2 incidents yesterday of dogs left in cars!!

[Mexican cuties]

was at the flywheel event yesterday at Bicester, and on 2 separate occasions, tanoy announcement that there were very distressed dogs in a hot car. good job we didn't see the owners going back, idiots.

also if you was seeing dogs in that situation, how do you stand legally if you smash a window, break in, to get them out??

[anonymous-user]

Lots of hearsay on Facebook, but I believe the correct method is to call 999. You can then advise them of the situation and they can let you know what to do next. I'd be getting evidence of temperature, time and any witnesses and then putting the window in if it was me though.

[ApOrbital]

I put a window in a few years ago then called the police both dogs were near death gave the dogs to my parents police turned up said I did the right thing,not sure what the owners got.

[mrsshpub]

This:

Grahamdub said:

Lots of hearsay on Facebook, but I believe the correct method is to call 999. You can then advise them of the situation and they can let you know what to do next. I'd be getting evidence of temperature, time and any witnesses and then putting the window in if it was me though.

More info here: www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/dogs/health...

[HTP99]

I'm amazed that there are still idiots out there that think it is ok to do this.

[geeks]

I personally don't care what the ramifications are, if I see a dog in distress in a car I am putting the window in and reporting it in that order. Any person who does this should be left in a car in the same conditions and be forced to stay there and experience exactly what they put their dog through!

[interstellar]

I have seen the correct procedure as being

take a pic of the car with the windows clearly visible and shut
make sure the dog is visible inside in a second picture
then smash it

There is no come back according to Police.

[Mexican cuties]

thank you, thought that would be the case, at the show they gave the owners 20 minutes to get to the car, or it would be broken into, that for me was way too long. wouldn't hesitate myself same as comments above.

[anonymous-user]

Mexican cuties said:

thank you, thought that would be the case, at the show they gave the owners 20 minutes to get to the car, or it would be broken into, that for me was way too long. wouldn't hesitate myself same as comments above.

I was at a show where they announced over the tannoy that car reg no xxxxxx had a dog in distress in it and the owner had 5 minutes to get to their car or the windows would be broken. He made it just in time. This was at a show where dogs were welcome too.

[CoolHands]

interstellar said:

I have seen the correct procedure as being

take a pic of the car with the windows clearly visible and shut
make sure the dog is visible inside in a second picture
then smash it

There is no come back according to Police.

That will be wonderful when you've just nipped into the shop for a paper and some knobber does this to your car

[Jasandjules]

CoolHands said:

That will be wonderful when you've just nipped into the shop for a paper and some knobber does this to your car

Oh don't worry the person who did it will likely also feel pain.....

It takes seconds for a car to heat up - I speak as one who was parked up yesterday with my dog. It was cooler to leave the air con on than to have all the windows down, and the seconds between the windows raising and the air con kicking in raised the temp of the car massively. In seconds. I truly would not have believed how hot it got how quickly except I was sat in the thing.

[interstellar]

CoolHands said:

interstellar said:

I have seen the correct procedure as being

take a pic of the car with the windows clearly visible and shut
make sure the dog is visible inside in a second picture
then smash it

There is no come back according to Police.

That will be wonderful when you've just nipped into the shop for a paper and some knobber does this to your car

Then they should leave a window open so the animal can breathe!!!

[anonymous-user]

interstellar said:

Then they should leave a window open so the animal can breathe!!!

or leave the dog at home, or go to a shop the dog can go in, or have someone in the car so the engine can be left running with the air con on ... It really isn't hard.

[Mexican cuties]

as this week is set to be a hot one, if you was in the horrible position to come up against this and get the dog out of the car, what treatment would you give, if you are able could you wet them down, is there specific instructions for a dog that's been through that horrible ordeal??

[geeks]

Mexican cuties said:

as this week is set to be a hot one, if you was in the horrible position to come up against this and get the dog out of the car, what treatment would you give, if you are able could you wet them down, is there specific instructions for a dog that's been through that horrible ordeal??

Same RSPCA advice here https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/dog...

[Jasandjules]

interstellar said:

Then they should leave a window open so the animal can breathe!!!

Again, having sat in a car yesterday I had the windows down and the sunroof open and the car was still very, very, very hot - and it got that way very quickly. Closing the windows and running the air con was coolest. So having a window open a crack etc I doubt will negate the heat in the car much at all.

[nickwilcock]

I don't normally watch Sky News, but this evening I was channel hopping to find out about the latest government nonsense - the third runway proposal for that wretched dump called Heathrow.

Kay Burley was presenting an item about today's high temperatures in London and reminded people to use plenty of sun block. Then her face took on a very stern expression and she said in a firm, no-nonsense voice "Dogs die in hot cars!".

Kay describes herself as "Sky News founder member. Journalist. Animal lover. Nervous flyer. Proud mum" - well done for making that statement at peak news viewing time, Kay!

[Mexican cuties]

excellent advise from the rspca link, it worked this time, thank you

[skeggysteve]

Yesterday was apparently the hottest day of the year but some idiot left two dogs in a car for more than half an hour:

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16313301.dogs-resc...

[bexVN]

Grahamdub said:

interstellar said:

Then they should leave a window open so the animal can breathe!!!

or leave the dog at home, or go to a shop the dog can go in, or have someone in the car so the engine can be left running with the air con on ... It really isn't hard.

Open windows aren't enough. An experiment done the other day, sun out 18 degrees with a breeze. In the car after 20 mins temp was 39 degrees and that was with all four windows open at least 2 inches (it was 33 initially) dogs can't really sweat so this is why they overheat so much faster than we do. After 3/4hr the car was 43.6 and the vet nurse had to get out, she had the shakes, her muscles were hurting and she was struggling to focus.

Remember dogs in this country are no more acclimatised to sudden heat waves any more than we are so will notice it even more.