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06-21-2006, 08:56 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada
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| Dogs left in vehicles an absolute no-no There's nothing that makes me more upset than seeing a dog left unattended in a car in the warmer months! I don't think many people realize how quickly the temps rise in a vehicle and how much that heat affects their dog. I know I didn't realize it until I did some research. We've been in the middle of some hot weather up here, but the other day it was a bit cooler and while out doing errands I saw a dog left in a truck cab, the windows cracked a couple of inches. I have no idea how long the dog was left there before I arrived...the owner came out to his truck after about 5 minutes after I got there. I was getting out of my vehicle to say something to him, but he drove away before I could get to his side of the vehicle (I don't move very fast!) The dog was panting pretty heavily by the time the owner came out....hopefully he was okay. I knew that temps could rise fast in a parked vehicle, but was shocked to learn how fast they rise and to what temps.... It takes only 5 minutes for the temp in a vehicle (in the shade with windows cracked open) to reach 100 or so degrees on a warm day. In 10 mins, the temp can reach 120. Heatstroke can take hold of the dog in 15 minutes or less, depending on the size of the animal. If the vehicle is parked in the sun, it only takes minutes for the temp to reach 160 degrees! Symptoms of heatstroke are: heavy panting, distress, staggering, dark red/blue/purple gums, drooling and vomiting. It is an agonizing death. The only way to alleviate the symptoms is to cool down the dog immediately...a tepid/cool bath (not cold) will help unless the heatstroke is too far advanced...then even a visit to the vet might not help! If you see a dog left in a vehicle, please speak to the manager of the business that owns the parking lot and have him page or notify the vehicle owner. You could save a dog's life by doing this! It's what I should have done...I'll know better next time! I'll get off my soap box now |
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06-21-2006, 09:54 AM | #2 |
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| Ok I understand where you're coming from. It irritates me too... But I don't know if you thought of this or not but if you're in a parking structure of say five businesses How are you going to find the Manager of the parking structure? Chances are you're not and it'd be too time consuming to go to every business and ask them to page the owner of a such and such truck who owns a such and such dog. And even so if they find that person there's nothing that business can legally do. The laws are different in every state (although we pretty much have the same general laws). Are we suppose to hold the owner there as a prisoner and wait for cops to show up? That's holding someone agianst their will. The most we could do is ask them to take the dog home and warn them about the possibe outcome of leaving the dog in the car. And that's not going to make them stop doing it. There's no fool proof way to make an owner of a dog stop doing that. It's something we're all going to have to deal with forever. and let's face it Cops are too busy catching criminals, tracking down speeders and such to notice a small dog in a car panting. I'm not trying to justify anything I'm simply pointing out that It gets on everyones nerves but in all actuallity there's not much we can do. It's going to continue whether we like it to or not.
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06-21-2006, 10:01 AM | #3 |
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| Can't you call the aspca or the police with the plate number and report it as animal cruelty. The other day my bf and I were picking up pizza and there is a bar next door and I watched this couple get out of their car with the windows cracked and leave a german shepard in the car while they went into the bar. I was so tempted to call the police when I saw this...this wasn't a case of running into a store real quick these people were going into a bar to hang out while this poor dog was stuck in a hot car, thats just selfish and cruel. |
06-21-2006, 10:04 AM | #4 |
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| This morning , I was at the shopping mall when I heard a loud scream coming from a car . It was a Bichon Frise almost dying from heat in a car . I opened the door and called a friend for help . The woman was mad at me because I told her that we had her dog rushed to the nearest animal clinic . |
06-21-2006, 10:05 AM | #5 |
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| In our area, with temperatures in the 90s day after day in the summer, it's actually ILLEGAL to leave a dog in a car alone and you can call the police and they'll come get the dog out. I figure it's not just our city, but hey, whatever it takes to save a dog's life.
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06-21-2006, 10:15 AM | #6 |
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| Here's MY thinkin.. I wouldn't want to be stuck in a car thats not turned on and without air for even a second! So why would I put my dog through that??
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06-21-2006, 11:37 AM | #7 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada
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I'm sure there will always be situations where it's almost impossible to do anything...I think the point I'm trying to make is this...when you see this happening and you are in a situation where you can do something about it....do it! I totally understand that there are parking lots at strip malls, multi level parking, etc. I think in that instance, I'd stay with the vehicle. If I found that the animal was in distress, I'd call the police. (Whether or not the police do anything, I don't know....I guess it depends on where you live...I know here, they'd rescue the animal if they felt it was in dire straits.) I just know that if I saw an animal in a vehicle on a hot day, I'd do what I could to ensure that the animal came out of that situation okay. | |
06-21-2006, 11:40 AM | #8 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada
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Good for you!! I hope the woman realizes what could have happened to her dog had you not stepped in. Hopefully the vet will set her straight. (This is assuming her little one survived!) Thank heavens you did what you did. | |
06-21-2006, 12:33 PM | #9 |
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| Thank God it is illegal in Arizona to leave a dog in the car winter or summer. I can call the cops and they will come and busts the people's car windows and get the animal out and the people can't do a darn thing about it. I also have little stickys that I carry around and leave on their car in the winter time when it is not so hot and I know the dog is safe.
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06-21-2006, 01:06 PM | #10 | |
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I'd break the window...save the dog...and explain later.... Francie | |
06-21-2006, 01:08 PM | #11 | |
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The vet set her straight and she is mad because she'll have to pay the vet bill . | |
06-21-2006, 01:10 PM | #12 | |
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Kudos for you! Francie | |
06-21-2006, 04:29 PM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: knoxville
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| you done the right thing i would have done it also....my hubby drives a truck for a living and we take our yorkie with us all the time.....and there is times he stays in the truck but it is different because this is like home he has his food and water bed and most of all air ALL THE TIME.....he is never in the heat i wouldnt want to be left in the heat so why should my baby be left in the heat....it is wrong for anyone to do an animal like that and to be honest with you they dont need the animal if thats all they care about it. |
06-21-2006, 05:40 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada
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| Hubby works on those big rigs all the time (mechanic)...and I've seen some of them...they are gorgeous! Just like a mini apartment some of them. We've been tossing around the idea of doing that when he retires....drive around the country in a big rig. |
06-21-2006, 06:16 PM | #15 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas
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| i can never leave my dogs in my car. it gets way too hot here in texas i can't even stand the heat |
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