1. “It’s in the shade…”
2. “They’ve got water in there…”
3. “We’ve only been gone 10 minutes…”
4. “It’s not hot in there…”
5. “The windows are open a bit….”
6. “I’ve had dogs for 30 years – I know how to look after dogs…”
7. “You’re just a troublemaker….”
8. “You don’t know what you’re talking about…”
9. “I’m just about to give them some water…”
It’s 21-23ºC outside – over 30ºC inside my car. Which of the above excuses were rolled out by an elderly couple, after I confronted them about leaving 2 GSDs and a Collie in the back of their estate for 1 hour and 15 minutes? The car windows were open about six inches all round, the rear of the car was partially in the shade and the windscreen was in full sunlight.
I spoke to the councils car park enforcement officer who noted my concerns and stated she would keep an eye on the dogs. She basically said the police won’t attend unless there are signs of distress and the RSPCA are much the same.
I popped into the vets over the road and picked up some ‘dogs die in hot cars’ leaflets, one of which I left under the car windscreen wiper. In the end I handed it to the driver when I got back to my car.
Why are people so stupid?……
From a different forum, Just asked my dad who is a police officer, and he too was unsure about it – he said it is a very grey area, however you probably wouldn’t be prosecuted for smashing the window because the police would be more interested in prosecuting the car owner for cruelty to animals – so it would probably be overlooked, but I suppose it is dependant on the situation.
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