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Today, amazing footage was taken of a heroic dog rescue in Los Angeles which brings up the issue of how local emergency services can aid in taking care of our pets. We might think of the image of a fireman coming out to rescue the little cat in the tree--something that probably is rare today. But here were firemen and other emergency workers taking the time and spending money to rescue someone's pet in the middle of one of our nation's largest cities.

So, here in the St. Louis area, especially the Southeast Missouri rural area I live in, would we support the humane treatment of animals that might take up so many resources normally meant for saving humans and not pets? That's the power of pet photography -- it might move us to rethink our relationships to pets or reinforce our deeply held beliefs.

In honor of pet rescues, check out this story of Luigi, here in the St. Louis area. It shows how ordinary citizens help out pets in meaningful ways. The Stray Rescue of St. Louis have so many heart warming stories of rescue that might even motivate you to adopt. Again, one of the most powerful functions of pet photography is to motivate us to treat animals humanely.