Will They Never Learn?

[ladybirder]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11027697/Three-dogs-rescued-police-left-inside-roasting-hot-cars-heatwave.html

[Sqad]

A-H. That was my very point but put far more eloquantly than I could have produced.

Also....why did they take the pet/s why did they leave them in the car, why didn't they leave the windows open and did they think that they would only be away for a couple of minutes?

All unanswered questions...at the moment.

[ToraToraTora]

damn savages.......etc.

[ToraToraTora]

sqad: "For these owners, it was probably routine for them to take the dogs with them 360 days of the year and they just carried on with their routine without thought. " - then they are too kin stupid to be allowed out on their own, let alone keep a dog.

[Sqad]

TTT....you may well be right, but I am considering other options for their actions.

[barry1010]

It's bad enough when it is dogs that are left in hot cars, but several children have died, too.

[Chipchopper]

It's beyond me how some people can be so stupid!

[Peter Pedant]

a passerby just smashes the windows innit
problem solved
no tears, no agony, no foo-ing
on well....

[barry1010]

Passer by gets done for criminal damage; dog bites rescuer, runs in to oncoming traffic and gets killed.
Owner can prove he was only gone for 7 minutes and dog had been perfectly fine

[burlyshirley]

If the dog was 'perfectly fine', then there would have been no need to smash the window in the first place ! All this too'ing and fro'ing is getting on my wick. Dogs suffer and die in hot cars - FACT ! If you see one in distress, help it in any way you can, as I most certainly would. Poor creature can't help itself, but then I have compassion for a suffering animal unlike some ******** on here .....

[bednobs]

ps that dog looks far from distressed, in fact he looks like he's enjoying the limelight :)
not that it makes it ok of course, people are wangs, dogs rule, end of :)

[Canary42]

/// then they are too 'kin stupid to be allowed out on their own, let alone keep a dog.///

Totally agree.

[barry1010]

shirley, my hypothetical dog has just been collected from the vets and is still sleeping off the effects of sedation, but is perfectly content.

I agree people should take action if they believe a dog to be in trouble but it is not as simple as PP makes out. Phone the police first, tell them what you intend to do. Video the dog, record the time. Get the names and addresses of other people there in case there is a charge of criminal damage.

[davebro]

Maybe I'll go around looking for car windows I can smash to become a hero. (yes children died too AND police dogs!)

[Sqad]

The last well publicised case was that of a Police Dog Handler and Trainer, who left his dog in a car on a hot day. It was about a year or two ago but I cannot remember the details.

This policeman clearly adored his dog, but for some reason subjected it to heat exhaustion and trauma.

I think that there is more to these incidents than calling the perpetrators morons and to find out the reason for these indiscretions.

[ladybirder]

I remember that incident sqad. He simply forgot it was there as an incident at work took over.

[Sqad]

Yes, that was it ladybirder..........I was just wondering if a similar event took over in this recent incident?

One doesn't knowingly and irresponsibly harm one's pet.

[Canary42]

No, they won't ever learn. It's the old "it won't happen to me" syndrome, responsible for so much reckless behaviour. Another heat-wave example is tombstoning and wild water swimming. Several drownings already this wave.

[andy-hughes]

Sqad - // This policeman clearly adored his dog, but for some reason subjected it to heat exhaustion and trauma. //

I think your wording is unfortunate here -

By saying that the officer 'subjected', it implies that his action was a conscious and deliberate one, whereas I am sure you would agree that is highly unlikely given his position, and the dog's relationship with him.

[andy-hughes]

Canary - // No, they won't ever learn. It's the old "it won't happen to me" syndrome, responsible for so much reckless behaviour. Another heat-wave example is tombstoning and wild water swimming. Several drownings already this wave. //

I don't think people think things through to that degree -

Rather than thinking - there is a risk here, but I'll take the risk and I'll be OK, I think people simply don't consider the potential outcomes of their actions.