Dogs in cars

[Pawsitive Thinking]

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.

A teeny sticker is hardly vandalism is it - and compared to the suffering of an innocent dog I think you are over reacting a bit.

I'm not stupid enough to think that a sticker will save the dog - the main aim of those is to inconvenience the dumb owner. My first priority would be to either trace that particular cretin or call the RSPCA.

I am sending a letter to the local newspaper to highlight the issue too

[Lady's Human]

No, I'm not overreacting. There are some things that I just don't appreciate people playing games with, and I'm not alone in that regard.

If I don't remove it, it's an obstruction to my forward vision, hence it is illegal. Rather than waiting for the police to pull me over for driving an unsafe vehicle, I'm going to call them and ask them to find out who put it there.

[shais_mom]

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....

[mr.chiwawa]

I was downtown ealier today and I parked in the garage. As I was walking back I noticed in the back of a jeep there were 4 chihuahuas in the back NO water NO food and the windows shut up tighter then tight. So I called my local police and waited until they showed up they seized the dogs and then waited until the owner showed up slapped them witha 400 dollar fine (100 for each dog) . Needless to say people shouldn't JUST call in the summer I also report and call about it in the winter months espically here in NH it gets freezing. Like my local PD told me THERE IS NO CURE FOR STUPID

[Lady's Human]

For starters, most retail outlets have policies against leafleting in their parking lots. (Wal-Mart, Sears, etc. will not allow any type of solicitation on their properties) I'm sure they would feel no different about someone putting stickers on windshields.

The OP was talking specifically about finding a sticker which would be hard to remove. While a leaflet under my wiper arm would merely annoy me (and immediately get thrown in the trash), a sticker would irritate me to no end, as I would legally have to remove it before driving. Any obstruction to forward vision is a safety violation. This being the case, I would be forced to call the police and file a complaint.

Leaving an animal in a car is not against the law in New York, but animal cruelty is. I prefer laws remain that way. Why? If you need to pick up a quick item on the way home from the vet's office, or another instance where an animal would be in the car with you, no problem. No harm is going to come to Lady in the 2-3 minutes it takes me to go into the supermarket and grab a gallon of milk. If, however, an animal is left in a car long enough to cause distress, it would be animal cruelty or neglect.

I have many issues with precision targeted laws in general, but that's another discussion.

[mike001]

I agree, there is no cure for stupid. Leaving the a/c on is not an excuse to leave a dog in a car...anything could happen, like was posted, or you could be detained for some reason. What if you had a heart attack and were hauled away in an ambulance? What would happen to the dogs when no one showed up for hours? The a/c could stop workin, the car could run out of gas, etc. I would thank anyone who did something to remind me of my stupidity if ever I pulled a stunt as stupid as that....I surely wouldn't prosecute.

[mr.chiwawa]

Maybe not but i should as hell would be pissed off to find a super sticky sticker on my jeep and i would call the police and file a claim. However on the same hand I would not leave my chi in the jeep if he cant go in with me guess what HE DOESN'T GO AT ALL !!!!!!!! And the comment of leaving the dog in the AC on the way home from the vet well that in itself is stupid and if I were to see that I would call the police as I wouldn't know how long/short the dog has been left in there regardless if the ac is one which means your car is left running with doors unlocked correct? So then thus same person who does this would be BULLS*** if someone came along and stole your car with dog inside. People need to THINK THINGS THROUGH THINK OF ALL THE POSSIBILTIES THAT COULD GO WRONG NOT JUST ONE. WHY IS IT NOT OK TO LEAVE A BABY OR A CHILD IN THE CAR WITH THE AC ONE FOR 2-3 MINTUES BUT IT IS OK TO LEAVE A DOG?

[Canis-Lupess]

Ugh, I hate people who do that. Why take the dog with them if they are only going to leave it shut up in a car anyway?

I was watching a programme the other day with this subject in it. RSPCA officers at a show were going round the cars looking for dogs left shut in. Somebody reported a dog that had been left in the car from morning until afternoon and it was dead when the police and RSPCA got to it. The people who reported it left a note for the owners saying:

We watched your dog die at 3:30pm you IDIOTS...and we have informed the police.

The dogs in cars subject is so well put about that I can't understand how any dog owner could not know and leave their dogs in cars, especially on hot days. Some people are too thick to own pets.