So, if you see an animal
suffering in a hot car, what should you do?
July 13, 2016 — Ottawa Humane Society agents have charged a woman for allegedly leaving her dog to
suffer in a hot car — a close call that serves as a reminder during the heat wave of the dangers of leaving pets alone in vehicles.
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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.
Pets who are left
in hot cars, even for the briefest amount of time, can
suffer from heat exhaustion, heat stroke, brain damage, and can potentially die.
Pets left
in hot cars, even briefly, can
suffer from heat exhaustion, heat stroke, brain damage, or death.
With only
hot air to breathe inside a
car, your pet can
suffer serious health effects, even death,
in a few short minutes.
A dog left
in an unventilated
car in hot weather may
suffer heatstroke; he will be
in a state of collapse, panting heavily if conscious and frothing round the mouth.
We usually think of heatstroke occurring when a dog exercises too much
in hot weather or is left
in a locked
hot car, but there are reports of dogs
suffering severe heatstroke while walking with their owner on a
hot day or when exposed to direct sun through the window of a moving
car.
Make sure not to leave the dog
in the parked
car as he might be get
suffered from the heatstroke due to the
hot temperature.
Many dogs have
suffered heatstroke while locked up
in cars on
hot days.
If you've sweated through the current summer or
suffered through sweltering temperatures across the region, you know that temperatures are rising
in the Mid-Atlantic — and it's a major cause for concern well beyond a
hot car ride.