For some reason we have to remind people every year - HOT CARS KILL

It still amazes me how folks will make sure their air conditioner is full blast when they are in the car, and then think nothing of the rising heat inside that same car on their dog companion when they leave the animal in the locked car for any period of time. Including that "quick" run into the store for one thing. The news channels continue to report the hazards, and then unfortunately also the tragedies of the dogs now ill or dead, that people left in cars while ignoring all the warnings.

Many articles have been written about the dangers, however, one blogger conducted experiment in 2011 on the temperature in a car and reported how hot it actually gets for your dog when:

"You just run into the store to buy one thing"
"You park in the shade"
"You leave the windows cracked open"

Take a moment to read, and be potentially surprised at seeing how fast the temperature rises:
How Hot Is Too Hot for a Dog in the Car?

This year a veterinarian sat in his car for 30 minutes with a thermometer and a video camera.  The doctor explained that even with the windows cracked, the air in the car was still. Just a few minutes in, and already drenched with sweat – a cooling function that dogs don’t have – the doctor was already starting to reflect on the suffering that dogs must experience in the same situation. Read the story and watch hi video here: IT'S TOO HOT IN YOUR CAR

My dog companion gets excited every time I pick up my car keys. He enjoys getting into the car. Regardless of how much I also enjoy him on the drive, he has to stay home on hot days when I can't take him our of the car and into the places I am going into. I would rather have him alive and disappointed, then dead fro the heat and me heartbroken and riddled with guilt.

If you think it is a hot day for you, it is even hotter for dogs and cats.

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