roof.