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Police, firefighters break into car in South Boston to save two dogs locked inside on a hot summer evening

WFXT reports on the incident on Columbia Road, where the temperature was 87.

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I'm glad the animals were saved. So irresponsible to leave any living thing locked up in a hot car.

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Wild West Justice: put the owner in his/her car in the exact same circumstances as the pets. Calibrate the environment as if the owner was the exact size and weight of the pet.

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A veterinarian sits in a parked car with windows cracked 1-2" for as long has he can, so that dogs don't have to.

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Virginia Tech bumper sticker on the car?

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I'm 100% for dog safety but if it was late in the evening is the car going to get any hotter than than outside air? were the windows cracked?

Don't get me wrong, I think anyone that leaves an animal or child in a hot car during the day should go to jail for a while. But nighttime seems different.

Will the dogs' body temps raise the interior car temp?

Is there any science finding an issue with cars in the evening?

Seems to me they might have been equally hot outside the car.

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According to the FXT article, the temperature of the seats was 91 and the dash temp was 151. That seems plenty hot to me.

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From the FXT piece:

When we checked the temperature inside a car Friday, a heat gun showed 152 degrees Fahrenheit on the dashboard and 91 in the seats.

My emphasis. The incident happened Thursday evening not "Friday." Was the test done Friday evening?

I'd like more info before throwing the book at this guy over the internet.

Were the dogs there since the afternoon?
Did they seem distressed when rescued?

Again, if the guy is harming his dogs throw the book at him. The cops didn't throw the book at him so there's that:"

The owner from Thursday evening was cited for violating the state's tethering law and not vaccinating one of his dogs. He was fined two hundred dollars, and he has his dogs back, who are in good condition.

Good intentions and all and maybe a valuable lesson for the owner but I'm not seeing any neglect unless it can be shown otherwise.

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...the dog's owner returned about two hours after the dogs were found

which means they were there at least that time, and most certainly more since it doesn't indicate that the woman who contacted police saw the owner leave.

also if you watch the video, they segued into how dangerous it is to leave living things in closed cars on warm days in general, which is apparently what the temperature exercise was meant to illustrate, not an estimation of this particular case.

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The air in my apartment often reaches 90, and any surface in direct sun would be even hotter. It's not that big a deal.

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Yes, it is a big deal. Animals are smaller, defenseless, etc. You're a jackass for making such an ignorant comment.

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Dogs don't sweat the way humans do. Next time it's 70, 80, 90 degrees out go into your car and sit there until you can no longer do so. Ensure that you take a heat gun with you so you can see how quickly the temp rises.

Also, please don't get an animal.

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You can open your windows. You can turn on a fan. You can unlock your doors, leave and take a walk.

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There are people with bad intentions walking around, and there's the danger of one's pet(s) being stolen in the even that a pet owner leaves his/her pets in the car unlocked.

Leaving a pet in a car, either locked or unlocked, or with open windows, puts a pet in danger of being kidnapped by an unscrupulous person or persons.

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Yes, there are sit loads of info out there regarding leaving animals in cars (or kids) even with the windows cracked. Leave your animals at home if they can't go in with you or don't have animals. It's not brain surgery.

https://www.avma.org/public/PetCare/Pages/pets-in-vehicles.aspx

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there's still no excuse what.so.ever for leaving the dog in a closed car, especially on a hot, humid, sultry summer's day.

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What a real asshole. They should've smashed his windows in.

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I read this diary with much interest, and with some horror. Even though I'm a bird person and not a dog owner, I feel that this could apply to any pets. While we're on the subject of unrestrained pets in cars, I fully support the idea of Fluffy or Fido being restrained, in the back seat of the car, with a special dog or cat harness that can be obtained in any pet store.

Whenever I take Aziza, my pet Congo African Grey Parrot, to be groomed, boarded, or to the vet or wherever, I have a plastic carrier with somewhat elliptical holes in it,( and a barred door on top, which a small sliding gate on top that she's learned to open, so I've put elliptical links on them to prevent her from opening). I fasten the carrier with Aziza in it to the front passenger seat with my seatbelt to prevent the carrier from falling off of the seat in the event that I have to make a short stop. I also keep the A/C on while my car's being driven, and I make sure to not leave her in the car, especially on hot days.

There's another danger to pets (and babies and young children), as well; Both children and pets can be stolen/abducted. There are more bad people around and about than one might think.

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