Dogsey

Its like bashing your head against a brick wall this isn't it ? Good to see the police in Devon taking such an active interest lets hope all Counties will also take it very seriously.

Some people never learn do they

It isn't like its not well publicised either!

Poor things.
We went to a restaurant the other day, saw a car pull up and had a dog in it, owners came in for there dinner leaving poor dog in the car. It was a hot day too.

Another couple of weeks and it'll be too hot here to take my two out in the car and they'll have stay at home when I go shopping! Leaving them for even a few minutes in a hot car is a risk I'm not prepared to take.

Also a lot of these stupid people think that by leaving their car in the shade their dogs will be ok. Well this is FAR from the truth. I avoid using the car to take Poppy out to the park in hot weather.

Here they won't smash your windows but they do take the situation seriously. The law is if someone reports or the police see a dog in a car during the warm months they will send a locksmith to open the car. If the owner returns in the meantime they'll be ticketed and have to appear in court. The dog might also be taken into protective custody until after the court date. If the owner doesn't return while the car is being opened the dog is automatically taken into custody.

I see a lot of older ladies doing this, leaving small/toy dogs in the car, windows closed, while they pop out for a spot of lunch. Last year I had to go to the reception of our local farm shop to ask them to tannoy the owner of a small car with a very stressed dog locked in it. Eventually 2 old ladies appeared, totally oblivious to the plight of their dog. It only takes 10 minutes for the temperature to rise to critical levels.