hot cars
Ask Helpful Henry: Cars can be ovens for dogs in summer
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/30/2016 - 12:33pm
Every year, countless dogs die in cars on summer days. Sometimes it’s not even that hot outside. Many times the window is cracked and the car is parked in the shade. The startling truth is that even in seemingly safe conditions the temperature inside your car can soar to life-threatening heights in just ten minutes – about the time it takes to run into the post office or the coffee shop or the pet store.
Even on a relatively mild day, your car can turn into an oven with frightening speed.
El Dorado County to cite people who leave pets inside cars
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/30/2015 - 7:06pm
With rising temperatures pet owners need to be aware that the temperature inside vehicles can reach 120 degrees in a matter of minutes, even with the windows opened slightly.
Face animal cruelty charges if you leave your pet inside a hot vehicle
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 2:12amEl Dorado County Animal Services is advising pet owners to not leave dogs, cats or other pets unattended in vehicles during warm weather. According to Henry Brzezinski, Chief of Animal Services, if the outside temperature is 80 degrees or higher, temperatures inside vehicles can climb to 120 degrees or more within ten to twenty minutes, even with the windows opened two or three inches; heat stroke, irreparable brain damage and death can follow shortly thereafter.
