Hot Cars are Death Traps for Dogs

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Posted June 4, 2010 by Rachelle Owen

Summer’s almost here! Temperatures are rising and it’s starting to get pretty toasty outside.

While you or your family might be tempted to let your dog tag along with you while you run some quick errands, it’s much safer to leave your dog at home.


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Dogs left in cars can suffer heat stroke and even death. Keep in mind, they don’t have sweat glands and they wear fur coats 365 days a year.

Even on a cool 70-degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can reach 120 degrees in minutes. Cracking car windows doesn’t make a real difference in the temperature either.

If you’re out and about and you see a dog trapped in a car, take down the car’s information, try to find the owner, and contact local authorities immediately. Have someone keep an eye on the dog while you’re doing this.

Help spread the word about how dangerous it is to keep dogs trapped in cars by printing out some of our “Don’t Let Your Dog Get Hot Under the Collar” leaflets here!

On behalf of all the pooches that would rather be chillin’ at home and enjoying the AC this summer, thank you! Woof woof!

-Sunny

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  • 1003 days ago

    VA:F [1.9.22_1171]

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    in fact, i never have one of them in my house, but i’m a kitten lovers. never put them inside the bag or car (i don’t have any car). what a pity if someone put them on a hotty-hot car…

  • 1071 days ago

    VA:F [1.9.22_1171]

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    I take my kitty everywhere, and I ALWAYS have fresh COLD water in the car, I leave the windows down as much as possible and I have a little battery powered fan in the back for him. He loves it (:
    But a lot of people are extremely irresponsible about taking their pets with them, I wish they all knew how dangerous it is =/

  • 1079 days ago

    VA:F [1.9.22_1171]

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    I did a lol like kylie i put a note on a persons car who had a dog pacing in the back seat from being scared and to hot trying not to die

  • 1079 days ago

    VA:F [1.9.22_1171]

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    I don’t know if anyone heard this but down here in Alabama, a police officer left his K9 partner in a hot vehicle and the dog ended up being found dead.
    Hot cars ARE death traps.

  • 1080 days ago

    VA:F [1.9.22_1171]

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    I just did something about this yesterday! some person left two dogs in their little white car, so i wrote a note and stuck it on their windshield. hopefully they get that they can’t leave their dogs in the car. it isn’t okay, and it’s so dangerous.

  • 1083 days ago

    VA:F [1.9.22_1171]

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    Write to your local papers and ask them to warn their readers about leaving dogs in hot cars!

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