There are no statistics on how many dogs are left in unattended vehicles die every year from heat exposure because the majority of cases go unreported. But estimates are several hundred pets suffer this slow, agonizing and unnecessary fate every summer. On an 85-degree day it takes only 10 minutes for the interior of your parked car to climb to 102 degrees. In a half hour, it can reach 120 degrees.
Leaving windows partially open doesn’t help to cool things down inside the vehicle. To make matters worse, dogs have a higher body temp than people and they don’t cool down as efficiently as we do. Your canine buddy is designed more for insulation from the cold than for cooling down. Do not leave your dog in unattended vehicle.
On Monday, June 22, 2015 the Gulf Shores Police Department confirmed the death of their Community Relations dog, Mason. On Tuesday, June 23, the Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office said the case will go to a grand jury.
According to an official release by the department, On Thursday, June 18, while transitioning between duties, Mason’s handler, Corporal Josh Coleman, forgot that Mason was still in the back seat of his patrol car. Sgt. Jason Woodruff said Mason was not used for enforcement purposes.
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The truth is that leaving your dog in an unattended hot car is animal cruelty. It’s never okay and it only takes a few minutes to put your dog’s life in danger. So, if the temperatures are unusually brutal as they tend to be this time of year, please let your pet at home in a safe environment so he will be able to accompany you for many more years.
