When most people think of or hear about heat stroke in pets, they typically think about dogs
left in hot cars.
Now they need a law and stiff penalty for the idiot's who let their
dogs in a hot car with the windows down an inch.
If you do happen to see a
pet in a hot car alone, alert the management of the store where the car is parked.
Young children are at a higher risk for suffering injuries when left
alone in hot cars because their bodies are not as well - equipped as adults when it comes to regulating heat.
If you see a dog
locked in a hot car, take down the car's make, model and license plate and call the police.
Another good idea is to limit exercise on hot days and never leave your pet
in a hot car with the windows cracked.
While we encourage pets included on the family trips, no one likes being stuck
in a hot car in the middle of the summer, including pets.
We all know the dangers of leaving plastic water
bottles in a hot car though, so be sure to bring a good quality cooler.
And that might help you keep an eye out for kids who were left
behind in a hot car, or prevent you from making that mistake with your own children.
It
happens in hot cars, while out exercising, on airplanes, and in a variety of other situations.
There is no surprise that women feel like they have to
hide in a hot car or in a room no bigger than a closet out in public when feeding their child.
A vent that will keep the temperature down serves to keep the phone's processor and battery from cooking themselves,
particularly in a hot car.
Keep in mind that even a few
minutes in a hot car can cause injury, even with the windows rolled down.
As a loving pet parent, you'd never risk your dog's health by leaving your
pal in a hot car.
We still see stories on the news about pets being
locked in hot cars with unfortunate outcomes.
Why did she need to go
sit in a hot car and miss her son's soccer game, simply because she needed to feed the baby?
If you leave your
dog in a hot car and that dog is suffering, we will do whatever we have to do to free him.
Most importantly, we want our community to understand how dangerous it is to leave
pets in hot cars.
The recent changes made to the Animal Protection Act accomplish several things: they provide clear guidelines for the health and safety of pets who are kept outdoors for any length of time, they give SPCA investigators and law enforcement more power to rescue pets
trapped in hot cars when the owner can not be found, and they require certification by a veterinarian of a cat or dog's health before the animal can be sold.
Factor in office air con and sitting
in a hot car on the commute, and you can go from chilly to sweltering hot in a heartbeat!
In 2012, when the Russian parliament voted to ban adoptions by Americans, for example, lawmakers named the new law after 2 - year - old Dima Yakovlev, who died in 2008 after being locked
in a hot car by his adoptive father.
Common sense ought to tell us (don't leave your
kid in a hot car - or your dog, don't handle rattle snakes, don't torment a grizzly bear, don't go swimming in a blizzard, don't swim with sharks..
Erie County, NY Department of Health» How to Avoid Child
Deaths in Hot Cars; Take Steps to Avoid this Preventable Tragedy
Dogs can easily die
in hot cars when you consider that even if it's only 80 degrees outside, in 20 minutes the car will begin to cook, reaching 109 degrees,...
(Okay, one caveat — you can criticize a parenting choice and take action if the choice is immediately harmful to child — such as leaving an
infant in a hot car on a hot day).