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Do this

  1. 1Stop traffic or crowding only if it is safe for you.
  2. 2Do not touch a scared or injured animal with bare hands.
  3. 3Take a short video and exact location pin before calling help.
  4. 4Check if the animal is breathing, bleeding, trapped, unable to stand, or aggressive from pain.
  5. 5Call the nearest vet/rescue and say species, injury, exact location, and whether transport is needed.

Do not

  • Do not give human painkillers.
  • Do not pour water into the mouth of an unconscious animal.
  • Do not pull a trapped animal without guidance unless there is immediate fire/traffic danger.

Call script

I found an injured [animal] at [exact location]. It is [bleeding/not moving/trapped]. I can share a video and location pin. Can you guide dispatch or nearest vet?

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