04-18-2011, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I may have read that, but I just got a cell phone for Christmas. Now if I can just remember to take it when I go shopping. I'll now be on dog patrol. | Yay! Dog patrol! Quote:
Originally Posted by jp4m2 It's unbelievable that people still do this. There under the false assumption if the windows are cracked and it's less than 80 degrees or they will be *only a couple of minutes* it won't get hot enough to hurt the pet. This is totally false......
"In a relatively mild 85-degree day, it takes only 10 minutes for the interior of a car to reach 102 degrees—and within 30 minutes, the inside of the car can be a staggering 120 degrees! Leaving windows open a few inches does not help. Dogs cool down mostly by panting and the car can become an inferno with the addition of hot panting breath. In only a short amount of time, a dog with a high body temperature can suffer critical damage to his nervous system, heart, liver and brain."
This is a list of only 14 states with laws that address this. I don't understand how this wouldn't apply to all states under animal cruelty laws.... Quick Summary of States with Animals in Parked Cars Laws | Wonderful. I put this in the library. 
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