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Even on a mild 78° F day, the temperature inside a car can increase to over 100 degrees in a matter of minutes. To a dog who can’t let itself out, this can be lethal. It might be a quick visit or shopping trip to you, but that means mean torture for your dog left behind. Last week, an informed passerby in the UK smashed the window of a parked Mercedes. He didn’t do it for the sake of destruction. He … Read more
Every year, hundreds of dogs die in hot vehicles. On a 90 degree day in (the ironically named) Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, and Shelly Nicholas’ dog almost became a statistic. Nicholas claims that she only left the dog for 10 minutes while she, her daughter, and her boyfriend shopped at a Bullocks supermarket. When she returned, police officers were waiting to confront her. What happened next has animal lovers cheering and Nicholas alleging police misconduct. The officers presented Nicholas … Read more
When the summer sun is shining and the windows are closed, it only takes a few minutes for a hot car to turn deadly. While most pet owners recognize the dangers associated with leaving animals in locked cars, too many don’t understand exactly how serious the situation is. That was the case in Boynton Beach, Florida when a concerned passerby found a pit bull locked in a hot car. https://www.facebook.com/boyntonbeachpolice/photos/pcb.10155048539828096/10155048536723096/?type=3&theater Police learned after the fact that the owner was … Read more
Shawna Harch was about to meet her friends for a fun night out when she heard barking coming from somewhere near the street. An initial search for the source yielded no results, but when the sound continued, her conscious kept her from walking away. Harch followed the dog’s calls until she was eventually lead to a locked Mercedes. The windows were up, but she could see a small dog locked in a crate on the backseat. While the sun roof … Read more
Despite the increased news coverage, celebrity videos and updated laws relating to pets in hot cars, cases continue to pop up across the country. The issue may be that many people simply do not grasp the extremity of the heat and the speed at which life-threatening temperatures can be reached in a parked vehicle. One Imgur user decided to create a visual demonstration of the phenomenon using an egg and a frying pan. The first image shows a cracked … Read more
There are so many things wrong with this picture: a puppy was left in a car on a day where temperatures soared above 90 degrees while his owners (presumably) watched an entire baseball game. Luckily, fate had other plans for this little pup, and they did not include dying of heat stroke that day. Royals fans Josh Lee, his wife Erin, son Hudson and brother Michael Warner left the game early during the 8th inning, reports The Kansas City Star. That’s when they heard a muffled whimpering sound … Read more
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