Woman calls 911 to report pet emergency, gets hit with fine

(CBS/AP) O'FALLON, Mo. - A Missouri woman has paid a $100 fine for calling 911 to report her dog had collapsed.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Rose Lakey of O'Fallon referred to the Great Dane as her "daughter" when she made the emergency call back on Easter Sunday. She said Wednesday - the day she paid the fine - that the word "daughter" came out accidentally.

Regardless, Lakey was accused of misusing 911. After initially pleading not guilty, she decided to pay the fine.

Lakey and her husband had just finished walking their 140-pound dog when the animal collapsed. She said she called 911 in a panic.

Emergency workers got the dog to an animal hospital, but the pet died.