http://www.torontohumanesociety.com/newsandevents/stories/2008/10-04a.asp#cont
A young puppy was doggone excited to be rescued from the hot back seat of a car in downtown Toronto Monday afternoon, thanks to a concerned citizen.
The small husky was locked in a cage, with a dish of water just out of reach, for about two hours before she was freed by Toronto Police officers and handed over to an Animal Services worker.
“I was on my way home and heard this poor dog yelping,” said Mike Webster, 54, who lives in an apartment building on Spadina Rd. a block north of Bloor St. W.
“I didn’t know if it was in distress, but it was panting and it certainly seemed like it wasn’t happy to be trapped in there.
The husky, believed to be about three months old, was in a silver Chevy Cobalt parked in front of Webster’s building at about 1 p.m., according to a parking meter ticket on the dash.
The ticket showed the dog owner paid for three hours of parking.
Webster said the sun was beating down on the car, prompting him to call Animal Services around 1:40 p.m.
He called Toronto Police 20 minutes later because Animal Services hadn’t shown up yet.
The car’s windows and sunroof were left open a crack and the sun had dropped behind the building, putting the car in shade by the time police officers and an Animal Services staffer arrived at about 2:30 p.m.
"That’s still a long time to leave a pet alone locked in a vehicle, especially a puppy,” Webster said. “I think people need to be reminded now that the warmer weather is here not to leave their pets, or children, locked in a vehicle.”
While it was cool in the shade Monday, it was quite warm in the sun as the temperature reached about 15C.
However, it would have been much warmer in the cage locked inside a car, which is why Animal Services determined at about 3 p.m. that the pooch should be rescued.
A police officer managed to reach inside the car’s sunroof and unlock the doors. The puppy was removed and immediately gulped down some water before expressing her gratitude to her rescuers by licking all involved and rolling over to have her belly rubbed.
At 3:30 p.m., the dog owner still hadn’t returned to the car, so animal care and control officer Kathleen Buchanan took custody of the puppy.
She said Animal Services decides “on a case by case basis” whether charges should be laid.
In this case, the dog’s owner will not be charged because the puppy wasn’t in any real danger.
“But they’ll get a stern warning,” Buchanan said.
It’s the beginning of May.
In Toronto.
In Canada.
Are ANY of you Canadians?
No, it’s NOT too hot right now to have a dog in a car, especially in the shade, especially with the windows down. 15 C is less than 60 F – you’re all telling me you don’t have your dogs in your car at that temperature??
I’m so glad you are all perfect dog owners, and can tell, from one newspaper article (and that in the most SENSATIONAL of Toronto’s newspapers), that the owner was the crappiest on record and should never own a living thing ever again.
Geesh!!
May 17th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Uh, the owner will not be charged? The puppy was not in any danger?
Does Ms. Buchanan have a brain? Let’s lock her in the car. Yep. See what she decides then.
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May 17th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Owner should have gotten a ticket or whatever the charge is in Canada. Puppy wasn’t in real danger b/c they removed it from car. Bad enough to leave an adult but a young puppy in a vehicle in a crate w/o water is just stupid besides dangerous.
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May 17th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I hope they don’t get the dog back…
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Sorry I just skimmed it. Plus it says they took custody and then didn’t say about whether or not he got it back. They only said he won’t be charged.
Do people comprehend that they like being rude just for the sake of being rude?
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May 17th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
NOT IN ANY DANGER? Well, I guess the owner did leave water, although the dog couldn’t reach it, but it’s completely inappropriate to leave a hot poochie in the car that long! Whenever my mom and I know we’ll be gone more than an hour and whenever it’s more than 80 degrees out, we either put a wet towel on the floor of the car for our dog to lie on and cool off on and give her a big bowl of cold water or just take her with us. Yeesh!
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May 17th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
KAZAL: Did you not read the post? The dog was returned to it’s owner. Don’t people comprehend what they are reading?
I can’t believe that the dog’s owner wasn’t at least given a ticket, and had to pony up some $$$’s. Hurting the pocket book/wallet usually makes an impression on people.
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May 17th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
It’s the beginning of May.
In Toronto.
In Canada.
Are ANY of you Canadians?
No, it’s NOT too hot right now to have a dog in a car, especially in the shade, especially with the windows down. 15 C is less than 60 F – you’re all telling me you don’t have your dogs in your car at that temperature??
I’m so glad you are all perfect dog owners, and can tell, from one newspaper article (and that in the most SENSATIONAL of Toronto’s newspapers), that the owner was the crappiest on record and should never own a living thing ever again.
Geesh!!
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