Don't leave your dog in your car.

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  • ARDuBaie
    ARDuBaie Posts: 378 Member
    Yeah, my dumb-butt sister did this to her dog. Came out of the hotel and the dog was in a stupor. They had to put it to sleep because its brain was basically fried.
  • Shannon2714
    Shannon2714 Posts: 843 Member
    I call the cops whenever I see this. People are horrible!
  • tappae
    tappae Posts: 568 Member
    oh dear. This breaks my heart. How can people be so irresponsible. You can crack open the window by a fairly big margin before most dogs are able to get out of the car. This is just cruel

    Cracking the windows isn't good enough. The dogs can still get heat stroke fairly quickly.

    Most people don't realize how much more sensitive to heat that dogs are compared to us. They can barely sweat, and then only from the feet, which doesn't do much at all for thermoregulation. Most of their heat transfer is accomplished through panting, which is only so efficient and also leads to more rapid fluid loss. No wild canid is intentionally active during the heat of the day. They use this time to rest in the shade. If your dog is unfit, older or even just a little overweight, they can easily get heat stroke on just a short walk on a warm day (even just in the 80s). My dogs are athletes, but I never run them far or fast and never over 80 degrees. I've seen way too many dogs die from heat stroke.
  • Pomoch325
    Pomoch325 Posts: 63 Member
    So sad. I have called the police before about a dog in a hot car.
  • JPod279
    JPod279 Posts: 722 Member
    I hate seeing that! I leave nasty notes on the cars.

    You should call the cops instead of leaving notes. :wink:

    No, they should bust the effing window out take the dog out, give it a drink, and then wait for the owners. Then when they come out tell them if they don't call the cops you won't either. Also, if they let you keep the dog you won't kick their *kitten*.
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Call the police when you see this - it's considered animal abuse.

    Some people shouldn't be allowed to have pets.
  • JPod279
    JPod279 Posts: 722 Member
    I am all about calling the cops if I see an animal in the car. I once had to call on someone who left their infant in the car. It was 102 outside that day - WTF really???

    I would have absolutely busted the window out on that one and gotten the kid out and THEN called the cops.
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I hate seeing that! I leave nasty notes on the cars.

    You should call the cops instead of leaving notes. :wink:

    No, they should bust the effing window out take the dog out, give it a drink, and then wait for the owners. Then when they come out tell them if they don't call the cops you won't either. Also, if they let you keep the dog you won't kick their *kitten*.

    I like your approach.
  • FitLink
    FitLink Posts: 1,317 Member
    I hate seeing that! I leave nasty notes on the cars.

    You should call the cops instead of leaving notes. :wink:



    Agreed. Call the police, and, if possible, wait for them to arrive.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    People are just plain stupid... if it's not leaving their pets (cats should be included here) in the car... then it's putting their infant on that little "seat" on the front of the grocery basket while still in the carrier.
  • tappae
    tappae Posts: 568 Member
    People are just plain stupid... if it's not leaving their pets (cats should be included here) in the car... then it's putting their infant on that little "seat" on the front of the grocery basket while still in the carrier.

    Off topic, but my infant carrier actually locks onto the front of the shopping cart, making it more secure than putting it down into the cart itself. Don't assume it's just balanced up there.
  • TK266
    TK266 Posts: 3,638 Member
    hopefully the dog at least did something like this.

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  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    People are just plain stupid... if it's not leaving their pets (cats should be included here) in the car... then it's putting their infant on that little "seat" on the front of the grocery basket while still in the carrier.

    Off topic, but my infant carrier actually locks onto the front of the shopping cart, making it more secure than putting it down into the cart itself. Don't assume it's just balanced up there.

    I have never heard of this and I have a one year old... many people (and I'm not assuming you are, I am just not aware of a brand/model that does this) assume that it can, but is actually explicitly warned not to in the owners manual... and honestly, in my opinion, even if it could... it still has a high risk of toppling over... I have heard too many stories of babies dying this way to trust putting an infant carrier on the top part of a shopping cart.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    hopefully the dog at least did something like this.

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    Buahaha! One could hope.
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    hopefully the dog at least did something like this.

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    Police dogs.... high drive... don't like to be contained during the working shift. LOL
  • RF3377
    RF3377 Posts: 97
    Yet another reason not to like people!!

    How can anyone walk away from a car and think it's ok to leave your pet there, are you kidding me like!!!?
  • lizzybethclaire
    lizzybethclaire Posts: 849 Member
    This pisses me off to no end. I hate stupid people who do **** like that. I always go in the store and ask them to say something and if the owner doesn't come out I will call the cops. It's wrong. At Shoprite, I reported about a dog in a car and apparently I wasn't the only one, the owner actually fought with the manager about it in front of me, and the manager told him that if he didn't go to this car he was going to call the cops. Despicable. Makes my blood boil.
  • rammsteinsoldier
    rammsteinsoldier Posts: 1,552 Member
    This just makes me sick. Those people should have the same thing done to them see how they like it
  • kristalfrissy
    kristalfrissy Posts: 158 Member
    People are just plain stupid... if it's not leaving their pets (cats should be included here) in the car... then it's putting their infant on that little "seat" on the front of the grocery basket while still in the carrier.

