Pet Protector and Rescue Tool

A system for extrication of a pet from a collar or harness by a rescuer in the event of an emergency comprising:

• one or more pet rescue tools pre-positioned on a similar number of sections of straps arrayed about the collar or harness to facilitate the cutting of such straps, all said pet rescue tools being accessible to the rescuer at all times;
• said pet rescue tool comprising:
• a housing comprised of first and second sections, said first section having a strap capturing recess dimensioned to permit the strap of the collar or harness to be positioned therein, said two sections connected to each other at their rear portions by a hinge, and both sections being fixedly joinable together at the respective front portions thereof to capture a portion of said strap of the collar or harness between the two sections and frictionally maintain the position of the tool on the captured portion of the strap;
• said first section housing a cutting implement and cutting guide for severing the strap of the collar or harness captured between the two sections, said cutting guide being located within paired upper and lower guiding tracks for maintaining the cutting guide and the cutting implement in substantially perpendicular alignment to the edge of and across said strap, said paired guiding tracks extending within the first section from rear to front thereof with said upper guiding track having an upwardly opening slot and said lower guiding track having a downwardly opening slot, said downwardly opening slot permitting the forward sliding of the cutting implement and the upwardly opening slot permitting the attachment of the cutting guide to a handle for operating the cutting implement attached to the cutting guide;
• said first section also housing a lower cutting guide having position extensions extending inwardly to maintain the cutting guide in perpendicular alignment to the edges of the strap of the collar or harness;
• said lower cutting guide also including a guide slot extending across the base portion of the second section for maintaining the cutting implement in perpendicular alignment to the edges of the strap of the collar or harness regardless of external forces exerted against the cutting implement or pet rescue tool;
• said handle being attached to said cutting guide by a rotatable pin located between the sides of the first section and extending into the upper guiding track permitting the handle and the cutting guide to move from a stowed to an operational position, said handle being maintained in the stowed position by a retaining member,
• whereby said pet rescue tool is readily available for use by being retained in its pre-positioned location on the strap of the pet collar or harness.