Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Let me get this straight........

If I go into a store for a couple minutes to get, for instance, a gallon of milk, and leave Lady in the truck, which has had the A/C running, and is fairly cool, you feel that it is alright to vandalize my truck?

Sorry, I'd press charges in a heartbeat.
this is all the farther I've read and I'm inclined to agree with LH.
I have left Keegan in the car many times with all the windows down all if not part way - a bowl/cooler full of ice. And busted my A$$ to get in get what I have to get. Another time - you bet I left the windows up -
why?
b/c she was in there with the AC on FULL BLAST - and the car was locked and running. And again I busted my A$$ to get what I needed to get.
It's been hotter than you know what here too -
and in that respect - I just don't take her. She pants a lot anyway - and unless I'm taking her to my parents house - and have to run an errand on the way - that is the only time she rides in the car in the summer.
Would I charge them with vandalism? -
depends...
If someone watched me leave her there - and just as I walked to the store- I hear a smashing sound and they are busting my window- and she hasn't even been in there a minute. Ummm yea I'd press charges.
I don't agree with people to run into a sit down restaurant to eat and leave them in the car. That's ridiculous. That's someone that doesn't give a S--t about their animal and needs them taken away anyway. That is why they made drive-thrus. That and so you can share with the dog....