Talk About It San Antonio!

Summers in San Antonio are no joke, our forecast for this week starts with a low of 78° and ends with a high of 103°. With temperatures rising all the time it’s important to remember that right now is not the time to be taking our four-legged friends to run errands and have them wait in the car.

Unfortunately every year, dogs die after being locked inside hot cars. Leaving a dog for even a couple of minutes can be a fatal mistake. These fatal mistakes are happening right here in San Antonio. Just this month police arrested a man after he allegedly left three dogs inside his car with only a cracked window. He is charged with cruelty to animals.

Often times pet owners do not anticipate how fast the temperature can rise in a car before its too late and at the expense of their animals life. A study by the Animal Protection Institute showed that even moderately warm temperatures outside can quickly lead to deadly temperatures inside a closed car. Each day shows how even leaving the window(s) cracked hardly slows the rise in temperature. All automobiles in this study were parked in a shaded area.

It’s very important to remember that temperatures inside the vehicle start climbing as soon as the car is turned off and can rise up to 20° in 10 minutes and almost 40° in 30 minutes! A dog whose body temperature rises to 107-108 degrees will within a very short time suffer irreparable brain damage — or even death.

Even if you know the repercussions that come from leaving your dog in a car it’s important to spread the word to others and Talk About It! You can download and print the  flyers  below courtesy of United Animal Nations to distribute around your neighborhood or keep some in the car with you for the next time you spot a dog left alone in an unattended car.*

mydogiscool.com flyer (black & white)
mydogiscool.com flyer (color)

*If you see a dog alone in a vehicle on a day with deadly temperatures and you notice distress, immediately call Animal Care Services or 911. If there is a business nearby, try having the car’s owner paged.