Don't leave your dog in your car.

EmCarroll1990
EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
edited December 21 in Chit-Chat
Local news story on a couple who left their dog in the car for over 2 hours. Poor thing died...

http://www.therecord.com/news/canada/article/741115--dog-dies-in-hot-car-at-vaughan-mills-mall-parking-lot
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  • sizzle92
    sizzle92 Posts: 1,015 Member
    I hate seeing that! I leave nasty notes on the cars.
  • beccas27
    beccas27 Posts: 200 Member
    How freaking sad!
  • ♥Faerie♥
    ♥Faerie♥ Posts: 14,053 Member
    Yeah, like I said in our news feed...

    Some humans just need to be eradicated.....
  • 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:
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    now they should be left to sit in a hot car without the window cracked and not running for hours, then locked in a jail cell, fined and never be able to adopt or purchase another animal ever again.
  • lesliev523
    lesliev523 Posts: 366 Member
    The poor thing! I can't believe how stupid and pathetic people are.
  • Oliviamarie05
    Oliviamarie05 Posts: 528 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.
  • lesliev523
    lesliev523 Posts: 366 Member
    I have called the cops...and once I almost broke a window.
  • kaetmarie
    kaetmarie Posts: 668 Member
    I've called the cops about this a few times ...makes me really sad.
  • TubbsMcGee
    TubbsMcGee Posts: 1,058 Member
    now they should be left to sit in a car with the window cracked and not running for hours, then locked in a jail cell, fined and never be able to adopt or purchase another animal ever again.

    Agreed. But make sure they're wearing heavy synthetic fur coats while in the car.
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Sad. I would have called the cops. Hopefully those people never have children.
  • Mercenary1914
    Mercenary1914 Posts: 1,087 Member
    I hate seeing that! I leave nasty notes on the cars.

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

    as in 911 or the local sheriffs department?
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    The sad thing is that just as many infants are left in cars in the same situation. :frown:
  • Anthonydaman
    Anthonydaman Posts: 854 Member
    People are idiots, those sheets of glass on the upper most part of the door go down...
  • 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:

    as in 911 or the local sheriffs department?

    We don't have a Sheriff's department. I would just call 911.
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    People are idiots, those sheets of glass on the upper most part of the door go down...

    Doesn't matter. They cracked the window, but windows down or up, it's still way hotter in the car.
  • Mercenary1914
    Mercenary1914 Posts: 1,087 Member
    I hate seeing that! I leave nasty notes on the cars.

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

    as in 911 or the local sheriffs department?


    We don't have a Sheriff's department. I would just call 911.

    ok cool...I wondered if the 911 operator would diss me saying it's not a real emergency...

    cause the person could have ran in the gas station to get something real quick...

    people would have to use common sense on these situations...
  • Tropical_Turtle
    Tropical_Turtle Posts: 2,236 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???
  • mollyonamission
    mollyonamission Posts: 268 Member
    Exactly so sad

    The sad thing is that just as many infants are left in cars in the same situation. :frown:
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 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
  • HoLLyZ82
    HoLLyZ82 Posts: 467 Member
    this makes me sick...and so upset everytime i see it. ive left our great dane in the truck while we ran into walmart ONCE but i refused to do it unless we left the truck running and air blasting...so thats what we did. i wouldnt sit in there on a hot summer day with a stupid cracked window and i would be damned if i let my precious boy do it either. i still felt horrible and now if we are out with our dog i just make my husband go in by himself and i stay with the dog....or we take him home first. that simple.
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Especially here in Texas. This really pisses me off... Thanks for the reminder to everyone. Never leave your pets in the car!
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    I hate seeing that! I leave nasty notes on the cars.

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

    as in 911 or the local sheriffs department?


    We don't have a Sheriff's department. I would just call 911.

    ok cool...I wondered if the 911 operator would diss me saying it's not a real emergency...

    cause the person could have ran in the gas station to get something real quick...

    people would have to use common sense on these situations...

    A dog will typically be very restless in these situations I imagine. I mean you can tell if the dog is ok in there without any cracked window or he's been in that situation for a bit and needs to get out. When you call 911 in my area, they notify whoever is closer (sheriff, local, state) and you can tell them that while this is possibly not an emergency and the owner might be on his way back but the dog seems very restless and possibly needs some rescueing. Most authorities are animal lovers and while they'll prioritize a human life, they will most likely be with you shortly since they greatly value animal lives too
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    I hate seeing that! I leave nasty notes on the cars.

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

    as in 911 or the local sheriffs department?


    We don't have a Sheriff's department. I would just call 911.

    ok cool...I wondered if the 911 operator would diss me saying it's not a real emergency...

    cause the person could have ran in the gas station to get something real quick...

    people would have to use common sense on these situations...

    A dog will typically be very restless in these situations I imagine. I mean you can tell if the dog is ok in there without any cracked window or he's been in that situation for a bit and needs to get out. When you call 911 in my area, they notify whoever is closer (sheriff, local, state) and you can tell them that while this is possibly not an emergency and the owner might be on his way back but the dog seems very restless and possibly needs some rescueing. Most authorities are animal lovers and while they'll prioritize a human life, they will most likely be with you shortly since they greatly value animal lives too

    Here in AZ, it's taken seriously, and falls under "animal abuse". Of course, it is a judgment call when the officer arrives if it is abuse or not (like previously stated, is it an emergency or not).
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Called the police recently on a dog locked in a car. It was a black car, and about 90f outside. I wonder what came of it....
  • SuperAmie
    SuperAmie Posts: 307 Member
    I had a friend call the cops and they took awhile to get there so they told her to break the window.. she gladly did.. poor thing was soooo thirsty...
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    So angry! Is it irresponsibility or just plain stupidty???

    Poor little pup.

    I don't understand why people don't realize that they shouldn't leave their kids or their pets sitting in a hot car!!!!!!!! How many times do they have to be told???
  • bethdris
    bethdris Posts: 1,090 Member
    Commonsense isn't very common anymore!
  • JanetLM73
    JanetLM73 Posts: 1,226 Member
    I was so pissed when I saw this on the news today. :explode:
  • aj_31
    aj_31 Posts: 994 Member
    Some people are the biggest idiots. Yeah lets leave a pet in the car for over 2 hrs when it is 90+ outside. For their punishment they should have to sit in a car with the windows rolled up for 2+ hours in 90+ degree temps.
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