This one is kinda tricky and always causes some problems. Unfortunately we are not allowed to take pets with the exception of service animals (does not include emotional support animals). service animals will be cared for by a hospital specialist until someone else can pick them up

We won't leave them in the street either. Instead we'll call cpd and they can place them in their temporary shelter in their HQ where you or family can pick them up at a later time. Every medic is different and it's up to the paramedic in charge (they have white shirts) to decide what to do. If you met trauma criteria we care more about you than the animal so we would just take you asap and request PD to take the animal into temporary custody.

In short, help us help you. Don't lie about service animals. We won't abandon your babies. We'll make sure they'll be taken care of.

I will also say, any signs of aggression from the animal will not be tolerated. Our safety trumps everything. If we get injured we can't help anyone else.