Bear repellent causes vet clinic evacuation

Who?
Who is involved?Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, Rachel Henry, animals, and Curtis Sanders
Who does/did the situation affect? Henry, the animals, and the employee's
Who said so?Laura Heinauer
What?
What is happening? The pepper spray for bears was spreading in the buliding and people couldn't brreath or see
What did happen? The spray had got knocked over and opened
What are the consequences? Henry and along with other employee's and animal had to get medicated care.
What is different about this? Nobody makes Bear pepper spray.
What are the choices? To not produce andymore, and if you do then have it in a safe place.
When?
When did or will this happen? Tuesday, September 16, 2008
When was this discovered? Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Where?
Where did or will this happen? A veterinary technician at Capital Veterinary Clinic on South Congress Avenue.
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? Sanders thought that instead of buying a gun for protection the pepper spray was just as harmful but didn't cost that much.
How?
How did it or will it happen? This happened because the bottle somehow got knocked over
How much does it cost? A couple of hundreds
How many people does this affect? Only the people who were inside the building
How do you feel about this?I tihnk that its good to have something to prevent bears from attacking you but if it effects you as well then why would you want to put yourself in that position. You might as well just let the bear attack you.