Okay, so I have a question designed to provoke you! I want you to get angry, in fact I wanna get you right pissed off! After I have you right good and mad I want to hear about it! I have been asked ” what would you do? ” the question was, what would you do if you found a dog in a car with no air on and windows up on a hot day like today? Well I think most of you know what I would do, this is why I want to know what you would do? There are a lot of big talkers out there but when push comes to shove most of you go silent. I personally have seen the silence in some of you first hand, It pisses me off! I am so sick and tired of all the big talkers saying what they would or wouldn’t do in this situation, but then turn their heads hoping like hell they don’t have too because just maybe someone else will be there who will! I call BULLSHIT! you can’t tell me in one breath how you are an animal advocate but don’t have the balls to do WHAT EVER it takes to keep them safe! I have had to personally endure the verbal bullshit about how you love these dogs so much and how you feel like they are apart of your family, but then discard them because; the puppy cuteness wears off!, YOU realize YOU picked the wrong breed for your family needs, you can’t afford the medical bills, Your moving and they don’t allow pets! ( total bullshit ) the law in Ontario states you cannot refuse a person from renting due to they have pets!! Or my most favorite one is; I just had a baby or am about to have a baby and can’t handle both!!! If this is you? whom ever you are, please stop getting these puppies! I am sick and tired of cleaning up your mess! Here is a few questions you need to ask before you even decide to get an animal, any animal, If you can’t afford to pay your rent, have a safe yard, wash your clothes, feed your children, provide the basic health care ( spay and neuter ) or you are on some kind of government assistance and it barely covers your needs or your child’s needs, THEN DO NOT GET THESE ANIMALS PLEASE!! They are not disposable!!! They are loving creatures that deserve the best from us, they didn’t pick us, we chose them. they didn’t ask to be thrown away at the first sign of trouble, they wouldn’t get rid of you! In fact they would defend you NO MATTER WHAT!!
What does this have to do with the dog in the hot car? Well let me tell you, the people who are this feeble-minded ( not to offend the people who really are feeble-minded ) are the ones talking this good game of ” how much they love their pets ” hoping you don’t realize the total bullshit falling out of their mouths, well I do!! I have staked a 23 year career on being able to know with 100% probability that you are lying through your teeth, and I must say with a 95% accuracy I am usually right!! So I am posing this question to you, are you a person who does? Or are you the person who just talks the good game!
What would you do if you found an animal in a car with no air condition or open windows?? Would you be willing to go to jail or pay a fine to save a life?
Like I said earlier in this rant you all know what I would do!! My entire life is revolved around saving these dogs at ANY cost to me!! Let me hear from you!! Not on face book or personal email, I want to start a conversation here on this website for all to read!! Please I hope I made some of you mad, I hope I even pissed some of you off and started a good healthy debate! If I did be warned now I think you will be greatly surprised at some of the answers your about to get!!!
I would break the window in a heartbeat. As a matter of fact, hubby and I were talking about it the other day and he told me to get a hammer to carry in the car(seriously) because physically I probably couldn’t break the window. I sometimes see dogs left in cars at work.
People have to realize that your few minutes could turn into 30 very easily and in that 30 minutes YOUR DOG COULD DIE!!! Come on people wake up. Grace, you know me and how very hard it is for me to confront someone-but kids or animals I’m there and getting better all the time consequences be damned.
Now that’s what I like to hear!!! I am loving all the comments I am getting about this topic! I know where you can buy a good hammer!! lol
Hi Grace,
I have a question for you. In Ontario it’s illegal to leave you’re dog in a vehicle during the summer correct? So if you or anyone else saw a dog locked in a car with the windows up and decided to break the window to help the dog why on Earth would there possibly be a fine? Wouldn’t the car owner be facing a fine? Or even criminal charges? Anyone who breaks a window to save a dog’s life should be rewarded, not fined.
Now to answer your question if I saw a dog in this situation I’d try and see if the dog is still ok and moving around at which point I’d call the police but if the dog appeared to be in distress in any way you’re damn right I’d break the window! And then I’d call you so you could come kick the dog owner’s ass!
As a side note, regarding your point about not being allowed to refuse someone to rent because they have pets is completely bang on. I wish more people knew about this!
AH, the voice of reason! You are correct that it is illegal to leave an animal or a child locked in a car, No you wouldn’t get a fine for breaking the car window I don’t see a cop in the world giving that ticket! The most would be that you might have to pay for a window replacement through insurance. If it were me good luck getting a damn dime out of me! I would not pay one cent to anyone for saving a dogs life, in fact it will end up costing the dog owner money trying to get their dog back after I have taken it from them! If I have to break a car window to save a dogs life, I am taking your dog away. plain and simple!! If you loved your dog the way you say you do, then you would NEVER have left them at risk!
I dunno. Would you wanna sit in a car in 35 degree heat with the windows up? or even rolled down just a crack to breathe out, just a nose full at a time? —even when the outside air feels like 40. Cars heat up fk`n FAST! Like opening your car door and walking into a wall of “holy crap thats the hottest crap I`ve ever felt!!!” Anybody who`s anybody either waits a couple minutes to let the microwave of car air release, or uses a remote start with a/c….so my point—
I`d be terrified – Grace – you know me — but I`d sure as hell get that dog out of that car. Like Debbie, I`d probably start to realize after the fact “omg, I just broke buddies car window, what are the consequences of this….” but at least I saved a dogs life in the process. People need to use common sense more often. Running into a convenience store to grab smokes, pop or a candy bar with the car running a/c on.. fine…whateves. Shopping at a mall, grocery shopping, with windows up/down a crack no a/c…come on people….smarten up!!!!
I would happily pay the price for a broken window to save a life! For those people who would get into a pissing match with me about it are the same people who either don’t own a dog, have never owned a dog or the ones who willy nilly get dogs and in the fist sign of trouble discard them! A real animal lover, a true animal lover would thank you for saving the life of their beloved pet or worst case their child! I say bring on the consequences! Money means nothing! Ill pay the fine ( if there was one ) or I would even do jail time if it came to that! Your morals and ethics are priceless!! life is precious we need to ensure our animals safety at any cost in any situation! But that’s me!!!
You have poses a very tough question for sure Grace. For me because as you know I love my animals unconditionally and would never want to see them in this condition I know beyond a shadow of doubt I would find a way to break a window of a car with a dog in it in the heat and get it out. My problem is I would do it without thinking and then when I realized what I just did probably cry and quake in my boots about the consequences I was about to face after the fact. Perhaps that is the lifeguard side of me showing thru because I would do it for animal or human. Consequences of doing this are less than the outcome of walking away and this is going to sound crazy but I would be calling you immediately after I had done it for back up and advice on dealing with the aftermath. So here is my honesty for you. I would break the window or whatever I had to do and worry about the rest after and sleep very well that night knowing I saved a life.
Good, glad to hear that! A life is a life no matter what! We wouldn’t give it a second thought if it was a child who is defenseless! Our animals are worth the same respect! They are even more defenseless they are incapable of unlocking the door and getting themselves out! Depending on the age of the child they can help save their own life animals can’t!
Yes for sure I completely agree with you I would not ignore a baby left in a car heating up so why would I do so with anything living? If only more people would think about this before walking away we would have less dead dogs although if people gave a damn about their dogs one would never have to consider this in the first place!! Good conversation to have Grace!!
Thanks!! I love provoking a good conversation, even if you don’t agree with me! I am a big girl and can handle anything anyone has to say! I love a great debate!