Every year when the weather heats up here in Arizona, dearly loved family dogs die waiting in scorching parked cars for their people to come back. The inside of a car heats up extremely fast and a cracked car window scarcely slows the temperature rise at all.
“Just a Minute” is Too Long!
Even leaving your dog for “just a minute” can be too long. When it’s 85° outside, the temperature inside a vehicle – even with the windows left a little open – can climb to 102° in 10 minutes, and reach 120° in just a half an hour! On hotter days, which constitute our entire summer in Arizona, the temperature will rise even higher.
“People mean well by taking their dogs or other animals along with them while they work, visit, shop or run errands, but warm weather can turn a car into a death trap,” said United Animal Nations President and CEO Nicole Forsyth.
There’s something we all can do this year to help dog passengers everywhere. Share the lifesaving information made available by the United Animal Nations. Take look at the free resources you can access on their site, www.MyDogIsCool.com.
See How Quickly Temperatures Rise Inside Cars. Thanks to a study by the Animal Protection Institute, see how outside temperatures compare with the inside temperatures of an automobile with windows fully closed, with four windows cracked, and with two windows cracked.
Don’t Leave Me in Here, It’s Hot! Fliers. Download or order these informative fliers to have on hand. You never know when you’ll spot a doggie in a parked car. Just stick this flier under the windshield to prevent a repeat offense.
Hot Temperature Warning Posters. Download these handy safety posters for your local retailers to hang in their windows.
Help save Phoenix area animals from a horrible death by helping to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving dogs in parked cars.
Remember: Friends don’t let friends leave dogs in hot cars. Pass it on!
