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Originally Posted by FL Tink  My husband is convinced that one day I will be shot!
I live in central FL. I have printed cards that I keep in my car..
It says: It is against the law in the State of FL to leave your dog in your car REGARDLESS of the temperature!!
I stick that on the window or door...and then I sit there to make sure they come with in 5 min. If not I call the police. Its a good thing I WASNT there!!!
Someone in my area was just prosecuted for leaving a dog in a hot car!
TAMPA, FL -- Down from Illinois on spring break, Police say Marius Molnar left a dog inside his SUV while he visited Busch Gardens.
An officer working extra duty spotted the car in the Busch Gardens parking lot with the dog inside. Hillsborough County Animal Services investigated and said the inside temperature of the vehicle was 90 degrees.
The dog named Snuggle, a female Maltese/Lhasa Apso mix, was left without water in a cage. Since the dog appeared to be in distress, officers managed to get inside the vehicle and rescue the dog.
Molnar was charged with animal cruelty and the dog was turned over to the county's animal services for care. He is held on $2,000 bond.
Snuggle is being treated in an animal hospital after her core temperature had reached nearly 106 degrees.
Tampa Police and Hillsborough County Animal Services remind pet owners that pets left behind in cars can be harmful with the sun shining even on cooler days and it is against the law. |
I did this in Arizona many, many times...The police were wonderful and would come right away...I didn't wait 5 minutes because a dog could die in that time...