    Off topic, but my infant carrier actually locks onto the front of the shopping cart, making it more secure than putting it down into the cart itself. Don't assume it's just balanced up there.

    I have never heard of this and I have a one year old... many people (and I'm not assuming you are, I am just not aware of a brand/model that does this) assume that it can, but is actually explicitly warned not to in the owners manual... and honestly, in my opinion, even if it could... it still has a high risk of toppling over... I have heard too many stories of babies dying this way to trust putting an infant carrier on the top part of a shopping cart.

    I don't remember what brand my carrier was--but it locked on as well. I never had a problem. But I'm not saying it should be done but I'm not sure what else you could do. Where would you put it? I refused to use those carts with the nasty carrier attached. yuck...

    About the pets--I agree. I would totally call the cops if I saw this. People claim they love their pets so much that they don't wanna leave them home--so they leave them to bake in a hot azz car.
  • WhittRak
    WhittRak Posts: 567 Member
    I would be busting that window right open, wouldn't think twice.
  • tappae
    tappae Posts: 568 Member

    Off topic, but my infant carrier actually locks onto the front of the shopping cart, making it more secure than putting it down into the cart itself. Don't assume it's just balanced up there.

    I have never heard of this and I have a one year old... many people (and I'm not assuming you are, I am just not aware of a brand/model that does this) assume that it can, but is actually explicitly warned not to in the owners manual... and honestly, in my opinion, even if it could... it still has a high risk of toppling over... I have heard too many stories of babies dying this way to trust putting an infant carrier on the top part of a shopping cart.

    Mine wouldn't lock to every style of cart, but only some of them. Even then, I wouldn't walk away and leave it up there. Of course, since the carrier is designed to protect the child in a car accident, I would hope that it could handle a four foot fall. It also locks onto my jogging stroller and I'm sure there is more risk of that tipping over than a shopping cart.
  • JPod279
    JPod279 Posts: 722 Member
    I hate seeing that! I leave nasty notes on the cars.

    You should call the cops instead of leaving notes. :wink:

    No, they should bust the effing window out take the dog out, give it a drink, and then wait for the owners. Then when they come out tell them if they don't call the cops you won't either. Also, if they let you keep the dog you won't kick their *kitten*.

    I like your approach.

    I try not to mince words. :glasses:
  • angelicarubi
    angelicarubi Posts: 148 Member
    I leave mine in the car for about 5minutes but the the vehicle is on. I only do that when i need to go to the store and grab something quick, because he likes going on the road with me if im going somewhere for more than 5 minutes i leave him at home
  • 10acity
    10acity Posts: 798 Member
    Meh. When I had a dog, I was terrified of running into the grocery store for 5 minutes with the windows down because I was sure some psycho would decide I was a "cruel" or "negligent" dog owner and have her taken away from me. :grumble:
  • sizzle92
    sizzle92 Posts: 1,015 Member
    I will call them next time. :)
  • WhiteCoc0
    WhiteCoc0 Posts: 160 Member
    Sooo those ppl are from Sudbury. (where I went to school) and Also the girl works at a PET STORE!!! Crazy eh.
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    Sooo those ppl are from Sudbury. (where I went to school) and Also the girl works at a PET STORE!!! Crazy eh.

    Yeah, they came up for Woofstock and decided to stop at Vaughan Mills. They're f*cking idiots.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    I am sick of IDIOTS.
  • mfp_junkie
    mfp_junkie Posts: 359
    Sooo those ppl are from Sudbury. (where I went to school) and Also the girl works at a PET STORE!!! Crazy eh.

    Yeah, they came up for Woofstock and decided to stop at Vaughan Mills. They're f*cking idiots.

    Yes, and unfortunately, the dog died, even after the police smashed the window, in a vain attempt to save the dog. A dog runs at 39C normally, and really can't tolerate being more than 41C for very long. A car left in the sun, when it was over 30C can heat up to 80C in two hours. The dog never had a chance, unfortunately.

    The owners were both charged, and the woman no longer works at that pet store.
  • aegisprncs
    aegisprncs Posts: 236 Member
    Any time I see this, especially on a hot boiling day, I call the police and have them come and pick the poor thing up. You should not leave a poor little animal, or a child, alone, in a steaming hot vehicle. Ever.

    This is why people should take tests before they can become a parent/pet owner. Pure stupidity.

    I completely agree and would take it one step further: education, testing and licensing. Let's get real, the dog needs a license just cuz he's a dog, what about the owner!!!

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